Photo Credit: Bill Jorgenson Location: To be announced Cost: $ 70.00 – members $ 90.00 – non members $ 35.00 – course material** Course Hours: 6:30pm – 9:00pm – Fri 9:00am – 4:30pm – Sat & Sun The Fall 2011 Streamkeepers course will cover all types of streams. ...
Mapping Out Recreation in the Comox Valley
The Mapping Centre of Project Watershed is embarking on an initiative to produce activity specific maps in the Comox Valley and is looking for your input. The Mapping Centre is the social enterprising arm of Project Watershed; a local environmental non profit...
Courtenay VQA Wines supports Project Watershed
Photo credit: Kathy Birkett Pictured: Gerti Roither (winner), Cindy Holland (store owner) & Valeri Diamond (Project Watershed). Project Watershed would like to thank Cindy Holland of the new Courtenay VQA Wine Store on Cliffe Ave for the donation of their raffle...
Oceans Day – Sat June 4th 10-3 – Campbell River
Enjoy a free Zumba demo, local musicians, breath the ocean air; savour the stunning view at a festival with a unique Campbell River flair. From the smallest to the largest, get close and personal with our ocean brothers and sisters. Many of the booths relate to how...
Puntledge fish and wildlife projects get funding
By Contributed - Comox Valley Record The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) has announced $159,000 in funding towards fish and wildlife projects within the Puntledge River watershed. The FWCP funds projects to conserve and enhance fish, wildlife and their...
City of Courtenay's climate change commitment applauded
Published Comox Valley Record: May 18, 2011 8:00 AM Dear editor, On behalf of Project Watershed and the Estuary Working Group, we want to commend new City of Courtenay staff members Nancy Hofer and Allan Gornall for an excellent program on global climate issues. On...
Important Environmental Assessment Public Meetings – Raven Coal Mine
The Raven Coal Mine has entered the public comment period for the environmental assessment process. A key part of this process is town hall meetings where the public has a chance to tell the government what they think about the project. Plan to attend......send a...
Electrofishing Certification/Recertification Course offered at Vancouver Island University (VIU)
Vancouver Island University Natural Resources Extension Program is offering "Electofishing, Theory, Safety and Uses" training course to assist crew leaders and crew members to achieve or maintain professional certification. Worksafe BC recommends that crew leader and...
Comox Valley Living City Challenge – Wednesdays in May Brown Bag Lunches
The Comox Valley Art Gallery is hosting art talks for us to expound on the CV Living City Challenge exhibit. The brown bag topics will now be as follows for May 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th (all Wednesdays at noon): 1. Introduction to the Living Building Challenge: ...
The River Never Sleeps Festival – Sunday May 15th, 2011 10-3
4th Annual The River Never Sleeps Festival, A celebration of Salmon and their Ecosystems. Family & Community Day hosted by Fanny Bay Salmon Enhancement Society, Nile Creek Enhancement Society and Union Bay Streamkeepers. Also attending Pacific Streamkeepers,...
Bayview Chiropractic donates cw$
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...
March 17th – Estuary Movie Night – 7-9pm
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. ...