© Copyright 2020 Bastion City Wanderers
About BCW &
Volkssport
President
Ria Edmond president@bastioncitywanderers.ca
Vice President
Vacant - volunteer needed
Treasurer
Dave Seccombe
Secretary
Beryl Shepherd
Membership
Valerie Hannan
Email Coordinator
Ria Edmond, Jennifer Allin
Website Coordinator
Dan Haslam
Trail Master
Jennifer Allin
Walk Schedulers
Jennifer Allin/John Tyrrell/Beryl Shepherd
Publicity
Susan Haslam
Card Coordinator
Debbie Vank
Social Coordinator
Seet Tan
Statistics Coordinator
Debbie Vank
Registration Coordinator
Ria Edmond
Walk Boxes
Dave Seccomber/Karen Mullen/Val Hannan/John Payne
Bastion City Wanderers is a Nanaimo area-based fitness organization
with an emphasis on walking / hiking. We are associated with an
international organization of fitness clubs - The International Federation
of Popular Sports (or Internationaler Volkssportverband) through our
membership in the Volkssport Association of BC and the Canadian
Volkssport Federation.
If you are among the growing majority who believe that regular outdoor
activity in congenial company can improve one's health, fitness and quality
of life, then volkssporting is for you. Volkssporters share your belief and
enjoy walking as members of a volkssport club. We also believe that the
physical activity and social contact available through volkssporting is a
significant beneficial part of our lives. To us, and millions of others world-
wide, volkssporting affords opportunities for adventure in active living,
healthy recreation, fellowship and fun. The Volkssport Association of
British Columbia is proud to be a member of the international
volkssporting community.
Literally, "Volkssporting" translates as "people’s sports". It all began 50
years ago in Europe where a need was recognized for healthy, organized,
non-competitive activities, suitable for people of all ages. Efforts in several
communities resulted in the development of local "volkssport" clubs, which
sponsored events for walking, cycling, swimming and cross country skiing.
The movement grew rapidly.
The Canadian Volkssport Federation (CVF) serves to unify volkssport
clubs across Canada and to promote their mutual cooperation. We are
a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy, non-
competitive volkssport activities for people of all ages throughout the
country. Although volkssporting activities include walking, swimming,
cross-country skiing and cycling, walking events are the most popular
among volkssporters in Canada. There are over 30 clubs in Canada,
offering a wide variety of walks. Walks include parks, forests, urban
streets and trails, mountains and glorious lake and ocean views. We
invite walkers of all ages to join us on a walk. In addition to walking
activities, volkssport offers many opportunities for discovery,
volunteering and social activities. Explore this website to learn more
about volkssporting in Canada and to find a walking club near you.
Volksmarching (from German "Volksmarsch", people's march) is a form of
non-competitive fitness walking that developed in Europe in the mid-late
1960s. By 1968, the International Federation of Popular Sports (better
known as the "IVV") was formed by Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and
Switzerland. The national emblems of these four countries were placed in a
wreath to form the symbol IVV.[1] The IVV Headquarters is located in
Altötting, Germany (Bavaria) and the official languages of the IVV are
English and German, though French is also used unofficially.
If you are among the growing majority who believe that regular outdoor
activity in congenial company can improve one's health, fitness and quality
of life, then volkssporting is for you. Volkssporters share your belief and
enjoy walking as members of a Volkssport club. We also believe that the
physical activity and social contact available through volkssporting is a
significant beneficial part of our lives. To us, and millions of others world-
wide, volkssporting affords opportunities for adventure in active living,
healthy recreation, fellowship and fun. The Canadian Volkssport Federation
is proud to be a member of the international volkssporting community.
Literally, "Volkssporting" translates as "people’s sports". It all began 50
years ago in Europe where a need was recognized for healthy, organized,
non-competitive activities, suitable for people of all ages. Efforts in several
communities resulted in the development of local "volkssport" clubs, which
sponsored events for walking, cycling, swimming and cross-country skiing.
The movement grew rapidly. Now, across Canada, throughout the United
States, and in more than 40 countries around the world, unique
opportunities are available for safe, healthy exercise without the stress of
speed and strain of endurance. A hallmark of volkssporting is that all
participants who successfully complete the event of their choice at their
own pace, are recognized as "winners"!