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June 11, 2023  12 noon.  88 Waglisla Street, Central Coast. The Bella Bella Community School invites you to join us in celebrating World's Ocean Day 2023 in beautiful Bella Bella, BC.  There will be scheduled stations for classes to participate in to learn about our ocean in the morning until lunch time.  Join us for a free lunch and free station exploration in the afternoon. The event will take place below the hospital on the beach and breakwater and the government wharf!  See you there. Crafts, beach scavenger hunt, fish cleaning, BBQ, face painting, kayak rides, traditional canoe rides, jigging, and much more....

Despite the huge challenges facing the world’s ocean, by working together we can support a healthy ocean that is able to sustainably provide for the billions of humans, plants, and animals that depend on it every day. On World Oceans Day, people around our blue planet celebrate and honor the ocean, which connects us all. Get together with your family and friends and join us at Deep Bay Marine Field Station for a fun and educational community event!

Working together, we can and will protect our shared ocean. We hope you will be a part of this growing global celebration!

Date: June 8th

Time: All-ages activities happening between 11:00am-3:00pm

Location: Deep Bay Marine Field Station (270 Chrome Point Road, Bowser, BC) Cost: $12/Adult and $7/Student (Children 5 free)

◾Beach Clean-Up   ◾Drop-In Guided Tours at 12:30pm and 2:00pm

◾Colouring Contest ◾Ocean-related Art Displays from Beachcombers Academy

◾Gyotaku Fish Printing  Email: amie.armet@viu.ca    Website: www.viu.ca/deepbay

 17 June @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm PDT 

 PickUp3 Beach Clean Up Event Deas

 Island Park Rd, Delta, BC 

Sponsored by  Oceans Ambassadors and  Greenfeld Financial Management . https://oceanambassadorscanada.org/

The Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards (ADIMS) is hosting 3 events at Denman Island Community Hall (Front Hall) June 8 10am    June 8 at 1pm and 7pm Oceans of Wisdom Art and Performances by local artists.

ADIMS picks up many tons of plastics every year, discarded by the local fish farms who refuse to even come and get the pails. 
https://adims.ca/news/

https://www.facebook.com/AssociationforDenmanIslan...

Coquitlam, British Columbia

June 8  British Columbia Boys Choir, Voices of the Salish Sea,  a performance to promote awareness, a sense of advocacy, stewardship, and support for the unique Ecosystem that is our Salish Sea . Tiller’s Folly, The Wilds, the British Columbia Boys Choir and special guest Ta’Kaiya Blaney team up to present Voices for the Salish Sea, a presentation combining musical performances, media and more. Our goal is to entertain, engage and educate by presenting an affordable, family-friendly live music concert. June 8  7:30pm at Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam BC.

Saturday June 10

Low Tide Day in Cowichan Bay.  We have held this event annually since 1999 and this year it is on World Oceans Day.  Here's the program for this year:

11:30  Volunteers clean the beaches, shoreline, and roads around Cowichan Bay and the Cowichan Estuary

1:00  Lunch and Music at Kil-Pah-Las Beach

2:00  Beach Seine and Quadrat study to meet the living things in the water and under the beach

Other activities are being planned.   www.naturecowichan.net

Saturday June 10   10am to 3pm Esquimalt Gorge Park at 1070 Tillicum Rd.In celebration of this international day, World Fisheries Trust and the Township of Esquimalt are hosting a World Oceans Day event with interpretive walks, guided Songhees canoe tours of the Gorge, a performance by the Lekwungen dancers, sea creature touch tanks, crafts, games, live music and food! Many other local organizations that share an interest in our ocean will be joining the celebration with informative displays and ocean-related activities for all ages. Nature walks of the park, face painting and other family friendly activities will be had, as well as a silent auction with proceeds going to World Fisheries Trust to fund ocean education in local schools.  Why: Ensuring a healthy ocean involves raising awareness of how we can change our daily activities to improve our marine waters. The activities and programs provided during our celebration will highlight the importance of water stewardship and the effects our daily activities have on Gorge waterway ecosystems and organisms, including Coho salmon, Pacific herring, cutthroat trout, and the Olympia oyster.  Organizer: World Fisheries Trust  Email: info@worldfish.org

