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, [...]
NEWS RELEASE SUPREME COURT OF B.C. APPROVES SALE OF 6% UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN MALTBY LAKE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 14, 2016 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) has received Supreme Court of B.C. approval to transfer its 6% undivided interest in Maltby Lake in Saanich to the Friends of Maltby Lake Watershed [...]
NEWS RELEASE SUPREME COURT OF B.C. APPROVES SALE OF HISTORIC JOY KOGAWA HOUSE Court sanctions revised Plan of Arrangement from The Land Conservancy of BC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2016 Vancouver, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) has received Supreme Court of B.C. approval to transfer the Historic Joy Kogawa House [...]
NEWS RELEASE SUPREME COURT OF BC APPROVES TRANSFER OF LOHBRUNNER FARM FROM THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC TO FARMFOLK/CITYFOLK SOCIETY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 26, 2016 Victoria, BC – The Supreme Court of British Columbia has approved the transfer of The Land Conservancy of B.C.’s (TLC) Lohbrunner Farm to the FarmFolk/CityFolk Society (FarmFolk/CityFolk). The Purchase [...]