Category: Community
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Putting The Park To Bed
Looking For Fun on Thursday, November 6th? We have just the opportunity!! Town Parks Staff has allocated most of the day, and will work with our volunteers at Seaside Nature Park to undertake a clean-up in the Park and put it to bed for the winter. They will have extra staff and equipment to tackle the more…
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AGM Reminder
QUALICUM BEACH STREAMKEEPERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ST STEPHEN’S HALLVILLAGE WAY, QUALICUM BEACH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025 9:30 AM, The 2025 AGM for QBS will be held on October 18th, for the annual report on activities, the election of board members for 2025/6, and a presentation by a guest speaker. The Hamilton Wetlands and Forest Preservation Society…
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Expanding Plant Coverage
Little Qualicum River Estuary Regional Conservation Area (LQRECA) – our latest work party took place on Thursday, October 9 when nine volunteers and our Cultural Monitor, Kris from the Qualicum First Nation, worked together to plant 55 more native plants on the spit. The plants consisted of 10 large Shore Pine, 5 Garry Oak, 10…
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Forests and Rivers
BC NATIONAL FOREST WEEK AND WORLD RIVERS DAY QBS will have a display at two upcoming events this weekend …. at a Forest Week event at the Qualicum Beach Museum from 1 to 4 on Saturday, September 27… and at World Rivers Day in the Parksville Community Park from 11 to 3 on Sunday, September…
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Rescuing Salmon
On Monday, August 25, Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers (QBS) have been requested to provide our volunteer services to assist the Town of Qualicum Beach and Dave Clough’s fisheries biologist team to remove fish from the ponds on the Memorial Golf Club. Every few years, the irrigation ponds on the golf course fill with sediment and need…
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Celebrating 30 Years!
The Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers Society has been recognized by the Town of Qualicum Beach for thirty years of contributing to the protection and improvement of wild fish habitat in and around the community. Mayor Teunis Westbroek spoke at the 12th annual Beach Day in Qualicum Beach event, where many of the Society’s supporters and volunteers…