Location: Descanso Bay Regional Park, Gabriola Island, BC
Date: Sunday June 11,  1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Description: Event hosted by Regional District of Nanaimo and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. DFO staff will be hosting interactive ocean touch tanks, a display on “determining the age of fish” and a display about marine mammals and leatherback turtles. Strawberry Isle Marine Research will bring BUILD-A-WHALE, an interactive killer whale skeleton that participants will build bone by bone. Over a dozen community groups will be sharing information about the marine conservation and education work they do. This is a community effort that is full of fun and learning for the whole family! Bring a picnic lunch.

Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre, in partnership with Gibsons Public Market, is excited to bring you the Inaugural World Oceans Day Festival // Community Art Event!

June  2 - 4 Sunshine Coast Ocean Festival at Gibsons Public Market.

June 8  4 -7pm World Oceans Day Festival 

Friday June 2  7pm Gibsons Public Market

June 3: ALL DAY: Rockfish Art Auction begins 6 PM: Guest Speaker Presentation. Dr. Lance Barrett- Lennard from the BC Cetacean Sightings Network will be presenting his interesting work on killer whales and how photographs can be used to monitor their health. This event will be held in the Coastal Room and is open to the public by donation. Best suited for an adult audience.

June 4

ALL DAY: Rockfish Art Auction Unveiling Glass Sponge Reef

Interactive Display. The NSMEC in partnership with Fisheries and

Oceans Canada (DFO) are pleased to unveil the final component of the

glass sponge reef display!

Updated Info on the calendar at 

https://gibsonsmarine-ed.org/

Riverside Park, Thompson River Shoreline Cleanup   June 11  Thank you to CIBC employees for doing this shoreline cleanup.

Lake Okanagan Downtown at the Sails  Shoreline Cleanup  Date Sat June 10 at 10:00am to noon.  Meet at the Sails in front of Kelowna Downtown Marina. Please bring gloves and large plastic bag or container.

Lake Okanagan Downtown Shoreline Cleanup  Date TBA Sponsored by Summit Yoga BC. Free Yoga class for all volunteers after. 

Lake Okanagan and Kalamalka Lake; Paddle Boarders, Canoeists, Kayakers, Small Boat Owners, Property Owners are invited to clean plastics from the lake. Business man, Aaron Nasipayko invites all to follow his lead. Together we can make a difference. 

https://www.facebook.com/aaron.nasipayko/posts/101...
https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/255916/lakes-...

Wood Lake Shoreline Cleanup (north of Lake Country) Meet at the south end of Pelmewash Parkway (old hwy) June 10  10:00 am Please wear Gloves and bring a large garbage bag. Please wear solid footwear.

Sutherland Park, Lake Okanagan Shoreline Cleanup  Sat June 10 at 10:00 am, wear gloves and bring a large plastic bag or container. Meet at the corner of Cambridge Ave and Ellis St.

Stuart Park Shoreline Cleanup Sunday June 11  10am. Sponsored by CIBC bank which will provide work gloves and bags. Look for the CIBC tent.

UBC Okanagan Library will have a World Oceans Day display

Annual Beach Cleanup 11am to 3pm

June 9 7pm. Mayne Island Conservancy will host guest speakers at the Agriculture Hall.

June 10 2pm - 4pm Join us at St. John Point Park to explore the shoreline and intertidal creatures of Kadonaga Bay at low tide. We will have experts on hand to tell us about the creatures we are seeing.

https://mayneconservancy.ca/event/world-oceans-day-marine-exploration/

June 10  10am to 1pm at Stave Lake, 32555 London Ave. Come celebrate Mission's beautiful back country with the Four Wheel Drive Association of BC and Mission Environmental Stewardship Society!

4WDABC members and volunteers will meet at the Stave Lake West parking lot. Join them to help out in the back country! MESS is hosting an info booth and satellite clean-up of London Ave and Harbour Ave. All equipment is provided at both locations!

