Who would have imagined that 90% of Sunshine Coast residents would be subjected to Stage 4 water restrictions in December? What happened, and what can be done about it?
As most locals are aware, following a long dry … Read More “Stage 4 Water Restrictions Finally Lifted”
The Government of BC has just taken major action on conservation by protecting 30% of lands by 2030 and advancing Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs).
This crucial direction was set through the mandate letter from the Premier … Read More “Premier Commits BC to 30×30”
SCCA Executive Director Suzanne Senger and SCRD Vice-Chair Donna McMahon shared the Sunshine Coast’s water challenges on the national stage, with an article in the Globe and Mail.
The article details what the two saw when they hiked up … Read More “The Sunshine Coast’s Water Situation gets National Attention”
“Revolutionary advances are being made in the study of salmon” according to Brian Riddell, President of the non-profit Pacific Salmon Foundation, when he spoke at the Cedars Inn in Gibsons on March 25.
The most recent and exciting scientific … Read More “Good News from The Pacific Salmon Foundation”
Twelve years ago an ocean wonder was discovered off the coast of Vancouver that stunned and amazed marine biologists and conservationists – a reef made entirely of glass sponges. On October 15th and 16th, the public will have a once … Read More “Win a Ride on a Submarine to the Sea of Glass”
Dianne Sanford of the Seagrass Conservation Working Group is mapping eelgrass beds sin the Gibsons harbour area. The map, which will include GPS coordinates, is a key tool in preserving these important spawning areas. See 91.7 Coast FM news story… Read More “Gibsons Maps Seagrass Beds”
In 2012 the Harper government passed legislation that drastically changes the federal Fisheries Act. The SCCA has received the following summary of how the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is advancing the New Sect 35 of the Fisheries Act.… Read More “Gutting of Federal Fisheries Continues”
The proposed Narrows Inlet Power Project involves three lakes and four tributary watercourses at the head of Narrows Inlet in the Tzoonie River valley, which has significant wild salmon values.
Here are a few of the areas of concern identified … Read More “Public Comments on Narrows Inlet Power Project open until Oct. 22”
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”
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”
