Alison Taylor – Sunshine Coast Conservation Association

Protect Our Land, Water & Rights — Amend Bills 14 & 15

The BC government wants to accelerate the shift to renewable energy and improve infrastructure delivery. However, two new bills — Bill 14 and 15 — go too far, too fast, and risk serious long-term harm to the democratic and environmental safeguards we rely on. Here's how to take urgent action.

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Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival June 1-8, 2025. Save the Dates.

Love Our Oceans, News and Events, SCCA News

Dive In. Explore. Connect.

Join us June 1–8, 2025, for a free, week-long celebration of our ocean and coastline.

Hosted by the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association and RhizomeUp! Media, the 6th annual Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival is packed with … Read More “Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival June 1-8, 2025. Save the Dates.”

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Speak Up on BCTS Logging Plans

Forestry Land Use, McNab Creek, News and Events, Old Growth and the Marbled Murrelet, SCCA News, West Howe Sound Watershed

Hundreds of hectares of Sunshine Coast forests - some above your drinking water - are about to be auctioned for logging. Speak out by Friday May 16, 2025!

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shíshálh nation and BC Government Land Use Planning Process, Phase 2

Forestry Land Use

Members of the public are invited to participate in Phase 2 of the shishalh-BC Land Use Planning process during Spring of 2025. Input is being accepted until to 5:00 pm June 23rd, 2025. Here we share information on the project, why it is important to biodiversity on the Sunshine Coast, and how you can participate.

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2024 Provincial Election: Engaging Candidates

2024 Provincial Election, News and Events

Provincial Election

On October 19th, voters across BC will elect a new provincial government to lead the province for the next four years. Crucial, time sensitive decisions about how our province will face the biodiversity and climate crises and many … Read More “2024 Provincial Election: Engaging Candidates”

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The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

Love Our Oceans, News and Events, SCCA News

Join SCCA on Saturday, September 10th while we participate in the shoreline cleanup at Davis Bay. Last year more than 47,000 Canadians picked up 98,000 kg of litter! Let’s see if we can help to do even better this year.… Read More “The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup”

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Shorelines: More Than Just a Pretty Beach

Love Our Oceans, Member Group News, News and Events

On September 6, the Friends of Forage Fish is sponsoring an afternoon workshop at the Sunshine Coast Regional District. The title– Shorelines: More than just a pretty beach–sums it up.

Participants will learn about sensitive shoreline habitats on the Sunshine … Read More “Shorelines: More Than Just a Pretty Beach”

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Legal Victory for Marbled Murrelets

Biodiversity in Coastal Forests, Community Forest, News and Events, Old Growth and the Marbled Murrelet

This month, the SCCA is celebrating a legal victory that could help the threatened Marbled Murrelet - the bird shown in our logo, which inspired our creation.

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Celebrating protection of Sandy Beach Nature Reserve on Lheḵ’tines/ ́ Keats Island

Private Land Protection

On September 13, 2023, the SCCA, Islands Trust Conservancy, The Land Conservancy of BC, and other partner organizations, celebrated a huge conservation win - the creation of Hoak-pus/Sandy Beach Nature Reserve on Keats Island.

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‘Sue Big Oil’ Campaign in the News

Climate Action, News and Events, Sue Big Oil

On October 26, 2023, the website ExxonKnews.org published an article on how Canadian oil executives are being grilled by parliament, and the grassroots "Sue Big Oil" action in British Columbia. Here's an excerpt from the article and a link to whole article.

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