My name is Brian Hewitt. I was born and raised Langford, B.C. and spent a vast majority of my youth wheeling in and around Sooke. I’ve been an avid off-roader since before I even had a drivers license. I am a father of two amazing kids that love the outdoors as much as I do, and my wife and I spend every chance we get exploring the backcountry in our Jeeps.

I am the trail leader of 642 JEEPS which is the Jeep club I started here in Sooke where we live. We currently have 436 members in our club and are highly active in our community and on our local trails. I have also recently been accepted as a member of the South Island Public Advisory Group in conjunction with the Teal Jones logging and forestry company and I am hoping that I will be able to assist all of us in gaining more knowledge and insight as well as access to more of our backcountry recreation areas.

I was honoured to have been asked to join the Four Wheel Drive Association of British Columbia as a regional officer, and I firmly believe in the principals and practices of the association and hope that my presence within the association can somehow make a difference in the off-road community as a whole. I hope to be able to share my knowledge of off-roading with others and look forward to the opportunity of learning from those off-roaders who have blazed the trails before me. I look forward to meeting you all on the trails!

Cheers!

I'm Steve. I was born in Surrey BC, but now reside in the beautiful Bulkley Valley on Francois Lake. I grew up enjoying the outdoors and it's still a passion. I currently wheel a Jeep Liberty CRD with a tuned and deleted common rail turbo diesel. It's lifted 4.5 inches with a built trans and transfer case. It's slowly being transformed into my backcountry exploration vehicle. I look forward to meeting other members around the region and province and I'm always available to any members with questions. Always remember to pack out what you pack in and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Cheers

The backroads are calling me!! It's so much fun and relaxing to get away from the city with friends and family and to help newcomers discover the joys of backroading. So far I'm concentrating on every corner of our province. By the way, my call sign is VA7BKC when out there.

I got involved with 4wdabc about 2 years ago after purchasing a Toyota 4runner. I had big plans of wheeling, fishing and camping further into the backwoods of the lower mainland and beyond. After going to the first maintenance run to the shelter at hale creek I was hooked. By going to a few of the newbie runs I'm way more confident in my off road driving abilities. Now I get out into the Bush about twice a month minimum. 

Ham callsign: VA7EBW 

Call sign VA7 CLQ

I’ve grown up camping and enjoying the outdoors. I bought my first 4x4(toyota 4Runner) in 2012 and began exploring. I quickly became hooked and started modifying my 4Runner until I was able to get my Tacoma which I’ve outfitted to travel around our beautiful province.

I went on my first association run to hale about 3 years ago and loved meeting so many knowledgeable and nice people. From there I tried to go to as many runs as I could so that I could learn as much as I could from the run leaders. I eventually gained enough knowledge to be able start helping lead runs.

After going to hale and seeing the old outhouse in major need for repair, Travis Ketcheson and myself got talking and decided that we should rebuild the outhouse. I thought that it would of been a shitty job but I ended up having an absolute blast hanging out in the woods with good buddies building the new outhouse. Shortly after the completion of the outhouse Travis and I became the maintenance guys for the association and have done quite a few maintenance trips to our various rec sites around the lower mainland.

I hope to explore a lot more of our beautiful province and meet more 4x4 enthusiasts!
 

Lory’s first involvement in our Association came in 2014 as a Big Brother, where he made his first run up Hamburger Hill. Bringing his truck “Grendel” out of years of non-use, his lockers didn’t work, his winch didn’t work, and his passenger was terrified.  The hook was swallowed.  Lory worked with several other members, and RSTBC to create the 4WDABC – Sea to Sky.  His new status of “semi-retirement” means he now lives in Campbell River where he is hoping to bring together the various off-roading groups on the North Island.

I am Mike Tishken, originally from Orlando FL, but I moved to Vernon BC in November of 2016 to be with my wife Ashley. I currently work at Bannister Chevrolet in Vernon as a Service Technician.

The Okanagan is an amazingly beautiful place to live. From our lakes to ski and snowboarding in the winter, lots of logging roads to explore, and fire lookouts with amazing views. I'm excited to be representing 4WDABC in the Okanagan! I've organized and led trail rides to Eureka, Sugar and Mara lookouts. I also hold bi-weekly 4wd and coffee meets in a couple of different locations.

