Welcome to our new SCCA Board!
More than 30 members came out to our 2018 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 12th at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt.
As usual, it was an evening of lively discussion, important updates, and a chance to connect over coffee and delicious treats with SCCA Directors, staff, volunteers and members.
The official business portion of the evening was a record 29 minutes long (shortest ever!), leaving lots of time for discussion of issues such as: our water supply system, the Gospel Rock development and land covenant, industrial projects like Site C, the KM Pipeline, and Woodfibre LNG, and the need for a Regional Growth Management Strategy.
We are pleased to welcome our 4 new Board members: Lee Ann Johnson (Chair), Dan Bouman, Suzanne Senger and Bill Wareham! They are joining Jason Herz and Mary Louise Hendry for the 2018 - 2019 term.
And we're grateful to Gayle Neilson, past chair, and Cindy Harlow, who both resigned in 2017, but have continued on as valued advisors.
We also had a chance to welcome our new summer interns, Natalie Benoit and Paul Yeung. See their bios on our staff page here, and feel free to contact them with invitations to bring the SCCA education and outreach booth to your event: outreach@thescca.ca and intern@thescca.ca respectively.
If you weren't able to make it, you can still review our AGM materials here:
Thank you to all the members and volunteers who gave of their time and energy to make this annual meeting a great success, full of inspiring ideas and wonderful connections!
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 27 June 2018 23:47
2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
It's that time of year again - when members and SCCA aficionados get together to mingle, talk conservation, and connect with our Board, staff and volunteers!
Please join us for our 2018 Annual General Meeting:
Tuesday, June 12th
Sunshine Coast Arts Centre
5714 Medusa Street, Sechelt
Doors & refreshments from 6:30 pm
Meeting starts at 7 pm.
Feel free to bring a snack item to share (sweet or savoury treats).
MEMBERSHIP & VOTING
If you were a member in 2017 and would like to have voting privileges at the AGM, please ensure your membership is up to date. Memberships can be renewed at the AGM, or you can renew online. NEW members must have been in good standing for at least 90 days before the AGM to have voting privileges. To find out your membership status, contact: membership@thescca.ca.
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 29 May 2018 06:00
Tell BC Parks we say no to degrading Chapman Lake!
BC PARKS OPEN HOUSE - THURSDAY MAY 24th
As part of BC Parks consultation process, they are hosting another Open House to get input from our community on either revoking the Tetrahedron Provincial Park's Class A status, or removing Chapman and Edwards Lake from the Park in order to build the Chapman Water Expansion Project.
Thursday, May 24th from 7 - 9 pm
at the Roberts Creek Hall
1309 Roberts Creek Road
Please help us send a powerful message to BC Parks and Minister George Heyman that neither option they have presented is acceptable!
See you at the Roberts Creek Hall on Thursday May 24th!
You can also share your message on their Public Consultation page here.
CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES
Scroll down for more information and a list of contacts ...
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 22 May 2018 19:26
30 days to send your message to BC Parks
BC Parks has initiated a 30 day consultation period to bring our community's input on the future of the Tetrahedron Park and our Watershed to Minister George Heyman.
Over 175 community members overflowed out the doors of the Seaside Centre to participate in the first open house on Wednesday, May 2nd, despite the inadequate and short notice. They are planning on hosting another open house in the last week of May - stay tuned for details or check their BC Parks website.
In the meantime, please share your thoughts by contacting:
Minister of Environment & Climate Change Strategy: George Heyman
ENV.Minister@gov.bc.ca 250.387.1187
Powell River - Sunshine Coast MLA: Nicholas Simons
nicholas.simons.mla@leg.bc.ca 604.741.0792
Your SCRD Area Director - find their contact information here
And directly with BC Parks staff: bcparks.planning@gov.bc.ca.
You can also send your comments online to BC Parks here.
Read on for more information, and see links below for our SCCA briefing documents. Please share with your friends and networks!
- Last Updated: Saturday, 19 May 2018 00:25