http://www.fvmba.com Representing mountain bikers in the Fraser Valley Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:18:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Come celebrate the start of spring at the 2010 FVMBA "Spring Fling" ride and BBQ at Sumas Mountain! Sunday March 21 (yeah I know it's technically the second day of spring) we'll be riding starting at noon and BBQing at 3:00 at the Time Out exit. http://www.fvmba.com/2010/03/10/fvmba-spring-fling-2010/ Come out and join us on March 7 and help to beautify Sumas Mountain by cleaning up the garbage!    My name is Doug Mossey and I had the honour of carrying the Olympic Torch on February 8, 2010.  My application to join the Olympic Torch Relay included a ... http://www.fvmba.com/2010/02/22/olympic-torchbearer-sumas-clean-up/ The FVMBA recently received a letter from the City of Mission regarding unauthorized trail construction on Bear and Red mountains in Mission.  We support authorized trail construction and is more than willing to assist trail builders when there is a desire to create new, legitimate trails. The author of the letter ... http://www.fvmba.com/2010/02/01/letter-from-mission/ FVMBA AGM – Annual General Meeting. Jan 6, 2010 7:30 pm Abbotsford Recreation Centre (The Loft) 2499 McMillan Road, Abbotsford Come on out to the AGM, for our yearly update of Club activities, election of officers, and general discussion. Now is the time to speak up on any issues you have on your mind, and to ... http://www.fvmba.com/2009/12/01/annual-general-meeting/ Todd is looking for some help at Vedder this weekend... HELP WANTED. going to be heading up to vedder on Sunday Nov 15 @ 10am to do some raking of leaves. anyone who is interested in helping out can show up rain or shine. I would like to get "2 cents, ... http://www.fvmba.com/2009/11/12/vedder-trail-clearing-sunday-november-15/ The 2009 Halloween Ride was a great success! A great mix of both XC and DH riders showed up (most in costume) for a fantastic day of riding at Vedder Mountain. The fast group of XC riders almost beat the first group of shuttlers to The Den! Great ... http://www.fvmba.com/2009/10/13/2009-fvmba-halloween-ride/ ***Attention mountain bikers and trail users at "The Woodlot" in Maple Ridge*** Please note that there will be timber harvesting operations taking place at Woodlot 0007 in September and October 2009. The main access roads will have logging trucks and or heavy machinery on them so please be aware and ... http://www.fvmba.com/2009/09/20/timber-harvesting-in-septemberoctober-2009/ You now have the option of becoming an FVMBA member either via mail as usual, or registering online. It's fast and easy: Register here http://www.fvmba.com/2009/06/10/fvmba-online-registraion-now-available/ $328,000 TO IMPROVE FRASER VALLEY WEST FOREST ROADS VICTORIA – Fraser Valley residents will benefit from $328,000 to improve travel and safety conditions on the Norrish Creek, Sumas Mountain, Chehalis River and Lost Creek Mountain Forest Service roads, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell, Community Development Minister Kevin Krueger and Maple ... http://www.fvmba.com/2009/04/14/mofr-328000-to-improve-fraser-valley-west-forest-roads/ For those wanting to earn tons of good Karma, mark Sunday April 26 on your calendar for the “Annual Vedder Mountain Trail Cleanup and Maintenance Day”. This event has been going off for many years now and is an essential part of our efforts to keep our riding area healthy. ... http://www.fvmba.com/2009/04/08/annual-vedder-mountain-trail-cleanup-maintenance-day/