TLC is responsible for monitoring over 250 covenants across BC with the help of amazing partner organizations and a dedicated crew of volunteers. In July, the Victoria based volunteers assisted in monitoring a variety of interesting areas and encountered a variety of flora and fauna (no bears though). Note that some of these covenant areas [...]
On Saturday, May 4, 2013, the Vancouver Sun published an article on the Historic Joy Kogawa House and the recent open meeting held by TLC’s Board of Directors to update the community and TLC Members on TLC’s current state of affairs. While TLC’s Board of Directors appreciated having interested parties of the media attend the [...]
Thursday, May 2nd, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Historic Joy Kogawa House located at 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver The Board of Directors welcomes this opportunity to update TLC Members and the community at large about the current state of TLC affairs. Highlights since the November 3, 2012, Annual General Meeting in Victoria include: • AGM [...]
Dining Out For Life - April 25th The Teahouse at Abkhazi Garden is going to be part of Dining Out For Life for the first time this year. On April 25th the Teahouse at Abkhazi Garden will be donating 25% of the guests food bill to AIDS Vancouver Island. Join us at the beautiful Abkhazi [...]
This touching and historic opera, set during the Second World War, tells the dramatic story of nine-year old Naomi's journey, with her Japanese Canadian family, from Vancouver to an internment camp in the interior of B.C. In a sensitive, visually-evocative production filled with emotion, humour and soaring melodies, Naomi and her older brother Stephen struggle [...]
Saturday, February 9th, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the En'owkin Centre located at 189 Green Mountain Road, Penticton, B.C. The Board of Directors welcomes this opportunity to update TLC Members and the community at large about the current state of TLC affairs. Highlights since the November 3, 2012, Annual General Meeting in Victoria include: • [...]
1. How are you dealing with the $1.2 million TLC owes in short term arrears? We have reduced operating costs to a third of past costs to ensure we aren’t adding to short term debt, and we are in discussions with employees, lenders and some suppliers to develop a plan to satisfactorily resolve their arrears. [...]
For the past 15 years, TLC has worked tirelessly to protect special places in B.C., and we are committed to continuing that work. But today’s economic climate has created difficulties for many non-profit organizations, and TLC is no exception. In order to continue our conservation work, TLC needs your help. There are many ways you [...]
UPDATE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS October 10, 2012 Dear TLC Members and donors, Your Board of Directors is providing this update for members leading up to our Annual General Meeting being held November 3rd in Victoria because of the urgency of TLC’s situation. It is important we keep you apprised of our on-going efforts [...]
As an organization, TLC has dared mighty things and has succeeded where others may have failed. Over the past year, however, our financial circumstances have not allowed us to achieve all we might want to. Three months ago, we began a restructuring process that will allow us to create a solid foundation from which we [...]