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NEWS RELEASE SUPREME COURT OF BC APPROVES TRANSFER OF WILDWOOD ECOFOREST TO ECOFORESTRY INSTITUTE SOCIETY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 22, 2016 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) has received approval from the Supreme Court of B.C. to transfer Wildwood Ecoforest to the Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS). The purchase includes a restrictive covenant, [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC ACCEPTS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR WILDWOOD ECOFOREST FROM MERV WILKINSON’S APPRENTICE Previously accepted offers for the site unable to be completed by Ecoforestry Institute Society FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2016 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) has accepted an offer to purchase Wildwood [...]
3.5 hectares in Comox Covenanted in 2004 Wildwood Marsh (also known as Burns Marsh) is an 11-hectare marsh that forms the headwaters of Smit-Forsythe, a fish-bearing stream that is a tributary of the once vibrant Tsolum River. Wildwood Marsh provides essential wildlife habitat for numerous species: 44 species of birds (13 species of waterfowl including [...]
On November 22, 2016, the Supreme Court of B.C. approved the transfer of Wildwood Ecoforest to the Ecoforestry Institute Society. For more details please view the press release. In 1938, when Merv Wilkinson began working at Wildwood, his philosophy of forest management was based on sustained yield theory. These principles were sharply different [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC SIGNS SALE AGREEMENT WITH ECOFORESTRY INSTITUTE SOCIETY FOR WILDWOOD ECOFOREST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) and the Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) have now signed an agreement to transfer ownership of Wildwood Ecoforest to EIS in exchange for a [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC AND ECOFORESTRY INSTITUTE SOCIETY TO CREATE COMMITTEE REGARDING FUTURE OF WILDWOOD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2015 Victoria, BC –The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) and the Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) have agreed to create a committee to review the options regarding Wildwood Ecoforest and present recommendations to [...]
Of all the properties The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) holds, none is more complex than Wildwood, a 77-acre woodlot known as Merv Wilkinson’s ecoforest. The Board of TLC has been grappling over the best management and ownership structure but is confident that a resolution will be reached soon for this much loved property. There [...]
When The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) purchased Wildwood Ecoforest from Merv Wilkinson in 2000, we pledged to protect the site forever. Although TLC is no longer in a position to own Wildwood, we will protect the property for the future through a restrictive covenant on the title. The Board of Directors and I will [...]
Misconceptions and misinformation about TLC’s Wildwood Ecoforestry Site continue to spread through various blogs and websites. It is disappointing that such misinformation would be copied and spread from blog to blog without any attempt to check facts or verify the validity of the story. TLC was never contacted by any of these individuals [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC TO SUCCESSFULLY EXIT CREDITOR PROTECTION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 2, 2016 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) held its final meeting with creditors today to seek approval of its revised Plan of Arrangement and Compromise (POA) and the conclusion of its time under the Companies’ Creditors [...]