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Echo Heights : Prime for Development?

Or a cultural legacy for the community?
FILM BY HOLLY PATTISON

The District of North Cowichan could be facing court action from First Nations if it goes ahead with subdividing part of the 52-acre Echo Heights Forest in Coast Salish territory at Chemainus on Vancouver Island. This is filmmaker Holly Pattison's second film about the forest that biologists have said is a great example of "recovering" coastal Douglas fir with Garry oak meadows, ponds and extensive trail system created by the community over decades.

The Chemainus Biodiversity Education Project is a collaboration that began in 2007 between the University of Victoria through the POLIS Project and a number of interested individuals, organizations, First Nations and businesses in the Chemainus region of Vancouver Island, including Thetis and Penelakut Islands. It is completely volunteer-based. The first phase of the project from 2007-2009 involved piloting a collaborative learning model that draws on a combination of local and academic expertises and experiential learning in nature as outdoor classrooms. The project is currently in its second phase, drawing together the collective expertise shared to create user-friendly educational resources for the region.

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The Chemainus Residents Association:

Working for a livable and healthy community since 2006. 

3136 Maxwell St, 

Chemainus, BC   V0R1K2

250-416-0382  

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