by Jason Herz, SCCA Chair
The SCCA was granted the right to hold conservation covenants under Section 219 of the Land Titles Act. In the fall of 2010, the Sunshine Coast Regional District inquired as to whether the SCCA would … Read More “Conservation covenants: an important task for the SCCA”
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The SCCA’s Spring 2012 newsletter is out!
This gangbuster 16-page edition features articles and updates on wild salmon, logging on Mt. Elphinstone, fisheries sensitive rivers, sponge reefs, the mining proposal at McNabb Creek, invasive holly, jellyfish, and much more! Click … Read More “Spring 2012 Newsletter”
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There was an excellent turn-out for the documentary film Peace Out, sponsored by the SCCA at the Raven’s Cry Theatre on March 28. About 170 people came to see the film and listen to filmmaker Charles Wilkinson, and producer … Read More ““Peace Out” Draws Crowd”
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Stillwater Bluffs, south of Powell River, is one of the top five sites earmarked as priorities for parks acquisition by the Powell River Regional District. Friends of Stillwater Bluffs and the Ancient Forest Alliance, recently held a press conference at … Read More “Residents call to preserve Stillwater Bluffs”
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The Future of Howe Sound Society has send a submission to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency in response to their request for public comment on the proposed Burnco Aggregate Mine Project at McNab Creek.
This proposal for a rock and … Read More “FHSS responds to Burnco Proposal”
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Forty Canadian groups, including West Coast Environmental Law, the David Suzuki Foundation, the Council of Canadians, Greenpeace and the SCCA, have endorsed a statement confirming their support for strong federal environmental laws that protect our national values.
The groups warn … Read More “Environmental Laws Matter”
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The SCCA has written a letter to the Minister of the Environment in support of an expanded park on Mount Elphinstone.
Local residents are urging the government to expand three very small protected parcels into a 1500 hectare Mount Elphinstone … Read More “SCCA supports expanded Mt. Elphinstone park”
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The Sunshine Coast Regional District is receiving public input on the new Source Assessment Response Plan (SARP) for the Chapman Creek drinking water watershed. The plan’s purpose is to enhance the protection of drinking water in the Chapman watershed, recognizing … Read More “Public Input sought on Chapman Creek Watershed”
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BURNCO Rock Products Ltd. is proposing an aggregate extraction project at McNab Creek in Howe Sound (approx. 10 km east of Port Mellon). This gravel extraction project would have outputs ranging from 400,000 tonnes per year to as high as … Read More “SCCA responds to Aggregate Project review”
SCCA responds to Aggregate Project review Read More
The SCCA would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who made our Celebration of Conservation on November 26 such a big success. We particularly couldn’t have done it without our hard-working volunteers.
We are grateful to the … Read More “Thank you for helping”
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