Species at Risk - Hartland — Be Informed

The Mount Work Coalition (MWC) is a non-profit society established last year to advocate for protection of the Mount Work region to protect it as a recreational and environmental treasure for present and future generations. MWC is run entirely by volunteers. We need your financial support. Please consider donating today.

Mount Work Coalition Joins Peninsula Biosolids Coalition to Strengthen Opposition to Toxic Biosolid Spread in CRD

Mount Work Coalition joins forces with The Butchart Gardens and other regional Societies in opposition to spread of toxic biosolid waste at CRD Harland landfill. Fears CRD’s lack of adequate testing of toxins, data transparency and out-dated OMRR will have negative consequences on region, parks, Saanich Inlet, farms, drinking water, and adjacent major tourist destination.

Feb 15 Last Chance to Tell CRD to Make Climate Accountability the SWMP Priority!

We have just a few days left to ensure CRD hears our feedback on the draft Solid Waste Management Plan and their plan to expand Hartland landfill. The liveability of the entire region depends on your feedback. Here’s two easy ways to have your voice heard…

Stop CRD, Hartland Expansion, Calls To ActionDelaney ToshFebruary 12, 2021SWMP, Species at Risk - Hartland, crd, Climate Crisis, CRD

Open Letter to Lana Popham, MLA: Your Action Urgently Needed to Protect South Saanich from CRD Plans

Your involvement and leadership are so critical to protect the Mount Work area and to not allow the CRD to turn this valuable natural ecosystem into an industrial area. Building bigger landfills and blasting away forests is not a 21st century approach to waste management.

Why it's Critical the CRD Stop the Destruction of Our Region's Forests

The CRD plans to destroy 73 acres of forest near Mount Work Regional Park to make way for blasting, mining and a massive expansion of the Hartland landfill. Here’s why it is critical the CRD stop failing us, shift away from ‘business as usual’ thinking, and get on side with biodiversity and climate action.

Species at Risk Endangered by CRD Hartland Landfill Expansion

Despite known species at risk at Hartland and the surrounding parks, CRD plans to destroy 73 acres of forest, including old growth Douglas Fir, to blast a big hole to dump garbage into and decimate known habitat for the Threatened Western Screech-Owl for years to come.