SHAWNIGAN BASIN SOCIETY  
​​Conservation, Preservation & Recreation

Our 2021 Fundraising Campaigns are underway.
We need your financial support to continue our work and apply for further grants and funding opportunities from other sources.
Direct fundraisers can be found on our Get Involved - Ways to Show Your Support page!

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​We have Achieved Charitable organization status and can now issue tax deductible reciepts directly and through our Canada Helps account


SHAWNIGAN VILLAGE RAIL TRAIL
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS REPORT​

ECOLOGICAL LEGACY PROJECTS
Join our working group to develop an action plan.
Please email director@shawniganbasinsociety.org with your ideas and enthusiasm.
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WHAT DOES THE SBS DO?​
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​UPCOMING
TOPICS AND EVENTS 
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THE NATURAL EDGE 
 RESTORING THE RIBBON OF LIFE
Cedar Planters
Raffle Fundraiser Underway!


GENERAL
MEETINGS
HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT
7 PM
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS
HELD ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT
7 PM​

January  Coho Salmon Project

Ken Gray, of the Mill Bay and Area Conservation Society, will describe a brief history of the Shawnigan Creek Coho salmon project initiated in 1978 when Coho salmon taken from Goldstream were used to stock Lower Shawnigan Creek. In the early years when the salmon returned to the creek, volunteers would net them at the creek outlet and then carry by foot the fish 26 metres (85 feet) up the steep ravine bank to the fish transport trucks. The fish would then be transported to the creek above the site of the series impassible falls.  He will also describe the more recent efforts that ended with the most successful Coho salmon return to the Shawnigan Creek watershed with over 7,300 Coho salmon transported to Lower Shawnigan Creek and Shawnigan Lake. The Lower Shawnigan Creek salmon run is the most successful run in Southern Vancouver Island. This salmon project involves the efforts of dozens of volunteers donating thousands of hours of labour.
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The Shawnigan Basin Society is Proud to Announce the Launch of their Fundraising Initiative & Regular Community Events!

We, the Shawnigan Basin Society, remain committed to protecting and securing the long-term health and safety of the Shawnigan Lake Community watershed and the drinking water it provides.

Recently, the Shawnigan Basin Society experienced the loss of our tax based funding. Although this loss is significant, we have chosen to continue to uphold our commitment to Shawnigan residents. Doing so entails the launch of community wide fundraising drives, a three-tiered approach of members, donors, and sponsors.
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We very much look forward to working in solidarity with all community members to achieve our goals.
​    1.  $20 Annual Membership * please include your email
  • drop in during office hours
  • mail membership form and cheque to
          PO Box 189
          Shawnigan Basin Society
          Shawnigan Lake, BC
          V0R 2W1
    2.   Donations and Contributions 
  • Online through Canada Helps 
  • On Facebook Page through Fundraising Campaigns 
  • Transfers can be sent to director@shawniganbasinsociety.org 
  • Stop by our office or call us to show your support.
  • Deposit Drop Off - Bottles and cans - Leave your donation on our account at  the Bottle Depot on Fisher Rd.
  • Use our Co-op Membership at a Peninsula Co-op or at Super Save in Shawnigan. #117809​
​3.   Sponsorship

OFFICE RENTALS AVAILABLE


Promoting a holistic approach toward environmental solutions,
community engagement and local stewardship

​WE WELCOME ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 

ABOUT

Learn more about our vision of watershed governance, how we operate, what we do, and our
success stories to date

PROJECTS

Check out what we've been up to.  Research our collection of documents, resources, and maps featuring our Ecosystem Based Conservation Plan

GET INVOLVED

See what's coming up for the Basin Society including events in the community and membership opportunities

Overcoming Fragmentation:

A Holistic Approach to Watershed Management

Shawnigan Lake, unlike nearby Sooke Lake, is extensively developed. The consequences of historic and recent developments, along with an increasingly volatile climate, have accumulated to affect the capacity of the watershed to provide for both a community water supply and a thriving economy. Scientific trends are showing a steady decline in our drinking water quality, leading many of our citizens to act and advocate for change.
The CVRD electoral area that includes Shawnigan Lake is the largest unincorporated population in the province. It has a mixed economy of forestry, agriculture, mining, tourism, recreation and commerce. The rural community is facing increased pressures and is approaching a tipping point where both the public and private values of water and economy are at risk. Diversity of land ownership and the need to accommodate many competing interests makes the task of restoring watershed functions very complex. The Shawnigan Basin Society (SBS) is committed to working with all basin interests to identify values, define problems, consider the scientific record, and decide on courses of action to protect, conserve, restore, and enhance the environmental and economic values that make up the basin’s natural and human ecology.
Narrated by Georgia Collins
Narrated by Dave Hutchinson

FUNDING & GRANTS

Look here for past financial statements, budgets, and sources of funds
received by external agencies.

WATER QUALITY

Learn more about our vision of watershed governance, how we operate, what we do, and share our success stories.

STUDIES & REPORTS

Find full details of thesis work, consolidated reports, and
ongoing water studies here.

​Having completed an ecosystem-based conservation plan (EBCP), the Basin Society is now moving forward with a full-scale public engagement and consultation initiative.
Determine what sub-basin you live in on the map provided and consider hosting a discussion in your home.
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