For Immediate Release The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) is receiving a boost of $4,400 to support its stone patio restoration project at Abkhazi Garden, which will complete the multi-stage refurbishment the non-profit began in 2016. The funding comes through the Heritage Legacy Fund, the only provincial grant program that supports heritage conservation, [...]
A new nature reserve--a forested 62-acre area near Ford Lake, including small streams flowing into the headwaters of Fulford Creek--is now in the hands of the Salt Spring Island Conservancy. The Howard Horel Nature Reserve has been created largely thanks to a generous anonymous donor, with some grant support from Environment and Climate Change Canada [...]
CORTES ISLAND WETLAND AND WILDLIFE CORRIDOR FURTHER PROTECTED BY NEW CONSERVATION COVENANT Campus of Hollyhock Leadership Learning Centre now under permanent protection FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 Cortes Island, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) and Hollyhock Leadership Learning Centre (Hollyhock) are pleased to announce the protection of 4.1 acres of [...]
NEWS RELEASE TLC EXPANDS PROTECTED CLEARWATER WETLAND AREA Land Trust launches campaign to raise $75,000 to protect migratory wildlife corridor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2018 Clearwater, BC – Just in time for World Wildlife Day, The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) announces the protection of 11.2 hectares of wetland in the Clearwater River Valley [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC APPOINTS NEW CHAIR TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2017 Victoria, BC – The Board of Directors of The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) has appointed Frances Sloan Sainas as its Chair. Sloan Sainas, a retired educator and former manager in the hospitality industry, has [...]
On Friday, March 24, surrounded by people he loved, former TLC Director of Operations John Shields passed away. John was a beloved member of the TLC team. A long-time TLC Member, he was recruited to lead staff at a time when the Board was launching an extremely complex restructuring process. John brought his calm, steady [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC EMERGES FROM CREDITOR PROTECTION Charity successfully completes Plan of Arrangement and Compromise with creditors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2017 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) has successfully emerged from creditor protection having been issued its Certificate of Completion from the Supreme Court of [...]
NEWS RELEASE Four more B.C. properties protected as part of $1-million conservation commitment Victoria, B.C. - The Province has acquired four additional ecologically sensitive properties throughout British Columbia, thanks to a partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The Province recently assumed ownership of the following properties: 64 hectares along the Fraser River near McBride [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]