Marine Stewardship

Partial advocacy success; Ottawa announces new system to improve marine vessel traffic flow in Southern British Columbia

August 12, 2021 from Islands Trust website Lək̓ ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. – After more than 15 years advocating for Ottawa to reduce and ultimately eliminate 33 freighter anchorages, Islands Trust…
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Celebrating the Salish Sea

By Anne Parkinson, Published in The Driftwood, June 2, 2021 https://pages.pagesuite.com/0/6/063f2a15-9d0f-4e1c-b29a-300a404f38e2/page.pdf “…in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” Rachel Carson How…
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From Ocean Consumption to Ocean Stewardship

By Karlis Hawkins  Published in the SS Exchange – June 17, 2021 To see the waters surrounding the Gulf Islands simply as ‘the perfect background for a selfie’, is to miss the secrets…
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Fulford Harbour/Drummond Park Shoreline Clean-up

Organizer Dead Boats Disposal Society Date Friday, May 28, 2021 Start Time 10:30 am Event Length for as long as you can join in! Location Fulford Harbour/Drummond Park Shorelines The…
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A Conversation with David Williams

Tuesday, June 1 at 6:30 pm on Zoom Preregistration required by emailing Debra@saltspringconservancy.ca Register for this free event by noon on Monday, May 31.  Please join us for an engaging conversation…
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Let’s Pick it Up- At Xwaaqw’um!

TSS’ Marine Ecosystem Protection group is organizing a clean up at Burgoyne Bay (Xwaaqw’um) which is registered for the garbage pick up event sponsored by Laurie’s Recycling and the Driftwood…
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Salish Sea BioBlitz by Georgia Straight Alliance

It’s finally summer! After three months of webinars, Zoom meetings, Instagram Lives, and FaceTime, we wanted to break away from screen-time. It’s time to get outside and explore (while respecting…
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Ocean Defenders Virtual Festival

June 8th we celebrate World Oceans Day! You are invited to our virtual festival and gallery ~~~ https://oceandefenders.ca/virtual-festival/ We recognize that this project, though virtual this year, speaks to connections…
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Herring Fishery Petition

HELIT TŦE SȽOṈ,ET (Let the Herring Live) Please consider signing this e-petition spearheaded by MP Gord Johns, NDP fisheries critic, House of Commons official e-petition to stop the herring fishery.  Petition closes…
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Sea Level Rise Workshop

This is a reminder that the Islands Trust will be hosting, with Living Oceans, a sea level rise workshop on Monday, January 28, 2019 on Salt Spring Island (details below).…
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