The Sargeant Bay Society is a non-profit organization located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada. As environmental stewards, our Mission is to promote conservation of the natural habitat of Sargeant Bay and its neighbouring watersheds. We invite you to learn more about the work we are doing to protect this ecologically sensitive habitat and how you can make a difference.
Please join us by becoming a member!
Upcoming Event
Harvest Festival
Sunday August 31, 2025
11 am – 3pm
Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden
The annual, end-of-summer Harvest Festival is back at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden and the Sargeant Bay Society will be there!
Recent News
Proposal to Expand Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park
The Sargeant Bay Society hopes to see remaining areas of Coastal Douglas Fir and Coastal Western Hemlock on the Sunshine Coast preserved. To this end, we have partnered with the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association to submit a proposal for the expansion of Smuggler Cove Marine Provincial Park. You can read our proposal here.
Spring 2025 Newsletter
Read our spring 2025 newsletter (#113) to learn what we’ve been up to!
2025 Sargeant Bay Society Student Bursary
Congratulations to Jeremy Wilhelm, the recipient of the 2025 Sargeant Bay Society Student Bursary. Along with his excellent academic record and leadership skills while attending Elphinstone Secondary, Jeremy spent time volunteering at the Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre on the coast. Enjoy your studies in Environmental Sciences Jeremy!
New Fish Ladder
A new aluminum Fish Ladder was installed in early August, 2024, and the final phase – a “beaver baffler” – was completed at the end of September.
The fish ladder was engineered to allow salmon and smaller fish to enter the ladder more easily at lower tides. The new design also incorporates a “beaver deceiver” which will allow water to flow into the ladder from a submerged pipe in Colvin lake, thereby enabling fish to pass, even when there is a beaver dam at the top of the ladder. A new level ground viewing platform was also built and installed by dedicated volunteers. We hope you take some time to check out the new fish ladder and viewing platform.
Read our special newsletter about the fish ladder installation. What an incredible process!!
