AMPPE Blog

AMPPE welcomes Yamnnuska’s Tim Ricci to the Board

Tim moved to the mountain over 25 years ago and has not looked back since. With a deep passion for skiing and climbing you can find him out in the hills most days. Tim spent 14 seasons working as a ski patroller and avalanche forecaster at several Rockies ski resorts and worked as an ITP instructor for the Canadian Avalanche Association. Tim has worked in multiple sectors including recreational guiding, industrial avalanche work and as a rope access technician taking him to several exciting work locations all over the world. Tim joined Yamnuska Mountain Adventures full-time in September of 2018 as one of Yamnuska’s Program Directors and is now the Director of Operations.  He currently lives in Canmore with his wife Wanessa and two kids Ella and Miles. Tim is a fully certified Mountain Guide and holds CAA Level 3 and SPRAT Level 3 Rope Access Technician certifications.

AMPPE Welcomes New Executive Director

Dear AMPPE Members, It is with tremendous excitement and gratitude that I introduce myself as your new Executive Director of the Association for Mountain Parks Protection and Enjoyment, effective May 4th. For the past two and a half years, I have had the privilege of working with AMPPE through Global Public Affairs. I’ve seen firsthand […]

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AMPPE ED is Moving On

AMPPE would like to share that current Executive Director, Debbie Harksen has resigned from her role as Executive Director after nearly six years of dedicated service to the organization. Debbie will be taking up a new position with Alberta Municipal Affairs as a member of the department’s executive team, serving as Director of Communications. During […]

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Building a Better Canada Strong Pass

During AMPPE’s advocacy trip to Ottawa in October, we had the opportunity to discuss the Canada Strong Pass in depth with several federal departments. Following those conversations, AMPPE wishes to offer constructive advice on how the implementation of the Canada Strong Pass can be refined in the future, to better support the unique needs and […]

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