Dear BCLCA Member:

Superior Propane has provided the BCLCA with a new one-year contract, valid June 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023. The new rates are: Under 10,000 litres 0.7456 and Over 10,000 litres 0.7156.

The Super Camping/Select Lodging Guide has been published and is being distributed to Travel Info Centres around the province – to view the online flip book version visit 2022/23 Super Camping Guide.

Save the date October 18 – 20, 2022 and plan to attend the BCLCA Lodging and Camping Ideas Forum in Kelowna.

This year, the BC Lodging and Campgrounds Association’s members and stakeholders will gather in person for the first time since October 2019. Our theme for the Ideas Forum is “Together Again” and we’re building an education program that will encourage participants to rethink and reimagine their approaches to running their businesses.

The board are not meeting over the summer unless crisis dictates and want to wish you a busy and safe event-free summer season.

Each year, RVing and Camping Week supports a charitable cause and in 2022 we have committed to supporting Care Camps of Canada, a charity which helps children battling cancer attend a specialized Oncology Camp.

The BC Lodging and Campgrounds Association is hosting an online auction until May 29th with over 100 items to bid on from glamping to camping gadgets. All proceeds go to Care Camps, and we hope to raise over $10,000. Alternatively, people can donate $22.00 or $44.00 or more. We have a prize for a lucky someone who chooses to tap and donate.

The 2022 camping and RVing summer season is finally upon us and Canadians are coming together to celebrate the RV and Camping industry during the seventh annual Canadian RVing and Camping Week May 24th to May 29th.

The value of camping to the economy and the well-being of people has been recognized by the Province of British Columbia who issued a proclamation to proclaim May 24 – 29, 2022 “RVing and Camping Week”.

The BC Lodging and Campgrounds Association (BCLCA) expects more than 1,000,000 campers will Camp or RV in British Columbia this year!

The importance of campgrounds to outdoor enthusiasts was amplified during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic, when more and more Canadians looked at camping for the first time as a safe, and healthy way to get outdoors and vacation responsibly.

With more first-time campers in British Columbia, the BCLCA found the need to ask people to be a respectful camper and in 2021 introduced the Camper’s Code. The Camper’s Code consists of nine simple messages to inspire a sense of shared responsibility and an understanding of appropriate behaviour. Campers are encouraged to take an online pledge and to help inspire a camping culture that is rooted in common sense, respect, and sustainability.

Visit camperscode.com, take the pledge and share it with others. Canadian pledgers can receive a sticker.

WorkSafe BC is pleased to announce a new online tool to make it easier for employers to complete and submit employer incident investigation reports (EIIRs). EIIRs play a crucial role in keeping workplaces safe by helping determine why an incident happened and what can be done to prevent similar situations in the future.

To further simplify the process, WorkSafe BC is introducing a new tool that enables employers to easily complete EIIRs online and submit them to WorkSafe BC when required.

The new EIIR application is available through your WorkSafe BC online services account and allows employers to create reports at various stages of an investigation, pre-populate information from one report to another, save a partially completed report, and view previously submitted reports.

The Province of B.C. is expanding use of the Alert Ready system in B.C. beyond tsunami warnings and Amber Alerts to also include imminent threats from floods and wildfires. The wireless alerting system is online and ready to be deployed for flooding, and will expand again to include wildfire threats by early June.

The theme of this year’s Emergency Preparedness Week was “Be Ready for Anything," encouraging Canadians to take action to become better prepared for a range of emergencies.

Residents and employers are encouraged to review the following resources:

In conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Week, the industry-led Tourism Emergency Management Committee (TEMC) has released a new BC Tourism Emergency Management Framework to help reduce the industry’s vulnerabilities and risks and lessen the potentially adverse impacts to visitor experiences during emergencies.

The framework provides a unified structure to support tourism partners and visitors on matters related to the four pillars of emergency management:

For more information view the following documents:

The Province and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) are making it more affordable for people to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in their homes, businesses, and communities: BC residents, businesses, and municipalities can receive rebates for EV charging stations through the CleanBC Go Electric EV Charger Rebate and Fleets programs.

For a limited time, funding will cover as much as 75% of eligible purchase and installation costs for EV charging stations.

Businesses can apply for a rebate of up to $5,000 per station, as well as 5 hours of free support services from an EV Charging Station Advisor.

Fleet operators can get combined rebates from NRCan and the Province for a Level 2 charging station for as much as $5,000 of the purchase and installation costs, and $75,000 for a direct-current, fast-charging station.

For information on the EV Charging Advisor Service visit https://pluginbc.ca/ev-advisor-service/

Applications for the CleanBC Go Electric EV Charger Rebate are now open for BC Hydro and FortisBC customers in their respective service areas.