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Dissolution of the HBES
Dear HBES Members: Our certificate of Dissolution is in hand. Our Society is now officially put to rest. Sadly, we could not recruit younger blood to take over the Board positions vacated by the old-and-tired. Thank you for your support over the years. The HBES and the HBCA before it have served an important role…
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Cooper’s Green Ivy Cleanup
Come join our “Ivy League” at Coopers Green on April 20th at 10am to help clean up invasive ivy in our beloved park in honour of Earth Day. What better time to do the earth and Coopers Green Park a good turn by coming out to help your neighbours cut back the ivy which is…
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Update – Potential Area B. Landfill Sites
Mar 22 2024 Update Remko Rosenboom is the General Manager of Infrastructure Services for the SCRD and informed an HBES member/former board member that, based on information provided to staff and Board members by their consultant at the January 24th, 2024 Meeting, “…..the SCRD is currently not exploring the development of a new landfill in…
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Pumpkinseed Fish in Trout Lake Taking Over
An update on the extremely unfortunate introduction of Pumpkinseed Sunfish into our Trout Lake: A year ago, when it became known that Pumpkin Seed Sunfish had been introduced into Trout Lake, I was unaware that Stickleback were routinely sampled from Trout Lake to establish a baseline for other lakes with resident Stickleback. A very few…
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Realtors Take Note: It Could happen here
Japanese Knotweed infestations in the UK have not only destroyed property values for many home owners but real-estate agents have been sued for misleading unwary buyers. Could it happen in Halfmoon Bay? Have a gander at the article below, courtesy of Terry Knight. “Furniture designer who found Japanese knotweed behind his shed when he moved…