Nanaimo World Oceans Day Event
Location: downtown Nanaimo harbourfront (Swy-a-Lana Park to the Boat Basin) as well as on Saysutshun (Newcastle Island).
Date: June 8, 2019, Shoreline Cleanup 9:30 – 11 am; All other Activities 11 am to 3 pm
Description: Hosted by DFO, Snuneymuxw First Nation, City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Port Authority. This year’s celebration will occur throughout the downtown harbourfront (Swy-a-Lana Park to the Boat Basin) as well as on Saysutshun (Newcastle Island). Family fun and learning related to the ocean will include marine touch tanks, an interactive killer whale skeleton (Build-A-Whale), traditional local Indigenous fishing and cedar weaving demos, Snuneymuxw storytelling, interactive SCUBA divers (with live diver to shore camera), a catch and release beach seine, marine science and conservation information and displays, a beach cleanup AND MORE! Families are invited to spend the day celebrating and learning about the ocean!

June 7 to 11, 2018 British Columbia Boys Choir, Voices of the Salish Sea,  a performance to promote awareness, a sense of advocacy, stewardship, and support for the unique Ecosystem that is our Salish Sea . 

Tiller’s Folly, The Wilds, the British Columbia Boys Choir and special guest Ta’Kaiya Blaney team up to present Voices for the Salish Sea, a presentation combining musical performances, media and more. Our goal is to entertain, engage and educate by presenting an affordable, family-friendly live music concert. June 7, 2018 7pm at Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham WA and June 8, 2018 7:30pm at Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam BC. June 11, 2018 7pm Port Theatre, Nanaimo BC

Maffeo Sutton Park, Nanaimo, BC   Friday June 8, 2018, 2pm to 4 pm
Description: Event hosted by City of Nanaimo and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). DFO staff will be hosting an interactive marine touch tank and displays on deep sea marine conservation, marine mammals and leatherback turtles, as well as how and why we age fish. Participants will get a chance to build a killer whale skeleton bone by bone with the interactive BUILD-A-WHALE program. This incredible day will have local students and the public diving deep into learning about the ocean and marine conservation!

Location TBA  Shoreline Cleanup  June 11  Thank you to CIBC employees for doing this shoreline cleanup.

Okanagan LakeShoreline Cleanup , Southern Tip  June 11 Thank you to CIBC employees for doing this shoreline cleanup

Port Hardy, British Columbia  June 10 10am to 2pm   Carrot Park, 7250 Market St. Sponsored

by the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. Education,

Touch Tank, Colouring Contests, Beach Cleanup, Booths. Perfect for all

ages.

Prince George, British Columbia

Fri June 2 to Sunday June 4,  at the Pine Centre Mall and co-hosted Spruce City Wildlife Association and the Mall. Participants are invited to help “Build an Orca Whale” and will be exposed to Ocean habitats and interactive presentations. This is presented by the Strawberry Island Marine Research Society (SIMRS) from Clayoquot Sound. SCWA will also have live chinook salmon fry from their hatchery and a salt water touch tank so folks can learn about what Volunteer Stewardship groups do for the ocean and its environment/creatures and explore marine life with an interactive ocean touch tank, and more!

June 8, June 9 and June 10  Description: Activities are part of the Annual Prince Rupert Seafest. The highlight of this year’s celebrations is a Dunk Tank, where attendees have the opportunity to dunk their boss! Participants can also enjoy cake while looking at some local marine critters, or while browsing various information booths. Seasfest is sponsored by the City of Prince Rupert, local businesses and Dept of Fisheries and Oceans. Full info on http://www.prspecialevents.com/seafest.html

Richmond, British Columbia

Warrior Women of the Sea Conferences™ are about bringing these amazing, strong, creative women together, digging deeper into themselves, learning from others and creating community! A community of women who have had enough of the status quo and are ready to change the world, all while laughing, dancing, celebrating and creating! 

