Photo by tyleringram in the Outdoor Vancouver Flickr pool.

1. The BC government announced it will be rolling out new rules for off-road vehicles, including licensing and helmet use.
2. BC Local News has an article on the current state of ATV backcountry ‘wreckreation’ use.
3. North Shore News has an article to get you prepared to hit the slopes this winter.
4. Dave Norona has a post up on is blog with some safety tips for winter in the mountains.
5. Backpacker tells us that snowshoers are the least avy-savvy compared to other snowsport lovers.
6. North Shore Rescue is asking for 24 hour rescue helicopter during the Olympics.
7. There are rumors that an outdoor zip-line may be coming to downtown Vancouver for the Olympics.
8. 2009 BC Cyclocross Championship date and venue have been announced.
9. Alistair Taylor has his top 10 wonders of the Campbell River area.
10. The new plans for Colony Farms Regional Park have hit a speed bump.
11. North Face has opened a new flagship store on Granville.
12. A new killer whale calf has been spotted in J pod.
13. BC’s famous white “spirit bears” are better fishers than black brethren. [via @unclespeedo]
14. Adventure Blog has a list of their 10 Favorite Adventure Biographies.

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