Wanted: Vancouver Island fish technical committee member

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Coastal Region

Wanted: Columbia Region board member

Apply by Tuesday October 31, 2023

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Columbia Region

Meet our new program manager!

Margo Sadler joins the FWCP

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Grant intake open

Apply for funding for fish and wildlife projects in our Coastal, Columbia, and Peace regions.

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Meet Glen: new Coastal Region board member

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Coastal Region

Meet Andy: new Peace Region board member

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Peace Region

Sixteen marmot pups born in Strathcona Park

Coastal Region

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Photo: A. Taylor

Coastal Region

Four bridges retrofitted with wildlife underpasses

Columbia Region

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Photo: Province of B.C.

Columbia Region

Seventeen calves released from caribou maternity pen

Peace Region

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Photo: Nîkanêse Wah tzee Stewardship Society

Peace Region

89 Projects Approved 2023–2024

28 Coastal Region Projects 2023–2024

33 Columbia Region Projects 2023–2024

28 Peace Region Projects 2023–2024

Grant intake now open

Apply for fish and wildlife grants by Monday, October 30, 2023.

Review our regional action plans and develop a project idea that aligns with the priority actions.

Get started by reviewing our regional guidance documents.

 

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Join the FWCP

We’re looking for new members for our Columbia Region board and two of our Coastal technical committees.

If you have a passion for fish and wildlife, as well as connections to stewardship groups in your region, we want to hear from you!

 

Coastal technical committee Columbia Region board member

Funded by BC Hydro

BC Hydro has water licence obligations in the Columbia and Peace regions, and has made voluntary commitments to address the impacts of dams of the Coastal Region. BC Hydro fulfils the applicable obligations through the work of the FWCP.

BC Hydro works in equal partnership with the Province of B.C., Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations and public stakeholders by participating on FWCP’s regional Boards.

 

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Who we are

We are a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations and public stakeholders to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in watersheds impacted by existing BC Hydro dams.

Learn more about the projects we’re funding in our Coastal, Columbia, and Peace regions in 2023 – 2024.

Read our latest Coastal, Columbia and Peace region’s annual reports.

 

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Our Program Partners

The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations and public stakeholders to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in watersheds impacted by BC Hydro dams.