My off-road background is mainly with Hummer, as I worked for Hummer from 2002 to 2009. My first experience at off-roading was at the Hummer Training Academy 2003 and 2008 at AM General proving grounds driving H1s. My favourite video game was Test Drive Offroad, and I always played the H1 so this was a dream come true for me, and the bonus was I got paid to do it! In my time with Hummer, I helped run and provided technical support for off road runs twice a year with large groups of trucks. I currently drive a 2005 Hummer H2 SUT which I love getting out on the trails with any chance I get.

As a regional officer for 4WDABC I'm looking forward to working with our local wheeling community to help educate, be an advocate to keep back roads open, perform cleanups in sensitive areas, help with local restorations of historic fire lookouts, to be a good friend of the local wheeling community and lend a hand when needed! Thanks to all that have supported me!!!

Since I started wheeling I've participated in numerous clean ups at locations such as Stave and Harrison, and have come to the rescue of others who were stuck. I've wheeled all over the southern portion of the province from the coast to the Alberta border. Now I serve the Kootenay region to help keep our beautiful back country clean and safe by performing clean-ups, maintenance, and by educating others. Call sign is VE7CXJ

My name is Jeff

Hi everyone! I'm Leah McQueen, Regional Representative for the South Peace region and newest member of the Four Wheel Drive Association's Board of Directors.

I've always loved exploring the outdoors, whether on foot, on horseback, or in a 4x4.  I grew up in the West Kootenays and have lived in Northern BC since graduating from UNBC in 2005.

I recently moved to Prince George after 15 years in Chetwynd.  During my time with the association so far I have helped secure partnership agreements on two rec sites in the South Peace: Windfall Creek and most recently Boulder Lake.  

I look forward to getting to know more of the association's members and taking on new projects, attending events, and growing the association across BC.

I'd love to hear from you if you have any questions or ideas to share with me!

Hi, my name is Kim Ispanovic. Growing up in the Kootenays every back road I passed on our family trips I always wondered where they went. We never had a 4x4 as a kid and never did any type of camping but I knew that as soon as I could buy my first vehicle it would be a 4x4. When I turned 19 I bought a 79 Toyota 4x4 pickup and recalled all those dirt roads and the rest was history. Me and my wife are both out just about every weekend. We do a 1 – 2 week off-road adventure somewhere in BC every year. Our kids love it and are now waiting to buy their first 4x4. Meet some great people in the association so far this being my first year getting involved. Looking forward to this year. Thanks.

Hello all.  My name is Kolyn Radbourne.  I was involved with the 4WDABC way back when I was a young whippersnapper. Back then I had a Jeep. Now I have a family and an Xterra.

Public access to public land as well as responsible use of those lands has always been important to me.  When we purchased our Xterra I decided it was time to get involved again. Being a part of a community that encompasses the same values is very important to me. The Okanagan and surrounding areas have so much potential for exploration. And at the same time with concentrated urban centers the impact on the backcountry, sadly, can be heavy.  Therefore I am looking forward to working with the Association as a boots-on-the-ground member to develop and protect this important area.

Hi all! My name is Shannon White and I moved to BC from Ontario in March 2018. I currently reside in Kamloops. I was introduced to 4x4ing shortly after I got here and it quickly became a huge passion of mine! I love being able to explore the backcountry and enjoy the amazing views that BC has to offer, all while challenging myself to learn new technical skills out on the trails. I pretty much go offroading on a weekly basis, usually with my dog in tow. I've been a proud member of the 4WDABC since 2019 and encourage anyone with interest in 4x4ing to support the cause. 

I have been involved with non-profit organizations and event planning for about 10 years now and was pretty excited to combine my passions and serve my local wheeling community in any way possible. I dove in headfirst with some of our local Jeep clubs and have planned many meet n greets and different kinds of runs over the past few years, meeting a ton of awesome people along the way. I am truly honoured to have been asked to be a Regional Officer and to represent the 4WDABC! 

One of the things that I love most about the wheeling community is how welcoming everyone is and I aspire to continue on in that spirit! If you're in the Kamloops area, please feel free to reach out .