Author: <span>Mike Mesford</span>

The Joys of Stream Sampling

BWS doesn’t have an office. We do our indoor stuff, like meetings and such, at each other’s houses. Our monthly meetings, thanks to the kind support of SPID (Ships Point Improvement District) are at the firefighters training hall. Many meetings are on Zoom and we sometimes meet at the FBI. …

Connecting the Data

One of the main BWS activities is gathering data. We’ve been gathering data for over seven years. We’ve got tons of it, piled up in boxes, tucked away on closet shelves, sealed in jars in the back of the fridge. I accidentally kicked a bucket of data over in the …

Our Latest Evolution

One might think that, as watershed stewards, our stock in trade would be water. But really, there’s not much we can do about water. We can’t make more of it. That’s the job of nature. We can’t manage it. That’s the job of the community, the Regional District, the Province, …

Profile: Lynne Ray

BWS has a doctor on our board of directors. We also have a nurse. And she is the same person. Lynne Ray holds a Doctorate in Nursing degree from the University of Washington. If you know Lynne, this may not come as a shock. She is astute and radiates competence. …