June 3  11am to 3pm:  FREE Outdoor Event - 20 Outdoor Exhibits of

Science, Culture and Environmental Groups, Artists, Face Painting,

Entertainment, Photos with Ollie and Presenters to Celebrate the Salish

Sea, Crafts, Beach Tours & Beach Cleanup. 

Location: Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea, Beacon Park 9811 Seaport Place, Sidney BC right on the ocean. Admission to the centre is half price. 

June 10  12noon to 4pm at Friendship Park. Sunshine Coast Conservation Association invites you to enjoy an afternoon of FREE family fun featuring ocean-themed activities and games on the downtown Sechelt waterfront. Pick up your Oceans Day Passport at our info booth, and gain stamps at each ocean stewardship activity for your chance to win prizes!  Fantastic activities for all ages. www.thescca.ca

June 3  11am FREE family friendly event about all things Salish Sea. Join us outside in Beacon Park on the Sidney oceanfront! Educational exhibits, entertainment & more! 

June 10   6:00 p.m. -  8:00 p.m. Haida Heritage Centre

#2 Beach Rd

The Council of the Haida Nation and Gwaii Haanas are seeking

ocean-themed submissions in the forms of photographs, poetry, and short

stories. Submissions will be entered into one of two draws – youth (13

and under) and adult (14+) – and showcased at a special event on

Thursday, June 8th at the Haida Heritage Centre.

https://www.surrey.ca/parks-recreation/surrey-parks/park-programs/environmental-extravaganza/person-programs

Earth Day to World Oceans Day the city of Surrey hosts

environmental events filled with learning and fun. Please check the

whole schedule for weekend and weekday events. Here is a small sample:

Learn about hatchery roles, fish identification, proper fish handling, tackle, rod rigging and casting, followed by hands-on fishing at the lake! Rods and tackle provided. Parent participation required. Ages 5 to 15. 

Green Timbers Urban Forest Park (14600 block of 100 Ave). Meet at the south end of the lake. 

Hosted by Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. Pre-register online.

Celebrate World Ocean Day by learning how you can help. Join us to hear how the invasive green crab is impacting our ocean ecosystem and what folks are doing about it in Boundary Bay, Drayton Harbor, Washington, and Clayoquot Sound near Tofino. Ages 18+. 

Love Your Beach: Beach Cleanup Sat June 10  11am to 1:30 pm

#WorldOceansDay   Organized by: Surfrider Pacific Rim https://www.facebook.com/events/424954004594548/?active_tab=about

Saturday, June 10 at 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM PDT at Plaza of Nations, 750 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver, BC

EDUCATION FAIR 10:30am – 2:00pm
PANEL 11:30am – 12:30pm
SHORELINE CLEANUP 10:30pm – 2:00pm (with an official clean-up starting at 12:30pm)

No matter where you live, you are connected to the ocean. We encourage you to think about what the ocean means to you and what it will mean to future generations. Join us in honor of World Oceans Day to not only celebrate our oceans but to learn about how we can better ourselves as a community. Individually we are one drop, but together we are an ocean!
 

Sunday August 19,  11am-1pm Jericho Beach Pier, 1300 Discovery St

Sat Sept 16,  11am-1pm  Kitsilano Beach (by the boathouse)

Sat Dec 16,  11am-1pm English Bay Beach, meet at Seawall in front of Cactus Club at 1790 Beach Ave.

Friday June 2,   12 noon to 1:30pm

Awareness Campaign

by West Vancouver Secondary Students

Art Display, Posters, Flyers, World Oceans Day Bookmarks. Stop by to admire and learn.

Pacific Centre Shopping Centre, in the rotunda by Michael Kors

701 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1G5

This Student Awareness Event has been supported by Partners: Me to We Org and Cadillac Fairview Malls

English Bay Beach Shoreline Cleanup
Friday June 9  3:00pm to 5:30pm hosted by Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-BC). Meet in front of the change rooms east of the Cactus Club to remove litter from our shoreline to help create healthy waters for everyone, including the wildlife and communities that depend on them.

