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Female hikers, female guides… Join a rewarding women’s backpacking weekend into the wild of the Rocky Mountains. challenge yourself by summiting mountains, exploring caves and sleeping beside one of the most beautiful places in the Geopark. Our guides will teach you along the way; Learn from seasoned hikers some valuable tips, knowledge of the Rockies,…
UNESCO Global Geoparks celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, and use this occasion to bring awareness to Indigenous Peoples within the world’s Geoparks. Global Geoparks can provide a respectful place for the Indigenous Peoples of the World that honours and respects their cultural contributions, their language, customs, and their deep understanding of…
Tumbler Ridge was built in the 1980s, when memories of World War II were already forty years old. Therefore it is perhaps counter-intuitive to learn that our community’s connections with the two World Wars are profound. WORLD WAR I: In 1914 Samuel Prescott Fay led a party of five men and twenty horses…
The CSPG featured our friend’s at Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark in their most recent edition of Reservoir. This is fantastic exposure for Canadian Geoparks from the premier organization of Canadian Energy Geoscientists. The article does a great job of recognizing the wide purview and reach of Geoparks stating, “They developed as much more than places…
Thank you, Santa (and elves!), for visiting the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark and spreading some holiday cheer – we’ll see you again soon!Thank you to our sponsors Anglo American, Conuma Resources, Meikle Wind, Backcountry Bandit Inc., and Red-Line Power Craft!Special THANK YOU as well to our partner, the District of Tumbler Ridge, and the…
Starts 11am @ Tumbler Ridge Golf Course on the Lost Haven Cabin trails (part of the TR Trail). Entry Fee – $5 per individual or $10 per family – pay on race day Distances – Elementary School – 1.3 km; Junior High – 3 km; High School Girls – 4.7 km; All Others 6 km …
Three recent articles in Tumbler Ridge News have celebrated the centennial of the 1914 Samuel Prescott Fay expedition and the beginning of our written history. Fay led a party of five men and twenty horses on a scientific and exploratory expedition from Jasper to Hudson’s Hope, passing through what is now the Tumbler Ridge area.…
Get pumped with the Tumbler Ridge Mountain Bike Association during the Pump Track Grand Opening this Saturday from 11 am – 2 pm. Free Food, amazing door prizes and just the beginning of some of the best mountain biking in North Eastern BC.
Remember in February when we needed your help to sign up mothers for a gift from Meikle Wind and the Geopark? Well, we are ready to start delivering tomorrow, and we are excited to say thank you to the Geopark mothers who have gone through so many challenges over the last year. You all ROCK!!…
Earlier today we were proud to host elders from the McLeod lake Indian Band, Mayor Keith Bertrand, and our partners the Tumbler Ridge Community Forest to open a new trail behind the Visitor’s Centre. The trail is wide and smooth and features several interpretive signs informing visitors of the history of the area, the geology,…
