HAPPY 115th BIRTHDAY STRATHCONA PROVINCIAL PARK Mt McBride above Buttle Lake, Feb 24 IN THIS ISSUE STRATHCONA BC’s FIRST PROVINCIAL PARK – March 1, 1911 CONDITIONS IN THE PARK UPCOMING EVENTS : VIMFF. & SWI AGM STRATHCONA PROVINCIAL PARK – MARCH 1, 1911 In 1911 Premier Richard McBride established as Read more
2nd highest Pond, Paradise Meadows, Sept. 10th, 2025 This is a brief Newsletter drawing attention to the grand finale of our Summer Season, the Chris Carter Memorial Hike and Tea. For a third year we are holding this event on the last Saturday of September to commemorate one of our Read more
Panorama from Mt Drabble, courtesy Tim Penney In this Issue: GENERAL NEWS SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE UPCOMING EVENTS GENERAL NEWS: Conditions: in two words – dry and dusty, in spite of the rain 10 days ago. We have fortunately so far escaped any serious wildfires. The one at Buttle Lake near the Read more
On top of Mt Albert Edward July 19, courtesy Margaret Symon In this issue: SWI 30th Anniversary Celebration Conditions in the Park August Schedule Upcoming Events SWI 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION For our 30th Anniversary celebration we were delighted to welcome a lively group of silver heads, many of whom had Read more
Landslide Lake, courtesy Zeke Gilmore LATE AUGUST ON THE PLATEAU As August proceeds the Meadows are already cooler, with a hint of Fall in the air. Plants are already forming their seeds, berries are plentiful including crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) This berry, though a bit tart for our taste, is favourite Read more
Somatochlora minor – courtesy Loys Maingon In this issue: A new look at the SPWC Conditions on the Plateau August Schedule of Events Brief Report on July Events BC Parks Visitor Satisfaction Survey SWI Mycology Workshop, September 21 and 22 A NEW LOOK AT THE SPWC As mentioned in an Read more
The snow continues to melt rapidly – the Plateau area trails up to Circlet have only patches left. The Plateau Traverse from Paradise Meadows to Wood Mountain
Somehow two months have slipped by since the last Newsletter and the snow has all but disappeared from the Boardwalk in Paradise Meadows and the ski slopes of Mt Washington above. Trails below 1000 m asl, such as to Divers or McKenzie Lakes, are free of snow and over in the Buttle area…
Crossing Kooso Lake, January 2023 – courtesy Tim Penney In this edition : Winter in the Park Upcoming Events Call for Volunteers WINTER IN THE PARK The popular BackCountry Film Festival that we recently hosted presented a range of exciting ski adventures from Alaska to Slovenia, but in our own Read more
A great group of participants from the Comox Valley, Campbell River & Victoria enjoyed the hike to Upper Myra Falls at Buttle Lake yesterday, with a visit to Lower Myra Falls at the end of the day. Access to the trails is within Strathcona-Westmin Park – unusual in that it Read more