News and Events
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 $20 […]
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 […]
Questions about Gospel Rock
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.
Conservation Values in the Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan Area
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, click Read more, below. Read the Questions to the Conservation Data Center about Gospel Rock Carmen […]
SCCA Advocacy Summit 2010
Environmental advocates from all over the greater Sunshine Coast region gathered at Camp Byng in Roberts Creek on the Spring Equinox, March 20 and 21 for two days of fun, fellowship, networking and workshops. Topics included personality types and small group dynamics, carrying the load and avoiding burnout, working with elected people, getting big-time help for […]
Tyson Lake aerial photo
Tyson Lake, April 30, 2010. As the lake level was drawn down, ice came to rest on the sediment delta at the left side of the picture causing silt to be distributed throughout the lake. The only visible patch of open water is over the former delta.” Photo D. Bouman (Click on “read more” to […]