News and Events
Volunteer for the Annual Christmas Bird Count!
Every winter season, SCCA members and supporters join our friends in the Sunshine Coast Natural History Society and Pender Harbour Wildlife Society for annual Christmas Bird Counts. “Started in 1900, the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is North America’s longest-running Citizen Science project. People in more than 2000 locations throughout the Western Hemisphere participate in the […]
Give where you live!
This #GivingTuesday, we invite you to support our work to protect biodiversity on the Sunshine Coast. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that occurs every year after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The goal of the movement is to help people to ‘do good in the world’. For some, #GivingTuesday is an opportunity to offset […]
What is an OCP – Official Community Plan?
You may have heard the term “OCP” being thrown around lately in government meetings or read about OCP’s in the newspaper or online. So what exactly is an OCP, and why should you care about it? OCP is an acronym for Official Community Plan. OCP’s are visionary bylaws used by local governments as the basis […]
Powell River-Sunshine Coast Voting Locations
On October 19, 2024, British Columbians will head to the polls to vote in the provincial election. The people we elect on October 19th will be asked to make critical decisions that affect whether or not the natural systems we rely on will continue to survive and sustain us. There are many ways to vote […]
Energy Mines and Low Carbon Innovation: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates
Introduction Since 2011, the SCCA has provided all candidates engagement opportunities for Sunshine Coast voters to hear from candidates on environmental issues with written Q&A. This year we framed the Q&A in terms of how BC government ministries and mandates intersect with the environment. We hope the background information provided along with the questions helps […]
Environment and Climate Change: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates
Introduction Since 2011, the SCCA has provided all candidates engagement opportunities for Sunshine Coast voters to hear from candidates on environmental issues with written Q&A. This year we framed the Q&A in terms of how BC government ministries and mandates intersect with the environment. We hope the background information provided along with the questions helps […]
Sunshine Coast Forests: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates
Introduction Since 2011, the SCCA has provided all candidates engagement opportunities for Sunshine Coast voters to hear from candidates on environmental issues with written Q&A. This year we framed the Q&A in terms of how BC government ministries and mandates intersect with the environment. We hope the background information provided along with the questions helps […]
Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates
Introduction Since 2011, the SCCA has provided all candidates engagement opportunities for Sunshine Coast voters to hear from candidates on environmental issues with written Q&A. This year we framed the Q&A in terms of how BC government ministries and mandates intersect with the environment. We hope the background information provided along with the questions helps […]
Seniors Climate Action
Seniors For Climate Seniors For Climate is a new national organization of Canadian seniors who are alarmed at the tepid pace that our respective governments, at all levels, are addressing the climate crisis. Seniors for Climate has chosen October 1st, Canada’s National Seniors’ Day and the International Day of Older Persons to launch its inaugural […]