Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.

Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.

Project Watershed’s 2024 AGM will be the Bee’s Knees!

Join us on June 22nd for our 2024 Annual General Meeting, featuring a talk on Native Bees by Marika Ai-Li, our Restoration & Monitoring manager. We will have bee focused resources and information. Sweet treats, fruits and refreshments will also be on offer.

Location

CVRD Civic Room (770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay)

Time and date

10 – 11:30 AM, Saturday June 22, 2024

Keynote Speaker

Marika Ai-Li

Marika Ai-Li

Restoration & Monitoring Manager

Project Watershed

In honour of National Pollinator Week, Marika will be speaking about Native Bees, a topic that is near and dear to her heart. 

Marika is wild about native bees and flowers! She has led a variety of pollinator education, stewardship and native bee community science programs across Coast Salish territories over the past decade. She now lives in K’ómoks territory working with Project Watershed as a Restoration and Monitoring Lead. Marika formerly worked for the Coastal Douglas Fir Conservation Partnership and the Environmental Youth Alliance where she managed projects focused on species-at-risk conservation, habitat restoration and land-based education programs. She holds a BSc in Applied Biology, Plant & Soil Sciences from UBC and is completing the Restoration of Natural Systems Diploma at UVic.

Marika Ai-Li

Marika Ai-Li

Restoration & Monitoring Manager

Project Watershed

In honour of National Pollinators Week, Marika will be speaking about Native Bees. 

The meeting will take place in the boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District at 770 Harmston Avenue in Courtenay. We will report on our restoration, research, and education work from 2023 and look forward to the work 2024 holds.  We will also introduce new staff, elect board members, and unveil our new mission statement.

The keynote speaker for the event is our new Restoration & Monitoring Manager Marika Ai-Li. She will be speaking about Native Bees, a topic that is near and dear to her heart.

Note: We be set up with a computer, camera and speakers so that people can attend virtually as well as in person. People attending virtually will not be able to vote.

Register below to receive your AGM Package ahead of the meeting, which will include:

  • Project Watershed’s 2023 Annual Report
  • 2023 Financial statements
  • 2023 AGM Minutes
  • 2024 AGM Agenda
  • Zoom link in case you opt to attend virtually

Please note that if you would like voting rights at our AGM you need to be a current member. Visit our Members page to register as a new member or renew your membership.

AGM Registration

Layne and Brenda of 40 KNOTS with Caitlin Pierzchalski ~ L.Stewart