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Voting Info: 2026 Local Government Elections
When can you vote, where do you go, and what should you bring? With the Sunshine Coast’s local elections approaching, this guide brings those details together to help you plan. General Voting Day is Saturday, October 17, 2026, with advance voting on Wednesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 14. District of Sechelt Sechelt voters will […]
2026 Local Election Candidates Confirmed
Candidates for the 2026 local government election were confirmed on Friday, September 18th. Here’s what the ballot looks like across the Sunshine Coast, as reported by Coast Reporter. Congratulations to everyone who put their name forward to serve their community. Whether contesting a seat or acclaimed to one, every person willing to take on that […]
SCCA Covenant Monitoring: Gambier Island
The SCCA practices a cooperative model of private land conservation in which several organizations work together to care for the land. The Islands Trust Conservancy holds property on Gambier Island; the SCCA and The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) share responsibility as legal conservation covenant holders and work in partnership with the Gambier Island […]
Beyond 1.5°C
On September 2, 2026, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) did something it had spent a decade avoiding. In a report called Limiting Overshoot, it admitted that the world will exceed 1.5°C of warming above pre-industrial levels within the next few years. UNEP calls exceeding the threshold “unavoidable.” Even in the best-case scenario, where every […]
SCCA 2026 Summer Activities Recap
It’s been a busy summer. SCCA staff and volunteers have been in the field on Ch’ḵw’elhp–Gibson Creek restoration and the Rainfrog Sanctuary, holding the line against Woodfibre LNG, gearing up for the 2026 local elections, and launching a campaign to stop new mega-dams on the Homathko River.
Updates on the Stop Woodfibre LNG Campaign
The Woodfibre site on July 3, 2026, showing the discharge point into East Creek, and the highly modified riprap and concrete channel, culverts and pipes which discharge directly into Átl’ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound 170 metres from the discharge point. This summer, we continued our fight against the Woodfibre LNG project. Partnering with My Sea to […]
2026 Local Elections: Environmental All-Candidates Meetings
On Saturday, October 17, 2026, voters across British Columbia will elect local government councils and regional district boards to govern for the next four years. Local governments make decisions that directly affect our communities and natural environment, including land use, water, transportation, development, climate resilience, and ecosystem protection. To help Sunshine Coast residents make informed […]
Fish Habitat Restoration Work at Ch’ḵw’elhp IR 26, Gibson Creek
The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw is partnering with the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit and the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) to restore salmon habitat at Ch’ḵw’elhp IR 26, Gibson Creek. Work runs August 10 – September 30, 2026. The project will improve spawning habitat and reopen passage to upstream habitat that’s been cut off for […]
Fish and Wildlife Refuges Need Protection
A word from Pat Demeester, the SCCA’s Upper Coast Freshwater Liaison and president of the newly formed qathet Streamkeepers Society, in response to the proposed hydroelectric projects in the Homathko River Watershed: “The fjord rivers of the central coast of BC are a series of unique watersheds intertwined with the coastal mountain range as it […]