A BRIEF HISTORY OF STILLWATER BLUFFS
When you walk through the forest and along the cliffs and shoreline of Stillwater Bluffs it may seem like you have gone back in time to an untouched land. But, like all of Coastal British Columbia, the Bluffs has a long, long, history. We do not know all of that history, but it is clear that the First Nations have lived on what we now call the Sunshine Coast for millennia.
Through all that time, the land that we now call Stillwater Bluffs stayed much as it always had been – an ancient coastal forest overlooking the Salish Sea – until a little over 100 years ago, when the huge old trees began to feel the bite of saws and axes. Our timeline of the modern history of Stillwater Bluffs begins at the turn of the 20th century.
2022
On July 10, a walk-through of the Bluffs by several FOSBA directors led to the addition of almost 100 entries to the BioSearch database, pushing it well over the required minimum of 50 entries to qualify for official recognition.
2022
In the early summer, the qathet Regional District began working on a a new Parks and Trails Strategy.
2021
In early December 2021, the Finance Committee of the qathet Regional District recommended that 50% of the funds raised for Parkland Acquisition be diverted to the District’s tax requisition. FOSBA initiated and led a write-in campaign in support of keeping the funds for their originally intended purpose. The campaign was successful, and at the Regional Board meeting on December 15, a motion to apportion 50% of the parkland acquisition fund toward tax requisition was unanimously defeated.
2021
In June 2021, FOSBA launched the Stillwater Bluffs BioSearch as a way to compile an inventory of plant and animal species at Stillwater Bluffs. The BioSearch,hosted on INaturalist, allowed individuals to add information to a scientifically recognized database.
2020
The qathet Regional District Strategic Plan established a goal to cultivate the protection of parks and greenspaces.
2021
In early December 2021, the Finance Committee of the qathet Regional District recommended that 50% of the funds raised for Parkland Acquisition be diverted to the District’s tax requisition. FOSBA initiated and led a write-in campaign in support of keeping the funds for their originally intended purpose. The campaign was successful, and at the Regional Board meeting on December 15, a motion to apportion 50% of the parkland acquisition fund toward tax requisition was unanimously defeated.
2021
In early December 2021, the Finance Committee of the qathet Regional District recommended that 50% of the funds raised for Parkland Acquisition be diverted to the District’s tax requisition. FOSBA initiated and led a write-in campaign in support of keeping the funds for their originally intended purpose. The campaign was successful, and at the Regional Board meeting on December 15, a motion to apportion 50% of the parkland acquisition fund toward tax requisition was unanimously defeated.
2021
In early December 2021, the Finance Committee of the qathet Regional District recommended that 50% of the funds raised for Parkland Acquisition be diverted to the District’s tax requisition. FOSBA initiated and led a write-in campaign in support of keeping the funds for their originally intended purpose. The campaign was successful, and at the Regional Board meeting on December 15, a motion to apportion 50% of the parkland acquisition fund toward tax requisition was unanimously defeated.
2021
In early December 2021, the Finance Committee of the qathet Regional District recommended that 50% of the funds raised for Parkland Acquisition be diverted to the District’s tax requisition. FOSBA initiated and led a write-in campaign in support of keeping the funds for their originally intended purpose. The campaign was successful, and at the Regional Board meeting on December 15, a motion to apportion 50% of the parkland acquisition fund toward tax requisition was unanimously defeated.
2021
In early December 2021, the Finance Committee of the qathet Regional District recommended that 50% of the funds raised for Parkland Acquisition be diverted to the District’s tax requisition. FOSBA initiated and led a write-in campaign in support of keeping the funds for their originally intended purpose. The campaign was successful, and at the Regional Board meeting on December 15, a motion to apportion 50% of the parkland acquisition fund toward tax requisition was unanimously defeated.
2021
In early December 2021, the Finance Committee of the qathet Regional District recommended that 50% of the funds raised for Parkland Acquisition be diverted to the District’s tax requisition. FOSBA initiated and led a write-in campaign in support of keeping the funds for their originally intended purpose. The campaign was successful, and at the Regional Board meeting on December 15, a motion to apportion 50% of the parkland acquisition fund toward tax requisition was unanimously defeated.
2021
In early December 2021, the Finance Committee of the qathet Regional District recommended that 50% of the funds raised for Parkland Acquisition be diverted to the District’s tax requisition. FOSBA initiated and led a write-in campaign in support of keeping the funds for their originally intended purpose. The campaign was successful, and at the Regional Board meeting on December 15, a motion to apportion 50% of the parkland acquisition fund toward tax requisition was unanimously defeated.
2021
In early December 2021, the Finance Committee of the qathet Regional District recommended that 50% of the funds raised for Parkland Acquisition be diverted to the District’s tax requisition. FOSBA initiated and led a write-in campaign in support of keeping the funds for their originally intended purpose. The campaign was successful, and at the Regional Board meeting on December 15, a motion to apportion 50% of the parkland acquisition fund toward tax requisition was unanimously defeated.