June 11th, 2022

Bob Turner of Bowen Island led Lisa Baile, Peter Pare and Kelly Irvine on a kayak trip to St. John's Point on Mayne Island from Hope Bay, Pender Island.  Eagles soared overhead and mink scampered away as they rounded St. John's Point.  They enjoyed a leisurely picnic and then walked among the ancient juniper, colourful arbutus and flowering nodding onions.  Little Liizard Island was close by so they checked out the intertidal life.  It was an exciting return trip crossing the wild riptides of Navy Channel.

June 10th, 2022.

Bob Turner of Bowen Island gave a fascinating descriptioin of the ice age events around the Salish Sea.  We also enjoyed his recent film showing the importance of herring to the ecosystem, including the salmon and orcas.

Go to Our Salish Sea to learn more and see any of his inspiring films.

PenderPOD  sings for the trees

April 29th, 2022 at the Murder Mystery at the Hall 

May 7th, 2022 at the Speak Easy at the Legion

If you're feeling blue or bleak

Take a trip to Fairy Creek

There you'll find

Peace of mind

And old-growth forests we must keep

April 23rd, 2022

The Pender Island Conservancy (PICA) celebrated Earth Day with a well-attended beach clean-up.  PenderPod was at the drop-off point with a display and information table. PICA did such an incredible event, complete with music, food, and good cheer.  The Pender Pod banner was flying high while we danced up a storm.

Orca Tile project was a way to keep the community involved during the pandemic.  After our Orca flag project which commemorated the Orcas that have died, this project was to celebrate all the living Orcas.  A group of youth in the Community Resource Program assisted in putting together kits of paint and tiles.

Visit our Whale Tile page and see all the tiles and read the reports that have been written by participants in this project.

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Mar. 29, 2021

Demonstrators form red line along Victoria seaside walkway to protest Trans Mountain

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Mary Anne Pare and John Allen were there with their grandchildren to show support for youth that have marched in the streets for a livable planet.

Prayer flag for Orcas

This project was for community to decorate a prayer flag from Tibet to commemorate the whales that have died.  The community members who participated researched information about their whale and wrote a report or poem for the whale they chose.  

Natasha and her family completed 7 flags.   Here she is holding Luna and Hugo.

Sasha, a member of the Kawakatoose First Nation, did two prayer flags for the project.  Here she is with her little sister holding her flag for Samish (J14).  She also did one for Tanya(L5).  Go to the prayer flags and click on her flags to read her story.

Sarah Gayle designs and paints a banner