News and Events
World Oceans Day Festival is Online
Our 2023 Sunshine Coast World Oceans Day Festival celebrated the incredible work being done to enhance and protect marine biodiversity. On the Festival website, you can listen to recordings of all the Nemo talks and view our curated collection of marine focused Feature Films and short videos. We’ve also compiled a list of ways you can stay connected and Take Action on marine conservation.
June 8, 2023: uncharted waters
Join us on World Oceans Day for a celebration of the conservation and restoration work in Howe Sound In the film screening uncharted waters, and with a guest from the Marine Stewardship Initiative we will explore the Átl’ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound Community Mapand the Marine Reference Guide. We will view some video of the Átl’ḵa7tsem/Howe Sound UNESCO […]
June 4, 2023: Free Film Screening of “The Soul of the Fraser”
Have you ever wondered what the Vancouver Lower Mainland was like before Settlers arrived and founded the city of Vancouver? In “The Soul of the Fraser”, local filmmakers Brendan Chu and Chris Jenkins take us on a journey to explore the Fraser Estuary, the original river delta beneath the urban sprawl of Vancouver.
Free World Oceans Day Festival: Films, Talks, Demonstrations
While the task of protecting our oceans is huge, experts and laypersons alike bring incredible passion and commitment for the task. That passion and commitment is what the SCCA celebrates with this year’s World Oceans Day Festival. Join us for week of free events, where we’ll showcase the work of individuals and organizations who are making a difference. And you’ll learn about opportunities where you can get involved in a hands-on way.
Join the Summer 2023 BC Bat Count!
Spring is here, and with warmer nighttime temperatures our BC bats are now returning to summer roost sites. One of our more familiar species in buildings and bat boxes is the Little Brown Myotis. Like all BC bats, the Little Brown Myotis is an essential part of our ecology, consuming many insect pests each night. […]
SCCA Annual General Meeting
SCCA Members: We are looking forward to seeing you at our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 18th at 7 pm by Zoom. We will hold the brief business meeting to elect our Board of Directors and report out on the work we’re doing to protect biodiversity on the Sunshine Coast, followed by a Q&A, […]
UPCOMING: June 4-10 World Oceans Day Festival
Please join our upcoming Sunshine Coast World Oceans Day Festival! In celebration of the United Nations World Oceans Day, the SCCA will be hosting our annual World Oceans Day Festival, in collaboration with Rhizome UP! Media and the Green Film Series. We invite you to Dive in, Explore and Connect! Stay tuned for more information […]
Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Review – Old Paradigm. No Shift.
BC’s Chief Forester will soon decide an Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) for the Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District (SCNRD). The AAC determines how much logging can occur in the Timber Harvest Land Base (THLB) on the Sunshine Coast over the next ten years. NOTE: The THLB represents 160,000 hecatres of public forested land, but it is NOT the only place […]
Geoff Dembicki on the Petroleum Papers
Time: March 1st, 2023 12:00 to 2:30 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) Sue Big Oil and Sunshine Coast Sue Big Oil are proud to present award-winning journalist Geoff Dembicki speaking about his book the Petroleum Papers. Drawing on hundreds of secret oil and gas industry documents, Geoff tells the story of how the […]