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Community Plans are being Rewritten: What’s Happening — and How to Have Your Say

News and Events, Official Community Plans, Private Land Protection, Sunshine Coast Green Bylaws

For the past two years, we’ve been sharing information about Official Community Plans (OCPs) and why they matter.

OCPs quietly shape almost everything around us — where housing goes, what forests are protected, how drinking water is safeguarded, and how … Read More “Community Plans are being Rewritten: What’s Happening — and How to Have Your Say”

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Under Our Feet and In Our Forests – BioBlitz 2025

Biodiversity in Coastal Forests, Conservation Partnerships, Learn and Discover, Meet Our Volunteers, News and Events, Volunteer Opportunities

This November, the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) is teaming up with the Loon Foundation for the annual Sunshine Coast BioBlitz; a week-long celebration of biodiversity and citizen science. From forests to foreshore, this event invites the community to explore, … Read More “Under Our Feet and In Our Forests – BioBlitz 2025”

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Biodiversity Law Still Missing, Five Years Later

Biodiversity in Coastal Forests, Climate Action, Conservation Partnerships, Failure to Protect Biodiversity, News and Events, Old Growth and the Marbled Murrelet, Uncategorized

September 11, 2025, marked the five-year anniversary of the Old Growth Strategic Review (OGSR), the landmark report that called on the Province to make ecosystem health and biodiversity the overarching priority in all land-use decisions. At the time, … Read More “Biodiversity Law Still Missing, Five Years Later”

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Draw The Line: For People. For Peace. For the Planet. 

Climate Action, Conservation Partnerships, Member Group News, News and Events, Uncategorized

A Message from Sunshine Coast Seniors for Climate

Sunshine Coast Seniors for Climate invites you, your family, friends and workmates to join us on Saturday, September 20th, from 12:30 – 2:00 pm at the Davis Bay Pier, in Sechelt, to … Read More “Draw The Line: For People. For Peace. For the Planet. ”

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Stop the Auction of Block TA0159 — Protect Community Drinking Water

Chapman Creek Watershed, Forestry Land Use, News and Events, Uncategorized, Watersheds and our Water Supply, West Howe Sound Watershed

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”

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Trouble in the Headwaters Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Forestry Land Use, News and Events, Uncategorized, Watersheds and our Water Supply, West Howe Sound Watershed

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”

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