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Celebrate our Estuary – Sunday, 4 September 2011

Posted By: Pieter

Join the K'omoks First Nation and Project Watershed Society in celebrating our Estuary

Sponsored by the K’όmoks First Nation and Project Watershed Society

The K’όmoks First Nation (KFN) and the National Historic Site Committee (NHSC) would like to extend an invitation to all Comox Valley residents to take part in an historic signing ceremony. The signing is a celebration between KFN and the NHSC to launch a community bid for National Historic Site Status for the ancient Aboriginal fish trap systems in the Estuary. In addition, the Board of Directors of the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society and the KFN have reached a Memorandum of Agreement to work together for the protection and preservation of the Courtenay River Estuary.

The event will be held on Sunday, September 4th at the Puntledge RV Campground located on Condensory Road, at the upland end of the Estuary. The event will start at 3 PM with a welcome and traditional dancing by Kumugwe Dancers. This will be followed by the signing ceremony at 3:30pm.

Emily Spiller, Vancouver Island Music Awards 2011 female vocalist of the year, will perform at 4 PM and again at 5 PM. The announcement of the official bid for National Historic Site Status for the Estuary Fish Trap Systems will be made at 4:30pm.

In addition, the afternoon will feature Aboriginal art venders, traditional first nation’s food, Project Watershed Displays on the Estuary, the KFN I-Hos canoe and more.

“We hope the entire community can join us for this historic celebration,” says Paul Horgen, Chair of the Historic Site Committee and of the Board of Directors of Project Watershed, and Melissa Quocksister, KFN member on the Historic Site Committee.

Look for the signs!

Bayview Chiropractic donates cw$

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Project Watershed would like to extend a big thank you to Bayview Chiropratic Clinic in Courtenay for their donation of community way dollars (cw$).

These dollars will help us promote stewardship of Comox Valley Watersheds. Currently we are focusing much of our work on the Courtenay River Estuary. The Courtenay River Estuary is the heart of our watershed, not to mention a unique and special feature of the Comox Valley.

Project Watershed is a registered charity and funding for our activities depends on governments, foundations, memberships and local businesses. Community way gives charities like Project Watershed a new avenue for fund generation that everyone in the community can be a part of.

If you own a business please consider joining community way and donate to Project Watershed. It is an excellent way to promote your business. Since Project Watershed is a registered charity we will also issue a charitable tax receipt.

The community way dollars you donate to Project Watershed will go towards protection and restoration of the beautiful and highly cherished natural environment of the Comox Valley. To find out more about joining community way visit www.communityway.ca

Another way to support your community is to buy cw$. Buying cw$ from Project Watershed is similar to donating but better as you get to use your money twice; first by supporting Project Watershed and again by purchasing from local businesses. Visit our offices at 2356a Rosewall Cres in Tin Town or call (250) 703-2871.

March 17th – Estuary Movie Night – 7-9pm

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You are invited to Estuary Movie Night at the Stan Hagen Theater, North Island College, admission by donation.

Project Watershed in conjunction with World Community will be presenting estuary focused movies and a short presentation on our own Courtenay River Estuary. The two movies that will be shown are a 5 min short on the Courtenay River Estuary and an hour segment on the fight to save the San Fransisco Estuary. The San Fransisco Estuary is the largest estuary in North America and was highly impacted by rapid development; much of the estuary was "lost" or severely degraded. Then a small group of dedicated people got together and changed its fate (savingthebay.org). With less obstacles in our way the Courtenay River Estuary can also become a shining example of people living in harmony with an important natural feature.

The Courtenay River Estuary is the heart of our community both physically, as it resembles a heart, and spiritually, as our beautiful geographic center. Along with the impressive Comox Glacier it frames our world. Come out for a movie night to be inspired and motivated to protect and restore it. If California can do the Comox Valley can do it!

www.keepingitliving.ca

Fluid Bar and Grill supports Project Watershed with cw$!

Posted By: Pieter

Project Watershed recently visited Fluid Bar and Grill's blog and found this article about their involvement in the community way initiative:

http://blog.fluidbarandgrill.com/supporting-our-community-with-cw

Here's a little teaser:

"…we are proud to be one of the original participating community way businesses and pleased to tell you about how we are helping several community organisations, who in turn support local businesses. This is our contribution to a sustainable economic future for our community." Read more…

As a recipient of Fluid's contributions to our community, we at Project Watershed can fully support their sentiment. We encourage local businesses to consider joining this progressive initiative and gratefully welcome any and all cw$ contributions.

Any Comox Valley business interested in learning more or wanting to join the initiative can contact Valeri Diamond at volunteer@projectwatershed.bc.ca or 250.703.2871.

The Mapping Centre on Shaw Community TV

Posted By: Pieter

Shaw Community TV speaks to members of Project Watershed, specifically business manager Caila Holbrook, about their social enterprise – The Mapping Centre.

The Mapping Centre aims to provide relevant, usable GIS and GPS information to developers, planners and environmental organisations to facilitate better decision-making.

Learn more about The Mapping Centre @ http://maps.projectwatershed.bc.ca

Many thanks to Shaw Community TV for sharing this clip.

Project Watershed thanks community way businesses

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Project Watershed would like to extend a big thanks to Fluid Bar & Grill, Mike Toulmin Construction, and Good Karma Delivery for their donation of community way dollars (cw$).

These dollars will help us promote stewardship of Comox Valley Watersheds through education, information and action. Currently we are focusing much of our work on the Courtenay River Estuary. The Courtenay River Estuary is the heart of our watershed, not to mention a unique and special feature of the Comox Valley. We are concerned about its health, and through our Estuary Working Group are striving for increased protection and restoration. The Estuary Committee has estimated it to cost over $100,000/year to protect and restore the estuary – we need every dollar we can get. To learn more about Project Watershed’s programs and initiatives visit www.projectwatershed.ca. You can also find us on facebook.

Project Watershed is a registered charity and funding for our activities depends on governments, foundations, memberships and local businesses. Community way gives charities like Project Watershed a new avenue for fund generation that everyone in the community can be a part of.

If you own a business please consider joining community way and donate to Project Watershed. It is an excellent way to promote your business. Since Project Watershed is a registered charity we will also issue a charitable tax receipt.

The community way dollars you donate to Project Watershed will go towards protection and restoration of the beautiful and highly cherished natural environment of the Comox Valley. To find out more about joining community way visit www.communityway.ca

Another way to support your community is to buy cw$. Buying cw$ from Project Watershed is similar to donating but better as you get to use your money twice; first by supporting Project Watershed and again by purchasing from local businesses. Visit our offices at 2356a Rosewall Cres in Tin Town or call (250) 703-2871.