Love Our Oceans

February 22nd, 2023 marked the beginning of the 11th Pacific Dialogue Forum since the Ocean Protection Plan (OPP) was first announced in 2016. The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Omar Algabrah, welcomed participants in Vancouver and virtually via a pre-taped video … Read More “Oceans Protection Plan 2023”

On January 30, 2023, the SCCA submitted a letter to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada:

“The Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) is opposed to the request by Woodfibre LNG (Applicant) to amend Condition 3.8 (Protection of Marine Mammals) and … Read More “SCCA Opposes Woodfibre LNG request to Reduce Environmental Protections”

DFO Public Engagement Workshop – Glass Sponge Reef – Rockfish Conservation Area Alignment Project Átl’ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound, Indian Arm, Jervis and Salmon Inlets

Jan. 10th/23 Meeting at Gleneagles Com Center West Vancouver

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shíshálh Nation in attendance, unfortunately, no representation from … Read More “Glass Sponge Reef – Rockfish Conservation Area Alignment”

For the month of February, 2022, the Government of Canada invited Indigenous people, stakeholders and the general public to comment on the Proposed 2022 Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Management Measures. At the end of April, the Ministers of Transport, Fisheries & Oceans, and Environment & Climate Change, released the finalized 2022 SRKW Management Measures. We thought it might be interesting to compare our submission to the options chosen by the Ministers.

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World Oceans Day has typically been a perfect opportunity for the SCCA to engage with its members and the public with an in-person event, celebrating the diversity of the ocean and encouraging people to take action to protect it. This … Read More “Reflecting on the World Oceans Day Film Festival 2021”