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 [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC’S KEATING FARM ESTATE SALE APPROVED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF BC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 10, 2014 Victoria, BC – The Supreme Court of BC has approved the sale of The Land Conservancy of BC’s Keating Farm Estate. An offer of $749,000 was taken to the Court for [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC APPOINTS NEW ACTING CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2014 Victoria, BC – The Board of Directors of The Land Conservancy of BC has appointed Briony Penn as Acting Chair and Frances Pugh as Acting Vice-Chair. Bill Pearce and Joan Tarrant were [...]
Wednesday, January 22, 2014, Madam Justice Fitzpatrick issued her reasons for decision on TLC’s application for Court approval of the proposed sale of Binning House. The claim by UBC to an interest in Binning House has been rejected, and the Court has deferred a final decision on the sale of Binning House to allow TLC [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
On Tuesday, July 31, 2012, the Victoria Times Colonist published an article on TLC’s unpaid property taxes in the Capital Region. We would like to reassure our members, donors, volunteers, partners and supporters TLC has every intention of paying off our debts. Currently, our Board of Directors and staff are working on a Sustainability Plan [...]
The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) is embarking on a major restructuring of its organization. Alastair Craighead, the Chairman of the TLC Board, stated that “the continuing economic turmoil around the world has hit many charities very hard, TLC included. We find ourselves in a situation where there simply has not been enough money coming [...]
Report from Malcolm Anderson, Returning Officer: The election period for TLC’s Board of Directors closed on September 15 at 5:00 pm. Voting was conducted both by mail-in ballot and by an on-line voting process. There are 6 vacant positions to be filled and 7 candidates for these positions. 435 valid ballots were received by mail, [...]