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History
The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) was founded in 1906 as Canada’s national mountaineering organization. The Vancouver Section was established in 1908 to support more local needs. It is governed by an executive committee which informs the Board of Directors at the national club in Canmore Alberta.
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British Columbia
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Functions, occupations and activities
The group’s main activities are: organizing expeditions for climbing, hiking or skiing; coordination of camps during summer and winter; offering courses related to mountaineering skills; promotion of environmental consciousness in all British Columbia. They also join the National club in their mountaineering activities, locally and internationally. The Vancouver Section has been responsible for the development and maintenance of cabins and huts such as: the Whistler Cabin, the Seymour Cabin, the F.J. Green Shelter (also known as the Red Tit Hut, now replaced by the Jim Haberl Hut) and the Tantalus Hut, both located on the Tantalus Range.
For more than a hundred years its members’ enthusiasm for mountaineering contributed not only to the accurate survey of parts of the Pacific Coast Range but also for its preservation from environmentally threatening activities. The club is a member of the Federation of Mountain Clubs of BC. It is also a sponsor of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival and administers an environmental fund to support environmental organizations and projects.