Gloves, buckets, and pickers will be provided thanks to the City of Vancouver's Keep Vancouver Spectacular program. Participants are asked to bring their own reusable water bottle, a hat/ sunscreen, and enthusiasm to clean-up our coast!

Want to get involved but have questions? Connect with Alana at alana@cpawsbc.org or 604-685-7445 x34

A Plastic Ocean  FREE acclaimed documentary film  June 8 at Patagonia store at 1994 W 4th Ave, Vancouver. Time: 3:00- 7:30 pm: Zero Waste Market Mini Pop-Up Shop     7:00 pm: Doors open 7:30 pm: Movie starts   9:00 pm: Q & A  Thank you to Patagonia Vancouver ! Scientists around the world have said this is the most important film of our time.   https://www.plasticoceans.org/screenings/

Sun July 30,  10:30am  Meet Brad at Food Kiosk, wear leather padded gloves for protection. 

Saturday, May 27,  at 12:00, Meet

at Crab Park, Sponsored by Parsable & Relic Entertainment wear leather padded gloves for protection. Estera is the organizer.

Location: Dept of Fisheries & Oceans, 401 Burrard Street, ground floor lobby

Date: June 9,, 11 am to 2:00 pm

Description: DFO staff will be hosting a marine life viewing tank, and will be hosting two special presentations relating to this year’s conservation focus of plastic pollution and marine litter. The first presentation, Microplastics in the Ocean: Science in Support of Solutions , will be given by Dr. Peter Ross (Director of Ocean Pollution Research Program, Vancouver Aquarium). The second presentation will be on marine litter and strategies for minimizing shoreline debris, and will be given by Rachel Schoeler (Manager of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup). Oceans Program staff will be in the lobby for the duration of the event to answer questions about marine conservation, and to serve cake and coffee to guests!

Saturday June 10  10:30 am Meeting location:

 FDU Table near north side of Creekside Park beside Science World. Cleanup Location Description: Cleanup of shoreline around Science World. From Creekside Park to bike route at the foot of Carrall Street. Rocky shoreline, syringes, not suitable for young children. Wear leather padded gloves. Organized by Fairleigh Dickinson University - Vancouver Campus.

Saturday, June 10  at 10:00, Meet

 False Creek in front of Mahony & Sons (601 Stamps Landing, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3Z1). Gloves and bags provided

Sunday June 4   10:30am  Meet Lilian in parking lot, wear leather padded gloves for protection. Cleanup along the Island Park Walk path, from Spruce Street (Spruce Harbour Marina) to just before Granville Street Bridge. Includes Sutcliffe Park. Organized by The Body Shop.

Fri June 8 2018  12 noon. Meet Tanya at the beach (just off the seawall) west of the kids water park.. Includes: this is a stretch of tidal flats from the Girl in a Wetsuit Statue to Lumberman's Arch. Gloves and buckets provided.

Kitsilano Beach Park Shoreline Cleanup

June 11 

Thank you to CIBC employees for doing this shoreline cleanup.

The Science World dome will be lit up blue for World Oceans Day on June 8, there will be a blog on the website and a Facebook Live tour of Habitat Island at 2pm.    www.ScienceWorld.ca 

Humpback Whales June 8  11am     

A Beautiful Planet will play June 4 and 11th.  A Beautiful Planet is a breathtaking portrait of Earth from space providing a unique perspective and increased understanding of our planet and galaxy as never seen before. Made in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the film features stunning footage of our magnificent blue planet—and the effects humanity has had on it over time—captured by the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

https://www.scienceworld.ca/omnimax

OMNIMAX THEATRE: Wonders of the Arctic will play daily during June

Wed June 7    7pm

Patagonia 1994 W 4th Ave. Cost $15. The Vancouver Festival of Ocean Films returns. Oceans are a bellwether for the planet’s health, and they need to be healthy for us to have thriving communities and economies.

Connect with oceans near and far at the 10th Annual Vancouver Festival of Ocean Films, hosted by Georgia Strait Alliance.

