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CVRD News: Watershed Awareness Days: Discover Where Your Water Comes From 🫗The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) invites the public to explore the Comox Lake Watershed during Watershed Awareness Days, taking place from May 26 to 30, 2026. This week-long event features guided walks, lakeside talks, presentations, and family-friendly activities. It’s a unique opportunity to experience the watershed firsthand and learn how it sustains the health and wellbeing of the entire Comox Valley community.
Read the full story here 👉 comoxvalleyrd.ca/connect/news/watershed-awareness-days-discover-where-your-water-comes
View all the FREE* events here:
www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/connectedbywater
*Some events require registration
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Andy MacKinnon on the story behind Fomitopsis Mounceae:
The Plant Native Grow Wild event is coming up soon. This is your chance to learn more about supporting wildlife in your area by growing native plants. Have a look at the beautiful native gardens around the MARS visitor centre, chat with knowledgeable experts and purchase some plants to help you become a habitat steward in your own backyard. We are looking forward to meeting you there.We're joining our fabulous community partners for a fun and educational day of learning how to support wildlife close to home with native plants and ecological practices. Local experts and environmental groups will have friendly advice to help you become a habitat steward in your own yard. Oh, and there'll be 35+ native plants species for sale for a variety of different growing conditions.📆 Saturday, May 30th 10 am - 2 pm
📍 1331 Williams Beach Rd. Merville
Our guests experts:
🌱 Comox Valley Nature
🌱 Gone to Seed Little Library
🌱 Vancouver Island Master Gardeners
🌱 Native Bee Society of BC
🌱 Comox Community Bat Program
⭐️ Some vendors cash-only
☑️ Bring your own flats
🚗 Limited parking: carpool if you can
❤️ MARS Visitor Centre and Gift shop open but no site tours
🛑 No dogs, please
❓️ email
Category Archives: Bursary
Ruby Vie, CVN Bursary recipient, 2024
Ruby Vie, a graduate of Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School, was the 2024 recipient of the CVN Bursary. Ruby credits curiosity as the incentive that resulted in her academic success. She was involved in school Environment, UN, and Arts clubs … Continue reading
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Tia Nu’u, CVN Bursary recipient, 2023
Tiare Nu’u, a graduate of Isfeld Secondary School, is the 2023 recipient of the CVN Bursary. She will study Biological Sciences at Queen’s University. Her program will include environmental science in order to pursue her passion for nature and environmental … Continue reading
Three CVN Bursary recipients in 2022!
The CVN Bursary for environmentally-related post-secondary studies is usually awarded to a deserving Grade 12 graduate each year. However, this year the bursary was awarded to three students, all from Georges P. Vanier Secondary School in Courtenay! This was unprecedented … Continue reading
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Charlotte Kimmins, CVN Bursary recipient, 2021
The CVN Bursary Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2021 CVN Bursary is Charlotte Kimmins of G.P. Vanier Secondary. Charlotte is planning to pursue a double undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Queen’s … Continue reading
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Anja Leikermoser, CVN Bursary Recipient, 2020
The 2020 winner of our $1000 Bursary Award is Anja Leikermoser, who is enrolled at Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School in the French Immersion program and will be graduating this spring. She has been accepted into the Science Program at … Continue reading
Jillian Stelfox, CVN Bursary Recipient, 2019
The 2019 recipient of our $1000 bursary award was Jillian Stelfox, who graduated from Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School and enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (Ecology) program at the University of Calgary in 2019. She intends to pursue a … Continue reading
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Jensen Keltie, CVN Bursary Recipient, 2018
Jensen Keltie is a graduating grade 12 student from Vanier Secondary School. The Bursary Committee chose Jensen for her outstanding academic achievement, her active participation in conservation and environmental issues and her contribution to the Vancouver Island University’s Deep Bay … Continue reading
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Emily Lohn, CVN Bursary Recipient, 2017
Emily Lohn receiving CVN Bursary Award from Jim Boulter, CVN President, at Mark Isfeld Secondary School Awards Ceremony June 5 2017 The CVN Bursary Committee chose Emily Lohn as this year’s bursary winner for her volunteer commitments in environmental and … Continue reading
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Kylie Adebar, CVN Bursary Recipient, 2016
The CVN Bursary Committee chose Kylie Adebar as this year’s bursary winner for her volunteer commitments and high academic standing at Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School. She is now enrolled in the General Sciences program at the UBC Okanagan campus … Continue reading
