News and Events
COSCO asks Gibsons to oppose HSPP burning
The Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) Sunshine Coast Branch is seeking the support of Gibsons Council in prohibiting or limiting the Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP) mill from burning certain toxic materials. HSPP is currently seeking an amended permit to burn demolition waste at their mill.COSCO believes that a letter from the town […]
Joint Watershed Management Agreement Renewed
In January 2011 the Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) and Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) officially renewed their joint management agreement to protect and mutually watch over the Chapman Creek and Gray Creek watersheds. The renewed agreement will run another five years. These watersheds provide the Sunshine Coast with the majority of its drinking water needs […]
Water Bottling Operations Slated for BC Inlets
Map: Victoria Times Colonist Press Release: February 8, 2011 At least 40 streams in four adjoining B.C. inlets north of Vancouver have been targeted for new water bottling operations, five groups revealed today. The bulk of the dozens of water bottling license applications–in Bute, Knight, Jervis and Toba Inlets–were filed in 2010 and are now […]
Concerns raised over Elphinstone Logging
Public concern about BC Timber Sales operations on Mount Elphinstone has reached an acute stage in recent months as logging and planned logging proceeds in second growth stands adjacent to residential areas, and in upper elevation old growth. On February 7, the SCCA published a paper commenting on this proposed logging, in particular biodiversity protection […]
A Special Launch
The SCCA is very pleased to announce that our favourite environmentally conscious band, Sweet Cascadia, has finally brought out their first music CD. Everyone is invited to join them on Sunday, February 27 from 2 to 5 pm at Roberts Creek Hall for their CD launch party. Tickets will be $8 adult, $4 children or […]
Seed Saving Workshop in Sechelt
The Food Action Network and One Straw Society are jointly presenting a Seed Saving Workshop with local seedswomen on Sunday, November 21, 2010 from 10 am to 2 pm. This event will feature Robin Wheeler from Edible Landscapes; Maria Hunter of Dragonfly Seeds, and Mojave Kaplan from the Planting Seeds Project. In the morning, workshop […]
Texada residents oppose new quarry
On July 23, adelegation from the SCCA and Friends of Davie Bay met on Texada Texada Island. LeHigh Hanson Materials Ltd. wants to open a new, big quarry on Texada. The Friends have filed a court challenge. They want a provincial environmental assessment first. The case is important for two reasons. Firstly, if the judge […]
Tyson Creek hydropower project update – Aug. 20, 2010
The SCCA has continued with information gathering over the last 5 months. We are now able to clarify past events and also describe what is happing now and what we expect will happen in the near future. Below is a brief account of the whole story, as far as we now understand it.
Glass Sponge Reef Petition
Glass sponge reefs were thought to have gone extinct 30 million years ago, but in 1987 researchers mapping the sea floor discovered them in Georgia Strait. There’s a reef in the waters off Sechelt and another near Roberts Creek. Over half of the northern reefs were destroyed before fishing closures were put in place by […]