An urgent update on BCTS’s planned sale on Mount Elphinstone, why it puts Aquifer 560 at risk, and how a Water Sustainability Plan can fix the system.
Status update (as of Sept 4, 2025)
BC Timber Sales (BCTS) has signalled … Read More “Stop the Auction of Block TA0159 — Protect Community Drinking Water”
Stop the Auction of Block TA0159 — Protect Community Drinking Water Read More
On Wednesday, September 17th, the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association and RhizomeUp!Media will host a community screening of Trouble in the Headwaters at Roberts Creek Hall.
This hard-hitting, 25-minute documentary by filmmaker Daniel J. Pierce examines the disastrous 2018 flood … Read More “Trouble in the Headwaters Film Screening & Panel Discussion”
Trouble in the Headwaters Film Screening & Panel Discussion Read More
Speak Up on BCTS Logging Plans Read More
shíshálh nation and BC Government Land Use Planning Process, Phase 2 Read More
Since 2011, the SCCA has provided all candidates engagement opportunities for Sunshine Coast voters to hear from candidates on environmental issues with written Q&A. This year we framed the Q&A in terms of how BC government ministries and mandates … Read More “Sunshine Coast Forests: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates”
Sunshine Coast Forests: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates Read More
There are three upcoming events to participate in:
Campbell River – … Read More “Sunshine Coast Forest Landscape Planning”
Sunshine Coast Forest Landscape Planning Read More
Reed Road Forest in Elphinstone Not on the Chopping Block this Year Read More
A large portion of BC Timber Sales (BCTS) tenure area on Mt. Elphinstone is in the Mountain Block recharge area of two prolific aquifers (560 & 552).
These aquifers supplement Sunshine Coast’s primary drinking water system. As climate … Read More “SCCA and ECA Respond to BCTS Mt. Elphinstone South Hydrology Study”
SCCA and ECA Respond to BCTS Mt. Elphinstone South Hydrology Study Read More
BC’s Chief Forester will soon decide an Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) for the Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District (SCNRD). The AAC determines how much logging can occur in the Timber Harvest Land Base (THLB) on the Sunshine Coast over the … Read More “Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Review – Old Paradigm. No Shift.”
Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Review – Old Paradigm. No Shift. Read More
The Government of BC has just taken major action on conservation by protecting 30% of lands by 2030 and advancing Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs).
This crucial direction was set through the mandate letter from the Premier … Read More “Premier Commits BC to 30×30”
Premier Commits BC to 30×30 Read More
