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Surfrider Foundation Canada upcoming events
Deep Bay Beach Cleanup - Surfrider Mid Island
Join the Mid Island chapter’s monthly beach clean this month at Deep Bay Beach!
To join, sign the participatory waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
Clover Point Beach Clean - Surfrider South Vancouver Island
Let’s keep the World Ocean Week celebration going by joining South Vancouver Island chapter at their Clover Point beach clean!
This cleanup, the chapter is partnering with RAVEN Trust to fundraise and bring awareness to their Step Up for Coast Heroes campaign. In October, 2016 a tug without a certified pilot ran aground and spilled over 110,000 liters of diesel oil in Heiltsuk waters on the central coast of British Columbia. The tug and attached barge were carrying diesel through Heiltsuk waters despite Heiltsuk prohibition of oil transport through their marine harvesting areas. Through inadequate government and corporate response, and despite Heiltsuk responders’ heroic efforts to mitigate the damage, the spill contaminated key shellfish harvesting areas and critical habitat for the Northern abalone. The Heiltsuk suffered a violent disruption to their way of life, their economy, their history and identity, and their spiritual connection to the land. Heiltsuk Nation is taking Kirby Corporation (an oil shipping company), Canada, and British Columbia to court in response to the spill.
Now, nearly ten years later, the Nation still cannot use the critical marine harvesting sites damaged from the spill. The Nation and Heiltsuk community themselves have taken on the responsibility to be better prepared for inevitable spills in their coastal waters. With their landmark legal challenge, Heiltsuk Nation aims to toughen oil spill regulations from coast to coast to coast across Canada and set a precedent for Aboriginal title to the foreshore and seabed. If successful, this legal challenge would strengthen Heiltsuk jurisdiction in the courts so they can manage their territory according to Heiltsuk laws.
An added bonus, your solidarity can give you a chance to win two tickets to Victoria Folk Fest on July 4th. Learn more and be entered to win here.
To join, sign the waiver here.
Parksville Beach Cleanup - Surfrider MId-Island
Join the Mid-Island chapter’s monthly beach clean this month at Parksville Beach!
To join, sign the participatory waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
Pipers Lagoon Beach Clean - Surfrider Mid Island
Join the Mid Island chapter’s monthly beach clean, this month at Pipers Lagoon!
To join, sign the participatory waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
Rathtrevor Beach Cleanup - Surfrider Mid Island
Join the Mid Island chapter’s monthly beach cleanup this month at Rathtrevor Beach!
To join, sign the participatory waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
Qualicum Bay Beach Cleanup - Surfrider Mid Island
Join the Mid Island chapter’s monthly beach clean this month at Qualicum Bay!
To join, sign the participatory waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
Cadboro Bay Beach Cleanup - SVI & UVic Collaboration Clean
Join South Vancouver Island chapter and University of Victoria student club’s collaboration cleanup at Cadboro Bay-Gyro Beach!
To join, sign the waiver here.
For more information, check out their website and Instagram page!
Rocky Point Beach Cleanup - Surfrider Mid Island
Join the Mid Island chapter’s last cleanup of the year, this month at Rocky Point Park!
To join, sign the participatory waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
Dartmouth Waterfront Trail Cleanup - Surfrider Atlantic
Dartmouth Waterfront Trail Beach Cleanup Surfrider Atlantic
Transfer Beach Cleanup - Surfrider mid island
Join the Mid Island chapter’s monthly beach clean this month at Transfer Beach!
To join, sign the waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
Millstone River Cleanup - Surfrider Mid Island
Help launch our Surfrider Mid Island chapter by joining their first ever beach clean, this month at Millstone River! We will be meeting at Maffeo Sutton Park to kick things off.
To join, sign the participatory waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
UVic PKOLS/Mt. Doug Beach Cleanup
Join the University of Victoria student club’s final beach cleanup of the school year this month at PKOLS Beach!
To join, sign the waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
postponed: Combers Beach Cleanup - Pacific Rim Whale Fest
EDIT: This event has been postponed due to adverse weather. Check back soon for an updated event date!
Celebrate Whale Festival with the Pacific Rim chapter at their cleanup at Combers Beach!
To join, sign the participatory waiver here.
For more information, check out the chapter or Whale Fest webpages!
As a reminder, there is currently a dog prohibition for the coastal areas and trails between Green Point Rocks and the Willowbrae Trail in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, which includes Combers Beach. As much as we love your pups, please leave them at home! For more information please visit: https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/visit/chiens-dogs
Pipers Lagoon Beach Clean - Surfrider Viu/Mid Island
Join the Vancouver Island University crew and our newest volunteer chapter Surfrider Mid Island for their beach clean at Pipers Lagoon!
To join, sign the participatory waiver here.
For more information, check out the VIU & Mid Island Instagram pages!
UVic Willows Beach Cleanup
Join the University of Victoria student club’s monthly beach clean this month at Willows Beach!
To join, sign the waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
VIU MAffeo Sutton Park Beach Cleanup
Join the Vancouver Island University student club for their beach clean this month at Maffeo Sutton Park!
To join, sign the waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!
Florencia Beach Cleanup - Surfrider Pacific Rim / Ucluelet Secondary School Club
Join the Pacific Rim chapter and Ucluelet Secondary School student club in their first beach cleanup of the year, this month at Florencia Beach! As a reminder, please ensure you have your Parks pass visible.
To join, sign the waiver here.
For more information, check out their webpage here!
UVic Cordova Bay Beach Cleanup
Join the University of Victoria student club monthly beach clean this month at Cordova Bay Beach! We will be meeting folks at the McMorran Park beach access.
To join, sign the waiver here.
For more information, check out their Instagram page!