Category: Education

  • Learning at Little Qualicum

    Twenty fourth year Vancouver Island University (VIU) students from the Geography 452 course – Applications in Sustainable Management visited the Little Qualicum River Estuary Conservation Area (LQRECA) on Monday, March 3 to learn about an example of a multi stakeholder ecological restoration project. Under the leadership of Professor Matt Bowes, the class joined several Qualicum…

  • All About Eelgrass

    Learn about World Seagrass Day  and explore the Resilient Estuaries of the Salish Sea project—its successes, challenges, and the collaborative work being done to safeguard estuaries for the future. The presenters from Sea Change will have an informative display about estuaries and eelgrass. Estuaries are vital wetland habitats, formed where freshwater from rivers meet the saltwater of the…

  • Stream Mapping Training

    If you are interested in learning how to carry out stream mapping, representatives of Weaver Technical are offering a training course on either February 11 or 12 at Grandon Creek in Qualicum Beach. Tuesday, February 11 is the first date, but if there are windy conditions that day the session will be moved to February…

  • 2025 Board Elected

    2025 Board (L to R): Ed Wasiak, David James (President, kneeling), Neil Carruthers, Louella MacVicar, Neil Worboys, Pat Jacobson, Gord Almond, Ray Woroniak, Sacha Woroniak (Youth Advisor), Daryl Erickson (Treasurer) The QBS Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on Saturday, November 30, 2024 in Qualicum Beach with around 40 participants. The 2025 Board was elected,…