News and Events

Thanks to everyone who attended the SCCA’s annual fundraiser and dance (the Celebration of Conservation) on Saturday, November 13 at the Sechelt Seniors Centre.

Also thank you to Heather Till of the Coast Reporter, who took photos of the … Read More “Thanks for joining us!”

The Town of Gibsons is doing a master plan this summer for all of our Town parks. The first step is a survey. Everyone who uses parks in the Town of Gibsons is invited to fill out the web-based survey… Read More “Town Launches Parks Survey”

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has made $250,000 available to support public participation in the panel review of Bute Hydro Corporation’s project in the Homathko, Orford and Southgate watersheds at the head of Bute Inlet. An independent Funding Review Committee … Read More “CEAA Makes Participation Funding Available to the Public for Bute”

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) has announced that Plutonic’s Bute Inlet power project will be subject to a Full Panel Review (see press release).

Read more about this.

Photo: Head of Bute Inlet. Homathko River in the … Read More “Bute Inlet Hydropower Mega Project Goes to Full Review”

The Sunshine Coast’s water supply infrastructure is showing signs of distress; our water treatment plant is operating at full capacity year round, and water use conflicts are emerging during the low-flow times of the year. As well, our population is … Read More “Rainwater Harvesting Report Published”

The Tzoonie River is located at the head of Narrows Inlet about 20 miles from Porpoise Bay in Sechelt. It is one largest and most productive river systems in the Sunshine Coast Forest District.

The Stl’ixwim Hydro Corporation is proposing … Read More “Tzoonie River Threatened by Dams and Power Projects”

The coastal waters of Northern BC have been protected since 1972 by a moratorium on oil tanker traffic through the Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound. This ban is now under threat. Proposed projects from the Alberta tar … Read More “No Tanker Campaign”

The SCCA is becoming increasingly alarmed over the growing wave of proposed private power generating projects in our region. These most recent proposals are major industrial projects, not little “run of the river” installations. The Stl’ixwin proposal, for example, involves … Read More “Public Input sought on IPP Project”

We’d like to thank everyone who contributed to making November 22 a fun and fundraising evening at the Sechelt Seniors Centre. If we’ve missed anyone, we apologize in advance.

You can view photos of the event in our Gallery .… Read More “Celebration of Conservation Thanks”