Jan 22, 2026 | Industry, MBTA Initiatives, Partners
Dear MBTA Partners, Members, and Stakeholders, On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Meghan Tabor as the new Executive Director of the Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association (MBTA) and Mountain Biking BC (MBBC). Meghan stood out during the selection process as a leader with the vision, experience, and collaborative approach needed to guide the organization into its next chapter. Her background uniquely positions her to build on the strong foundation and to advance our collective vision for mountain biking across British Columbia. She brings nearly a decade of leadership experience from Tourism Revelstoke, where she most recently served as Executive Director. In that role, she led marketing, destination management, and partnership initiatives, working closely with local governments, industry, and community organizations to ensure tourism growth aligned with community values and environmental stewardship. Importantly, Meghan also brings a deep understanding of the grassroots trail community. She serves as the current President of the Revelstoke Cycling Association, working directly with volunteers, land managers, and partners to support trail development, maintenance, and advocacy. This hands-on experience grounds her leadership in the realities faced by local clubs and stewards that do the work on the ground and will help ensure our organization continues to support and amplify these efforts across the province. Having spent much of her career rooted in both tourism and mountain biking, her experience will be invaluable as the organization continues to work at the intersection of trails, tourism, community well-being, and sustainability. Meghan joins us at a pivotal moment. As the organization moves beyond the foundational work of establishing...
Nov 3, 2021 | Industry, MBTA Initiatives, Partners, Trends, Uncategorized
For anyone that missed the State of the MTB Sector Webinar on November 3rd, you can view the Zoom video recording here. The MBTA would like to thank all the presenters for their excellent presentations. Crankworx Events Darren Kinnaird darren@crankworx.com Whistler Mountain Bike Park Wendy Robinson Wrobinson@vailresorts.com IMBA Canada Justin Darbyshire justin@imbacanada.com Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program Patrick Lucas plucas.catalyst@gmail.com Colour the Trails Judy Kasiama judith.kasiama@gmail.com Kootenay Adaptive Sports Association Mike Riediger riedigerm@gmail.com Revelstoke Cycling Association Meghan Tabor meghan.tabor@seerevelstoke.com If you have any follow-up questions about the information presented, please contact the presenter directly or Martin Littlejohn at martin@mbta.ca. If you enjoyed this webinar and would like to see other topics in the future, please take a moment to fill out our webinar topic survey. ...
Oct 19, 2021 | Industry, MBTA Initiatives, Partners
The MBTA is hosting an mtb tourism industry webinar series over the next few months. The first webinar is titled “State of the MTB Sector” and will be held Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 from 1:00-2:30pm PST. The State of the MTB Sector Webinar will feature a variety of mountain bike focused organizations that are working hard to shape what mountain biking means to BC. Hear how they have overcome many of the challenges from the pandemic and wildfires as well as what they anticipate or have planned for 2022 and beyond. Presenting organizations include Crankworx Events, Canadian Enduro Series, Whistler Mountain Bike Park, IMBA Canada, Indigenous Youth Mountain Bike Program, Colour the Trails, Kootenay Adaptive, Revelstoke Cycling Association, and others. Click here to register for the State of the MTB Sector webinar on November 3rd @ 1pm PST What topics would you like to hear about or discuss in future webinars? Click here to take our brief...
Mar 23, 2020 | Industry, Partners, Uncategorized
With so much information about the COVID-19 crisis, it can be very confusing. Most if not all businesses in the tourism industry are feeling the impacts from the unprecedented quarantine measures imposed by governments around the world to deal with the crisis. How businesses will recover is anyone’s guess, but aid and stimulus packages are being announced at both the provincial and federal levels. Here are a few useful links for businesses looking for help as well as support for staff whose jobs may be affected. Federal programs and updates: Help for businesses Help for individuals Provincial programs and updates: BC Government Support and Information BC Centre for Disease Control Updates All BC tourism industry stakeholders should also refer to the latest updates from the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC) and Destination BC. TIABC COVID-19 Updates Destination BC’s COVID 19 Updates Health authorities have been clear to avoid all non-essential travel and to practice social distancing and elevated personal hygiene when in the presence of other people. This message should be applied consistently by all members of the tourism industry. Businesses can refer their customers to the following link Hello BC - What You Need to Know If we all work together, we will get through this and demonstrate the resilience of the tourism...
May 12, 2019 | Industry, Trends, Uncategorized
Electric bikes (e-bikes) have become increasingly popular in recent years as an alternative form of transportation and a new recreation activity. Recognizing this as an emerging use of Crown land, Recreation Sites and Trails BC has created a policy to clarify e-bike use on established recreation trails. The policy acknowledges e-biking as an allowable activity on Crown land where permitted, and supports Recreation Sites and Trails BC to work with Partnership Agreement holders, communities and other stakeholders to fairly and consistently evaluate e-bike activity relative to current trail uses and use restrictions. The policy only applies to established trails managed by Recreation Sites and Trails BC and does not apply to trails managed by BC Parks or vacant provincial public land, local government or trails on private land. Click here to view the...
May 6, 2019 | Industry, Partners, Uncategorized
The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC has released a publication for recreation groups that wish to work cooperatively with Indigenous communities in BC. Authored by Patrick Lucas, founder of the Aboriginal Youth Mountain Bike Program, the guide offers insights into building healthy relationships through mutual understanding. View the...
