At our AGM earlier this year, Bruce from Wentings provided the FVMBA with a stack of $10.00 coupons “Bike Bux” to be handed out at our discretion. At each trail day that FVMBA organizes, we will be handing out these Trail Bux to volunteers.
Really a great idea, Bruce - thanks!!!
Come on out to any of our events and get some Trail Buxs.
Wentings Cycle and Mountain Shop
33245 N. Railway Ave.
Mission, BC, Canada
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Abbotsford Agrifair Show Arena (32470 Haida Drive, Abbotsford, BC)
Sunday December 10, 2006
2:00pm
Our AGM is fast approaching. Please come and meet with us. We will discuss some of the highlights of the year’s activities and briefly discuss the upcoming year.
Election of officers.
Question & Answers
Signup for another year of membership.
It’s been an exciting year for FVMBA:
With your help, next year will be even better.
The above notice went out tonight to all FVMBA members (Those that I have email addresses for). If you’re a member and didn’t get it, let me know.
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This past week, FVMBA and bikers in the Fraser Valley were represented in a meeting with FVRD Parks Dept and MoTSA (BC Ministry of Tourism, Sport, and the Arts). The primary focus of the meeting was attempting to develop a working relationship between all parties present, and to identify other interested parties that should be involved in reference to Sumas mountain trails.
Put simply: The meeting was very productive. There is a willingness by both Parks and MTSA to recognize the existing trails and to potentially share resources in the effort to maintain the trails and erect signs. In the near future, Parks staff will be guided down some of the trails as a first step toward this final goal. FVMBA is going to arrange loaner bikes for this purpose.
Several points were discussed, but are too involved to mention here, but suffice it to say that the future looks promising.
There is talk of the lower gate being open in the very near future, with the new, upper gate remaining closed. Passage past the upper gate for trail maintenance efforts was discussed and not discounted.
To all members: Thanks! We appreciate you being a member and adding strength to our efforts. With even higher numbers, we can accomplish more.
To FVRD Parks and MTSA: Thank you for spending a good chunk of your morning meeting with us and discussing matters in such an open, positive forum.
In attendance were:
Gary Harder,
Steve Rosset,
Andrew Gower,
3 FVRD Parks Dept. staff,
1 representative from MTSA.
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Thanks for all of you who showed up this past Thursday for the 2005 FVMBA AGM. There was decent conversation about the trail system on Ledgeview and attendees heard the low down on exciting administrative topics like bank account balances, active members (about 100), and sponsorship plans.
Additionally, there are a number of new members to the FVMBA Executive. Gary received the support from everybody present and continues for another year as the FVMBA President while Gerald, an area rep for Vedder Mountain, stepped in and took responsibility for the books during the coming year. Other changes to the executive will be posted shortly, but expect to see new faces from most areas under the FVMBA umbrella.
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This year’s Annual General Meeting is being held at 7:00pm on Thursday, 17 November 2005 at the Abbotsford Agrifair Arena. We encourage all of our returning members to show up for a discussion about the mountain bike trail network across the Fraser Valley and, in particular, the trails at Ledgeview, on Sumas Mountain, on Vedder Mountain, at the Woodlot in Maple Ridge, and in Mission.
Additionally, the AGM is the place where you can volunteer for a position on the FVMBA Executive (or vote for your favourite candidate). For 2006, we're in need of a Treasurer and a Coordinator so, if you're interested (or know someone who is interested) and able, don't hesitate to let your feelings known next Thursday.
For those of you who haven't yet received the 2005 FVMBA newsletter, you can download it here (.pdf format).
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We’re approaching 2006 and the membership drive for the new year begins now. As of October 1, all new memberships will be deemed as being in effect until 31 December 2006.
So if you’re hesitating because you don’t want to be dinged for a membership in October AND January, you no longer have an excuse! Download an FVMBA membership application now and send your completed form, along with your $20 (or $30) to the mailing address listed. Thanks in advance to all of our supporters — your contributions keep this organization rolling!
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Just a quick entry to let all of you know that we’re still out there, trying to keep all of the trails together through what is typically the most difficult time of the year for trail maintenance. While the sunny weather is nice because it gets people out and they don’t have to suffer through rain, wind, or snow, the dryness that goes along with the sunshine turns well groomed trails dusty. The dryness also prevents us from doing any substantive trail work at this time of year, which is why you’ve seen less building activity on the mountains. Rest assured, once we get back into the cooler weather of Autumn, the trails will be dialled in for another year.
As an aside, we finally added an image to the top of the page. Thanks to all of you who contributed photos — many of them will make an appearance over the course of the next year.
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The Fraser Valley Mountain Bikers Association is proud to announce that we have joined the International Mountain Bicycling Association as an affiliate member.
What does that mean to us? It means that the FVMBA can draw on IMBA as a source of support for advocacy issues, gain access to the assistance grant programs available only to IMBA members, and a number of other useful benefits.
Feel free to e-mail us with any questions that you might have about this or any other issue related to mountain biking in the Fraser Valley. We look forward to hearing from you!
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For all of you who check this page on a regular basis, we haven’t disappeared! FVMBA members continue to work hard for a sustainable network of mountain bike trails in the Fraser Valley. There is some phenomenal work being done all over the Valley at places like Vedder Mountain, the Woodlot, and Sumas Mountain.
We were able to swing a deal that gave us the opportunity to send a couple of FVMBA members to the recent mountain biking conference in Vancouver (at no cost to the FVMBA); the contacts and insight gained at the conference will undoubtedly help our cause well into the future.
Thanks again for all of your support! Look to hear from us soon and keep sending in those membership applications (and bugging your friends to do so too!).
Remember that the vast majority of the funds raised by the FVMBA goes back into the trail system.
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