NEWS RELEASE TLC’S DEERTRAILS NATURALIST PROGRAM TO OFFER TWO SESSIONS IN 2023 Students to learn from seasoned naturalists and artists in the Clearwater River Valley and Cortes Island FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2023 Cortes Island & Clearwater, B.C. –The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is pleased to announce that the [...]
NEWS RELEASE TLC ANNOUNCES FIRST DEERTRAILS NATURALIST PROGRAM SESSION FOR 2020 Students to learn from seasoned naturalists and artists Cortes Island FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2020 Cortes Island, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is pleased to announce that the Deertrails Naturalist Program will include two sessions in 2020 and will explore [...]
NEWS RELEASE BRIONY PENN ENDOWMENT FUND CREATED TO SUPPORT NATURALIST EDUCATION The Land Conservancy creates legacy held with the Victoria Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2019 Victoria, B.C. – The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) is pleased to announce the Briony Penn Endowment Fund to support naturalist education. To recognize Briony Penn for [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC SIGNS SALE AGREEMENT WITH ECOFORESTRY INSTITUTE SOCIETY FOR WILDWOOD ECOFOREST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) and the Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) have now signed an agreement to transfer ownership of Wildwood Ecoforest to EIS in exchange for a [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC TRANSFERS OF 28 PROPERTIES TO CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AND REGIONAL DISTRICT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) will complete transfers of 28 properties to like-minded conservation organizations and a regional district on September 30 as part of the non-profits restructuring [...]
NEWS RELEASE PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT APPROVED BY CREDITORS AND SUPREME COURT OF BC Supreme Court of BC approves the transfer of the first property in the Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Supreme Court of B.C. approved the Plan of Arrangement as agreed upon by The Land Conservancy of B.C. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
CANADA REVENUE AGENCY LIFTS HOLD ON CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION’S BANK ACCOUNT VICTORIA– Two and a half months after beginning a restructuring process, The Land Conservancy of BC has come to an agreement with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regarding the repayment of monies owing to the Agency. “CRA had frozen our accounts, making it impossible for [...]