News and Events
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 the protection of ecosystems. To help Sunshine Coast residents […]
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 […]
Please Respect Squamish Nation Space and Privacy — Sunday, July 19, 2026
The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) will be holding a private cultural ceremony on their Che’kw’elp Reserve land in Gibsons, near the mouth of Ch’ḵw’elhp-Gibson Creek, on Sunday, July 19, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We know that community members occasionally walk through the Squamish Nation reserve lands to reach the beach and often gather on […]
Sea of Gratitude ~ Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival 2026
By the end of the 2026 Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival, many of us were running on sea air, adrenaline, and gratitude. This year, SCOF brought together a broad wave of ocean celebration, learning, stewardship, and community action across the lower Sunshine Coast. Dozens of people gave their time, energy, creativity, labour, and heart to make […]
Festival Highlights – SCOF26
SCCA staff share their highlight moments of the 2026 Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival.
NEMO Talks: A Mosaic of Ocean Stewardship
From killer whales to kelp forests, this year’s NEMO Talks explored the many threads of ocean stewardship on the Sunshine Coast, and the shared work of protecting the Salish Sea.