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Wild About Burnaby Lake 2020 – CANCELLED

CANCELLED
In response to the COVID-19 situation, this program has been cancelled.
Regional parks and greenways remain open. Spending time in nature is a good way to take care of both your physical and mental health.

Check out our social media accounts – search @BurnabyLakePark –  to keep in touch with what is going on in Burnaby Lake Regional Park and ask any questions you may have.

Want some wild fun without leaving the city?

Connect to the nature of Burnaby Lake and be inspired by local stewardship groups that are giving back to the park they love. You will find opportunities to get involved and stay active and be part of your community.

MVRP Fall Parksfest 2018

Doors open at 8 am

A day of inspiring presentations and practical workshops

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PROGRAM

MCs: Trina Sakata, Jeff Rotin, Jennifer Swanston – Community Development Coordinators, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks

8:30 – 9:30 am REGISTRATION/REFRESHMENTS

  • Meet & Greet
​9:30 – 10:00 am ​WELCOME/OPENING REMARKS

  • Mike Redpath, Director of Regional Parks
  • Metro Vancouver Representative (TBA)
  • Bonnie Van Hatten, St’uxwtews First Nation and Deanna Miller, Katzie First Nation
​10:00 – 10:15 am ​BREAK
​10:15 – 11:45 am ​MORNING WORKSHOPS
​11:45 am – 12:45 pm ​ ​LUNCH
​12:45 – 1:30 pm  ​PARKS AT A GLANCE

  • Christina Chowaniec, NatureKids BC
  • Anne Gosse and Holly Nurmi, Derby Reach/Brae Island Parks Association
  • Mike Jerowsky, Pacific Spirit Park Society
1:30 – 1:45 pm ​​DR. M. WOSK AWARD PRESENTATIONS

  • Joe Hargitt, Executive Director, Pacific Parklands Foundation
1:45 – 2:00 pm ​​CLOSING REMARKS FOLLOWED BY BREAK
2:00 – 3:30 pm ​​ AFTERNOOON WORKSHOPS

 

 

THANK YOU

to everyone who came to the inaugural WILD ABOUT BURNABY LAKE! We hope you had a good time on your canoe tours, nature walks and weed pulls, as well as enjoy the exhibits from:

  • Bird Studies CanadaBLPA-WaBL-Thank_You_Visitors_&_Exhibitors
  • Burnaby Beekeepers Association
  • Catching the Spirit Youth Society
  • North Shore Black Bear Society
  • Northern Spotted Owl Captive Breeding Program
  • Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society
  • Pacific Parklands Foundation
  • Stanley Park Ecology Society
  • Wild Life Rescue Association of BC
  • City of Burnaby Planning Department
  • Metro Vancouver Regional Parks
  • Burnaby Lake Park Association

This event was presented in conjunction with Metro Vancouver Regional Parks and the City of Burnaby Planning Department with support from the TD Friends of the Environment Fund. Special thanks to Burnaby Lake Rowing Club and Burnaby Canoe & Kayak Club who accommodated the voyageur canoes on Burnaby Lake and Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Special Events, Interpreters and Operations staff for all your help with set up and take down.

Photos:  Suzanne Rushton Photography

Visitors and exhibitors! If you took any photos, we’d love to see them – please tag us @BurnabyLakePark on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook – Thank you!

If you would like to contact any of our exhibitors, please go to the event page where it will link you that organization’s website, Facebook page or contact details.