News and Events
Province Fails to Protect Marbled Murrelet
The Forest Practices Board has released its finding on management of Marbled Murrelet nesting habitat under the Forest and Range Practices Act (see the press release below). This Special Investigation was the response of the FPB to the SCCA’s complaint in 2006 about Interfor’s Sunshine Coast Forest Stewardship Plan, which we alleged did not adequately manage and conserve […]
Forestry Implications of a Low Carbon Economy
NOTES FROM A LECTURE BY DR. BRUCE FRASER Chair of the Forest Practices Board of BC hosted by the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association April 23, 2008 Seaside Centre, Sechelt Forests used to be a “fibre basket.” But forests are now seen as a source of energy as well as material, with their value measured […]
Forestry Expert Looks at BC’s ‘Big Picture’
Invited by the SCCA to speak in Sechelt on April 23, Dr. Bruce Fraser, chair of the Forest Practices Board of BC, stressed the urgent need to change the way we value and manage our forests. We are now beginning to characterize the forest as a source of energy as well as material, leading to […]
Open Letter to Sechelt Indian Band
Regarding: Selection of Interim Measures and Watershed Protection Dear Chief and Council, We are writing today on behalf of the membership of the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association to say thank you for your recent initiative to protect the Chapman and Gray community watersheds by nominating this area for interim protection as part of the land […]
Wild Salmon Alliance Seeks End to Open Net-Pens
Formed last January, the Wild Salmon Alliance (WSA) is fighting all levels of mismanagement of Canadas saltwater fisheries on the West Coast of British Columbia. The litany of abuse includes: management based on political decisions made in Ottawa that are aimed at benefitting the bureaucracy rather than decisions based on good science to benefit fish […]
New Public Health Act Shuts the Public Out
[From West Coast Environmental Law: www.wcel.org] The provinces new Public Health Act, unveiled on Wednesday April 9, has eliminated the publics rights to demand an investigation of threats to their health, says West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL). Its preliminary analysis of the provinces new Public Health Act reveals some positive changes in the legislation. However, […]
Independent Power Projects: Selling off BC’s Rivers
In Liquid Gold, John Calvert claims the BC government has manufactured an energy crisis by claiming that the province will soon run out of energy. Calvert and many other authorities deny that the crisis exists and insist that other options have not been explored. Are we trading low-cost, publicly owned power for expensive privately- owned […]
Chair of BCs Forest Practices Board to visit Sunshine Coast
On Wednesday, April 23rd at 7 pm, Dr. Bruce Fraser will address Forestry Implications of a Low Carbon Economy at the Seaside Centre. All members of the community are welcome to attend this open meeting. Invited by the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association, Dr. Fraser plans to talk about climate change policies and BC industrial […]
Adapting to Climate Change
The Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia has just released a landmark report, Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change through the Conservation of Nature authored by economic and climate change experts, Sara J. Wilson and Richard J. Hebda. This report includes projected impacts of climate change on our ecosystems and conservation strategies to reduce those […]