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GWAS IN THE NEWS

Our work has been newsworthy many times! Come see what the media has had to say about our projects.

Esquimalt Mayor Barbara Desjardins and manager of parks Robbie Young at the Green Shores Demonstration Site in Esquimalt Gorge Park.

TIMES COLONIST

Back to nature: Traces of humans removed at restored Esquimalt Gorge Park shoreline
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Two pedestrians observe the Gorge Waterway after the Green Shores project is complete.

VICTORIA NEWS

Completed work breathes new life into Gorge Waterway in Esquimalt
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Four pedestrians and two dogs in the woods of the grounds of Government House.

TIMES COLONIST

Trevor Hancock: Why become a UNESCO urban biosphere region?
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The CRD holds their Environmental Services Meeting.

CHEK+

CRD approves plan to nominate Greater Victoria as a UNESCO Biosphere region
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A heron enjoys supper with a view of the Gorge Waterway on August 26

SAANICH NEWS

Waterway trivia, bioblitz event aims to repair damage in Esquimalt Gorge Park
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A diver works the edges of the Gorge Waterway looking for interesting objects, as the water flows outward to the sea under the Gorge Tillicum Bridge during tide change. Don Descoteau/Victoria News

SAANICH NEWS

Flowing Histories: Chunks of historic glass spur cleanup on Gorge waterway
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Bruce Bevan puts together a trap to capture small fish for documentation.

SAANICH NEWS

Beaver dams and tire toxins: View Royal creek faces increasing challenges
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Two volunteers planting trees and clearing invasive plants at Esquimalt Gorge Park.

SAANICH NEWS

Victoria group plants 100 trees along Gorge in queer-focused climate event
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Three children and three adults observing the bug and insect display at the Nature House.

CHEK NEWS

Creating the climate champions of tomorrow: How the Gorge Waterway Action Society continues to make a difference
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Close-up of a sprouting shrub being held in Gorge Waterway Park.

VICTORIA NEWS

Gorge Waterway caretakers incorporate queer community with $25K grant
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Brad Procter on the pedestrian bridge over Gorge Creek, which feeds into the Gorge Waterway. “The area today is flat, with only one type of plant. We want to add vegetation, increase biodiversity and create a green shore,” Procter says.

TIMES COLONIST

Vital People: Society gives nature a helping hand in reclaiming Gorge Creek
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The Gorge Waterway Action Society acknowledges and respects the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples on whose traditional and unceded territories we work and the Songhees, Esquimalt, T'Sou-ke, W̱SÁNEĆ and other First Nations peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

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