On Feb 24 an important interim milestone (a “Standstill Agreement”) was reached regarding a proposed Indigenous Protected Area at Mary Hill.
Metchosin Foundation
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Metchosin Foundation Fundraiser at Bilston Creek Farm
The first guests arrive - previewing auction items The Foundation Board thanks Andrew & Melanie Penn, Calum Oliver and the rest of the outstanding Bilston Creek Farm team, for their generosity in hosting an amazing evening fund-raiser on December 16. The unequalled ambiance of Bilston Creek Farm was the perfect setting for a covid-safe year-end event. With ...
Conserve the Dark
We are very fortunate in Metchosin to have relatively dark night skies. People from around the CRD come here to take advantage of this increasingly rare situation (especially so close to an urban area). The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s star parties, hosted on the Metchosin Municipal grounds, have been very popular over the years as a way members of the public can have a chance to pee ...
Gretchen Markle’s Nature Journal Published
The Metchosin Foundation is very pleased to announce the publishing of a beautiful locally-inspired nature journal, written and illustrated in full colour by Metchosin resident Gretchen Markle! "In the spring of 2020, following the COVID recommendation to 'stay close to home', I limited my daily walks to Witty's Lagoon Park. I went at sunrise for the sake of the birds and the light - and the so ...
Metchosin (Art) Bird Blitz 2020 Winners Announced
Winners of the Metchosin (Art) Bird Blitz 2020 were announced on Oct 2nd. The event showcased the Southwestern BC Art Bird Cards released back in June, challenging Metchosinites to find all 36 of the scaled-up copies of the cards that had been secretly placed outside various businesses around Metchosin. Many took up the challenge, and a healthy competition emerged. Congratulations go ...