The Islands Trust Fund, owner of three nature reserves on Gambier Island, recently signed conservation covenants with the Gambier Island Conservancy and Sunshine Coast Conservation Association. The covenants legally commit all three organizations to share responsibility for safeguarding the reserves.… Read More “SCCA Signs Covenant to Protect Gambier Reserves”
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The Friends of Gospel Rock Society held their annual general meeting on March 26. The new board consists of six members: Patricia Braithwaite (Chair), Brad Benson, Lee Haffner, Catherine McManus, Suzanne Senger, and George Smith. The contributions of outgoing board … Read More “FOGRS Elects new Board”
FOGRS Elects new Board Read More
We had a fantastic party at the Hall on November 17 for our annual Celebration of Conservation. Long time supporters, Sweet Cascadia, were joined this year by a host of amazing and generous musicians. Kenji Akimoto entertained us on guitar … Read More “Wasn’t that a party?”
Wasn’t that a party? Read More
On Tuesday, October 16, at the regular meeting of Gibsons Town Council, Mayor Rowe and all four councillors unanimously agreed to move Option B, an amendment to the Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan which will disallow waterfront development (delete cluster housing … Read More “Gospel Rock: Waterfront development voted down”
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The Town of Gibsons has sent a survey to all households in the Town asking for public feedback on the Draft Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan. This survey is also available online at the Town’s website .
Two draft development options … Read More “Gospel Rock – Make Your Voice Heard by June 30!”
Gospel Rock – Make Your Voice Heard by June 30! Read More
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”
Conservation covenants: an important task for the SCCA Read More
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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The Town of Gibsons is now receiving comments from the public on the draft Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan. Your written comments to the Town are critical for achieving a positive outcome to the planning process.
The SCCA has written a … Read More “Gospel Rock Recommendations”
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On June 18, 2010, SCCA Executive Director Dan Bouman emailed a list of questions to the Conservation Data Center. His email is here, and the answers he received are below.
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Sunshine Coasters have known in their hearts for generations that the Gospel Rock area is special. Currently available scientific information, provided through the Provinces Conservation Framework, strongly supports this widely held point of view.
To continue reading this article, … Read More “Conservation Values in the Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan Area”
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