SCRD talks Chapman watershed again!

This Thursday morning, SCRD Directors will participate in a special Infrastructure Services Committee (ICS) meeting about our Chapman watershed system and the proposed projects to maintain adequate water supply.

You can read the agenda HERE including SCRD staff reports outlining details on the four proposed projects to address water supply issues: water metering, investigating wells, new storage reservoir, and deepening the channel to take more water from Chapman Lake.

The ISC meeting starts at 9:30 'in camera', but will be opened to the public after their initial discussion. This meeting will be followed directly afterward with a special Board meeting to review the report of the ICS committee.

So again, we encourage the community to participate in our democracy and come out in support of a sustainable watershed and water supply system by attending these meetings. We hope we don't have to wait too long for the public portion of the meeting, but we know that getting up-to-date information on our watershed, and showing up to support viable long-term solutions is well worth the wait!

We invite you to join us at the SCRD offices at about 10 am
Thursday, March 1st, 2018.
1975 Field Road, Wilson Creek

Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 February 2018 21:59

SCRD Board to revisit Chapman expansion

Concerned citizens filled the gallery at the SCRD offices for the February 8th Board meeting, where the Board discussed the letter sent from the District of Sechelt to the SCRD, "requesting that all reasonable and expeditious measures be taken to secure an expanded water supply on behalf of the District of Sechelt taxpayers and citizens."

A more fulsome discussion to re-evaluate the Comprehensive Regional Water Plan (CWRP) and the proposal to blast a trench to allow for more draw-down of Chapman Lake is now planned to take place at an upcoming special standing committee meeting on March 1st. 

If you share the SCCA's concerns for the health of Chapman Lake and the sustainability of our water supply, please consider attending the upcoming SCRD meeting - we will post details on the upcoming discussions here. Stay tuned, or sign up for our enews to be sure you're in the loop.

Click here for the original agenda package for Feb 8th.
And here for the amended agenda.

See the post below for our SCCA Chapman Tetrahedron factsheet.

Last Updated: Friday, 09 February 2018 19:21

SCRD Board meeting on Chapman expansion

Concerned about the proposed draw-down of Chapman Lake?

Please join us at the SCRD Board meeting this Thursday, where they'll be re-evaluating the controversial proposal to blast a water draw-down trench into Chapman Lake in the Tetrahedron Provincial Park.

Thursday, February 8th
1:30 pm at SCRD offices: 1975 Field Road

It's important to attend this meeting so that we show the SCRD Board of Directors that we are still here and adamantly opposed to compromising our community's most important natural asset: the source area of our main drinking water supply.

To learn why the SCCA is asking the SCRD to terminate the Chapman Expansion project, check out our Chapman Tetrahedron Factsheet.

We hope to see you this Thursday!

Last Updated: Friday, 09 February 2018 18:40

SCCA comments on Federal Burnco Mine review

"The SCCA remains unconvinced that the proposed aggregate mine, especially with unpredictable climate change, will have an insignificant effect on the fish and fresh water and marine fish habitat values in the McNab Creek watershed. We remain opposed to this project."

Click here to read our full submission on the proposed 30-hectare pit Burnco gravel mine.
These comments are our response to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency's Comprehensive Study Report.

Last Updated: Wednesday, 31 January 2018 00:49