The official film selections will have you experience:

Raven People Rising
Pacific Herring: Little Fish - Big Problem
Return of the Humpbacks 
Fish First 
For the Love of Salmon 

Thank you to our sponsors, Patagonia and Vancity!

Net proceeds from the festival will continue to assist Georgia Strait Alliance in its mission to protect and restore the marine environment and promote the sustainability of the Georgia Strait, its adjoining water and communities.

www.facebook.com/events/349690225649868/

Keep up to date by following updates on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or search using the hashtag #VFOF.

https://georgiastrait.org/vancouver-festival-of-oc...

VIGIL & WALK FOR WILD & CAPTIVE ORCAS -- plus information, display, Orca Month event preview

Oak Bay Marina (Turkey Head Walkway)

Sunday June 4, Noon - 2:00

Our website is www.orcamonthbc.blogspot.ca

Join us in celebrating World Oceans Day and Orca Month

More Volunteers are needed for events on June 14th and June 17th -- Contact Email orcamonth at gmail.com or Telephone 778 433 6722

MARITIME MUSEUM --Fri June 9  10am -5pm  World Oceans Day: Come by the museum to create your own work of art (that will hang in our front window all week), partake in a special scavenger hunt (with prizes!), and tell us what our oceans mean to you! 634 Humboldt St. Victoria BC  rmeyer@mmbc.bc.ca

FISHERMAN'S WHARF --Sunday June 11  @ 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 12 Erie St, Victoria,  Come and help us celebrate the oceans, in particular the diversity and abundance of marine life in the Salish Sea! Learn how small changes in our everyday lives can add up to a big difference for the planet.

Organizer mika@eaglewingtours.com

Website: www.gvha.ca/events/events-calendar/world-oceans-da...

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/events/364141317519346/

Organized By: Eagle Wing Whale Watching Tours & Greater Victoria Harbour Authority

FISHERMAN'S WHARF   LIVE DIVES BY FISH EYE PROJECT 

Come and help us celebrate the oceans, in particular, the diversity and abundance of marine life in the Salish Sea off the West coast of Canada! On Sunday, June 10, bring the family to Fisherman's Wharf to learn all about the Salish Sea. Talk to a wide variety of research, education and conservation organizations, learn about your own impact, and find out what you can do get involved, reduce plastic pollution and #KeepOceansBlue. There will be plenty of activities for all ages!. Learn how small changes in our everyday lives can add up to a big difference for the planet. Funds raised support local conservation projects and green initiatives at Fisherman’s Wharf. Fish Eye Project will organize two Live Dives, 12pm and 2pm to look at marine life growing on artificial reefs aka float homes! During a Live Dive, you can see, hear and communicate with a diver in real-time. This is a local event this year, streamed from underwater to surface (not streamed online). Visit Fish Eye Project's website for more details on this initiative soon available in Giant Screen theatres!  Info: info@fisheyeproject.org

AND 20 Marine Educational Sessions

BEACON HILL PARK Shoreline Cleanup--Saturday June 3, 10:00 a.m Meet Marcella at the tallest totem pole. Gloves will be provided. Goals: Save Marine Animals -  Meet like minded people - Enjoy nature - Create awareness about the trash left on shorelines. Area: Along Dallas Rd from Douglas St to Cook St. Including Steve Fonyo Beach.

GORGE WATERWAY Shoreline Cleanup--     June 11  Thank you to CIBC employees for doing this shoreline cleanup. 

WILLOWS BEACH IN OAK BAY Shoreline Cleanup--      June 11  Thank you to CIBC employees for doing this shoreline cleanup.

Victoria Sailing Co-op 2017 World Oceans Day Sail

At Oak Bay Marina, Oak Bay, Victoria BC  on June 3   Enjoying our beautiful waters with our "fleet" of two boats! Planning to have sustainable meals aboard, plus fishing up any plastic etc. we may see.   info@victoriasailingcoop.ca

West Vancouver, British Columbia

A Plastic Ocean at Kay Meek Centre, 1700 Mathers Avenue West Vancouver, B.C.  June 8