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  • Local elections, UROC Meet and Greet, ‘Augtober’ conditions and Gravity Nines is ON

    Local elections, UROC Meet and Greet, ‘Augtober’ conditions and Gravity Nines is ON

    It’s Voting Time 2022 general local elections are occurring throughout the Comox Valley in October and include elections for municipal councils, and regional district electoral areas. You may be curious why UROC is mentioning this in a newsletter. We sent some questions to all candidates in the Comox Valley asking about ongoing support of the…

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  • Gravity Nines, Membership meet & greet and its nearly a new trail day.

    Gravity Nines, Membership meet & greet and its nearly a new trail day.

    The ‘9 in ONE’ has become a thing!  The Gravity 9’s descents are:  1. Bear Buns / Broadway2. Bucket of Blood (from the top of BBC)3. Roughneck / Lower Roughneck4. Lost Wood / Blockhead5. NumbSkulls / Gravity6. Chunder7. Cupcake8. Bakers Dozen9. Knuckers Enjoy the ride! This is not a race. Ride within your limits.  Other Events…

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  • Forestry operations complete for the summer

    Forestry operations complete for the summer

    We’re delighted to let you know that all forestry operations in the Cumberland trail network area are complete for the summer. This is the hauling operations on the Davis Lake Main and the tree harvesting and hauling around the Allen Lake area and the Trent Main effecting trails such as Steam Donkey, Slick Rock, That…

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  • A Letter to Our Community

    A Letter to Our Community

    It was 2015 when we signed the original land access agreement with the Village of Cumberland, Mosaic Forest Management, and Manulife Investment Management. This paved the way for legal trail access, long term planning, management, and construction of new trails. Signage and maps were soon installed to ensure everyone knew where they were in the…

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  • New Trail Opening – Invite to Members

    New Trail Opening – Invite to Members

    3pm, Friday 27th May 2022. You are invited to the opening of a new trail in Cumberland.  Phase One of the Vanilla extension is ready for action, and we want the UROC membership to have the first experience of this trail. Funded through the Targeted Regional Tourism Development Initiative from the Province of BC and…

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