Update: We have had to postpone this event until the new year. Thank you to those who have shown interest. Should you wish to be added to our contact list for when the event is rescheduled please email Larissa Bron at lbron@conservancy.bc.ca. Upcoming TLC and CRD restoration work party at Ayum Creek Regional [...]
Embassy of Georgia to Canada Press Release Since his arrival in Canada in 2017, Ambassador Konstantin Kavtaradze introduced the Ambassador’s Award of Excellence as a way of recognizing those institutions and individuals whose efforts contributed to the closer political, trade, cultural, educational and people-to-people relations between Canada and Georgia. The Award is presented annually by [...]
Dear Friends of Conservation, Rising spectacularly out of the northern reaches of the Salish Sea, Cortes Island’s varied topography has created a rich landscape with a complex of habitats that encourage robust biological diversity. From the sea-sprayed, chiselled coastline to the dense forest sprinkled with provincially blue-listed reindeer lichen (Cladina spp.), the island is home [...]
Give a gift that lasts. Help save B.C.’s vital habitat; whether it’s wetlands, brushlands, forests, or wildlife corridors that get that special person in mind excited, they will surely be delighted to receive a TLC Tribute Gift. TLC will send a personalized card to the person you have honoured with your thoughtful gift. Complete your [...]
Enjoy a peaceful stroll through the Garden on Remembrance Day Thursday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission by Donation. Free Remembrance Day tours for small groups from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Book your tour in advance at volunteer@conservancy.bc.ca or ask for a tour on arrival at the front gate. Follow Abkhazi [...]
In the fall 2021 edition of TLC's LANDmark newsletter you'll read about TLC's latest projects including a new conservation covenant on southern Cortes Island, the details of creating and monitoring conservation covenants, how you can get involved in our programming, and more! Open LANDMark PDF Looking for a print copy? [...]
NEWS RELEASE NEW CONSERVATION COVENANT PROTECTS ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE HABITAT AND CONTRIBUTES TO PROTECTED LANDSCAPE NETWORK ON SOUTHERN CORTES ISLAND Land holders voluntarily protect 16.49 acres of habitat with land trust in perpetuity FOR RELEASE: October 4, 2021 Cortes Island, B.C. – The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) is pleased to announce the creation of [...]
TLC's 2020/21 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements are now available online and in hard copy. Learn more about our conservation achievements from the 2020/21 fiscal year including the protection of 27 acres of critically imperilled Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem in the Millstream Creek Watershed and SISȻENEM, a 9.67-acre island off the east coast of Sidney [...]
TLC's 2021 Annual General Meeting will now be held virtually via Zoom at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 25. While we had previously hoped that we would be able to hold the meeting in person, our board of directors has pivoted to protect the health and safety of our members and donors given the current [...]
NEWS RELEASE CONSERVATION COVENANT UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Land trust fights to uphold conservation covenant that protects urban habitat for wildlife FOR RELEASE: August 31, 2021 Victoria, BC – The protection of 2-acres of bird and wildlife sanctuary in Coquitlam was upheld by the Supreme Court of British Columbia this summer after [...]