Effective October 14, Dan Bouman is resigning as Executive Director of the SCCA to pursue other interests. Dan will continue to assist the SCCA in completing outstanding obligations.
The board would like to thank Dan for his many years of … Read More “Bouman Resigns”
As most members are aware, the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) has a long history of working successfully to protect old growth forests, species at-risk, wildlife habitat and various ecosystem services within the 2.5 million hectare area of the greater … Read More “Introducing the Habitat Area Nomination Project (HANP)”
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Gospel Rock has been off the radar lately, but the issue is far from asleep.
On September 14, 2011, Town of Gibsons Council received a staff report outlining potential ways of resolving outstanding issues in the Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan, … Read More “Gospel Rock – Oct 2011 Update”
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Josh Paterson of West Coast Environmental Law, recently returned from a trip up the BC Coast to the beginning of the proposed Enbridge tanker route at Kitamaat Village (near Kitimat). His account of this trip is on WCEL’s website.… Read More “Hearings to be held Oil Tanker Route”
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The Ministry of Forests has just released a Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Review – Public Discussion Paper. The deadline for public comments is Oct 2.
The SCCA is concerned about the Timber Supply Review because the “base case” scenario … Read More “Timber Supply Review Underway”
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Saturday, September 10th, the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association participated in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. We chose to clean the shoreline along Davis Bay, either side of the pier. Fourteen volunteers showed up including board members: Jason Herz, Tella Sametz, … Read More “SCCA Cleans Up!”
The Report of the BC Species At Risk Task Force, published in January of this year, is an important document that will help everyone engage more effectively in the urgent task of maintaining biological diversity and ecosystem services in … Read More “BC Species at Risk”
Last year 5,000 British Columbians marched on parliament to urge an end to ocean-based fish farms and support for the wild salmon run. This received remarkably little attention in the media, and the same has been true of the Cohen … Read More “Cohen Inquiry Aquaculture Hearings”
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The SCCA is pleased to announce the winners of our 2011 Fundraising Raffle. The draw took place Sunday August 21st in Roberts Creek. All raffle prizes were generously donated by Sunshine Coast artists, crafts people and businesses.
1st prize Winner:… Read More “Prize Winner Announced”
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The SCCA has been concerned about conservation of Coastal Tailed Frog populations in the Elphinstone area for many years. Read the SCCAs research paper Elphinstone Amphibian Values.
Based on this research, the SCCA proposed a Wildlife Habitat Area for … Read More “Tailed Frogs need Protection”
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