2015 Geopark Recap With Dr. Charles Helm
Dr. Helm gave this presentation recapping the discoveries and goings on of the TRGG at the Tumbler Ridge Public Library on Jan 14, 2016.
Cross Country Ski Wax Clinic Tuesday Dec 8th – Room 1 – 7pm
Come with your cross country skis and learn what tools you need and how to apply glide and grip wax! Please bring your own wax and/or iron if you have it.
Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark becomes UNESCO site
The Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark Society (TRGGS) is excited to share the news issued by UNESCO today announcing that all 120 existing Global Geoparks, including the TRGG, will now officially become UNESCO sites. The announcement comes after the 195 Member States of UNESCO voted positively to create the UNESCO Global Geopark label on November 17,…
Globe & Mail: Dinosaur discoveries in B.C. are putting Tumbler Ridge on the prehistoric map
Another fantastic article from the globe and mail features the Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark’s Paleontological strengths: Click to read the Globe and Mail’s Article
This Friday, October 16th the Banff Mountain Film Fest
Presented by WNMS this friday at 7pm. Tumbler Ridge Secondary school – tickets available at the door $10 for adults, $5 for kids (Under 6 free). Please remember to bring indoor shoes. More info on their website here.
The Tumbler Ridge Ice Ages
When our delegates from Tumbler Ridge attend UNESCO Global Geoparks Network conferences, they are struck by how many Global Geoparks have Pleistocene (Ice Age) geology as their main theme. By contrast, here in Tumbler Ridge we have sometimes viewed the Pleistocene glacial till that covers much of the surface as an irritant, something to be…
Researchers, First Nations search for clues inside remote cave in northeastern B.C.
Click to read the Globe and Mail’s Article
Boardwalks installed on Windfall Lake Trail
The five kilometre hiking trail to Windfall Lake was developed by Wolverine Nordic and Mountain Society (WNMS) volunteers in 2008. Since then it has become one of the most popular trails in the region, leading to superb mountain and lake scenery. Its intriguing geology and internationally significant fossil-bearing areas also make it a geosite of…
Health Centre Becomes Part Of Downtown Walking Tour
The north-west wall of the Tumbler Ridge Health Centre features a row of forty sizeable windows. As of August 12th these windows feature eleven large colour images (each spanning two or three windows) of healthy aerobic activity in the Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark. Taken by local photographers, the images feature diverse activities: ice climbing, cross…
Ankylosoaur Tracks Discovered at Wind Energy Site Near Tumbler Ridge
97-million-year-old tracks uncovered by equipment operator, to be preserved in Tumbler Ridge Museum Warren Garbitt of Moberly Lake is an excavator operator with 4Evergreen Resources Inc. Whenever he works in an area after a blast he is on the lookout for items of interest. He picks through as he clears the area. If he finds…