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 [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC’S PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT FILED WITH SUPREME COURT OF B.C. Creditors to receive monies owed while TLC properties remain protected FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 23, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C.’s Plan of Arrangement was filed with the Supreme Court of B.C. on February 23, 2015. [...]
When I picked up last Monday’s Province, and read the front-page article about TLC, I was reminded about why we are in the CCAA process. The article appreciated the dismay of the family of a major donor that not all the money donated has made it to the organization that TLC and the family agreed [...]
The Noodle Box will be showing off their new, freshly renovated, Douglas Street location while giving back to the community. Located at 818 Douglas Street, the Noodle Box will be donating a portion of sales each day to TLC, from Sunday, November 30, to Sunday, December 7, 2014. TLC would like to send out a [...]
TLC would like to thank General Paint for their very generous donation of paint and painting supplies. Their kind donation has allowed TLC to keep this historic site looking as manicured as Peggy and Nicholas Abkhazi would have hoped. Visitors can see the painter's progress while visiting Abkhazi Garden daily from 11 a.m. to 5 [...]
One of TLC's covenants in the Capital Regional District, monitored by staff and volunteers. Staff and volunteers from TLC's Covenant Monitoring Program will be on CFAX 1070's The House of Common with Frank Stanford this Thursday, September 11, at 9 a.m. Tune in to learn more about the Covenant Monitoring Program, how [...]
Dear TLC Members, In the four months since my last update letter TLC has experienced further successes and setbacks within the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). While going through CCAA has not been easy, the Board of Directors and I see a light at the end of the tunnel. TLC has undergone a great many [...]
The Pacific Northwest is full of glorious public gardens, in addition to nurseries and garden centers with display gardens. But how many of them do you know? The delightfully written Pacific Northwest Garden Tour takes you to sixty of the best gardens in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia - including TLC's Abkhazi Garden. With an [...]
TLC has wrapped up its volunteer-based covenant monitoring program for 2014. Thank you to our dedicated team of volunteers who gave their time and skills from May through August. With their help we have met our monitoring commitments at over 90 covenanted properties around southern Vancouver Island. The team’s last monitoring day was Friday, August [...]
Photo credit Dennis Robinson. TLC is searching for volunteers who are handy with a paintbrush, or willing to learn, to help prep and paint the house and outbuildings at Abkhazi Garden. Depending on volunteer availability, work will take place at the end of August or the beginning of September. Volunteers would need to [...]