The BC Parks Foundation announced that the fundraising of $1.25 million to protect 100 acres of coastal forest and nearly one kilometre of untouched shoreline in Prideaux Haven was successful. The Marine Parks Forever Society contributed $ 100,000 to this effort. With the Wilson 5 Foundation’s matching gift, the $2.5 million to purchase the property are secured for conservation. Details […]
Update on the Jervis Inlet and Agamemnon Channel Power Line Replacement Project, including the confirmed schedule for transmission line removal over Jervis Inlet, the dates of the marine traffic closure, and information about the Sunshine Coast Trail closures that are required to ensure public and crew safety while we complete this critical work.
Tom Dakin, Ph.D., the Chief Scientist for Sea to Shore Systems Ltd., gave an excellent presentation at the last Council meeting on underwater sound, explaining how marine animals use sound for communication, navigation, finding food, and other vital functions, and how human-made noise impacts marine life.
Calling all boaters in coastal BC—whether you paddle, sail, or motor, it’s time to make the water safer for everyone, including marine mammals. As someone who signed up for our Alert List, we are letting you know FIRST. The Whale-Safe Boating Course is NOW available! Launched today, this free online course gives recreational boaters the knowledge they need to be safe, […]
The SRKW management measures to protect our ORCAs are in place again since June 1st.
The BC Marine Trails website Kayak Resources, BC coast, Kayak Map, Paddling Vancouver is a very interesting resource also for motorized recreational boaters.
by BC Parks Foundation February 3, 2025 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC – Thanks to an extraordinary community effort, 372 acres of pristine waterfront on Saturna Island will now be protected forever. This rare property, nestled beside the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, boasts more than three kilometers of coastline, pockets of old-growth, and Garry Oak meadows—comprising one of British Columbia’s […]
A historically important and ecologically rich area about 100 kilometres north of Vancouver Island on the BC coast is now protected in perpetuity, thanks to a generous donation from the Tula Foundation’s Eric Peterson and Christina Munck.
The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD), with technical, materials and funding assistance from the BC Marine Parks Forever Society, installed 8 stern tie pins and chains to improve anchoring safety for boaters at Bute Island Regional Park in Ladysmith Harbour.
Two new mooring buoys have been installed in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve in the vicinity of D’Arcy Island which lies between Sidney and Victoria in Haro Strait.
