Employment Opportunities
BCAF presently has four summer field technician positions available for various projects. If you’re interested in getting some quality field experience and a hands-on opportunity to improve the natural environment within Lunenburg County, BCAF is looking for you!
- Field Technician - Development of Mushamush River Watershed Fish Habitat Restoration Plan
- Field Technician - Atlantic Whitefish Recovery Project
- Field Technician - LaHave River Watershed Project
- Field Technician - Mahone Bay Roseate Tern Recovery Project
BCAF Celebrates Grand Opening
An Open House was held on Friday, August 26th, 2011 to mark BCAF’s move to the Captain Angus Walters House. The occasion also acted as a grand re-opening for the Captain Angus Walters House Exhibit located on the main floor of the building. As per the agreement with the Town of Lunenburg, BCAF will use the building as their office space, but will also maintain the Walters Family exhibit and showcase the Walters Family memorabilia as part of a community run museum display. The Captain Angus Walters House exhibit and displays are open to the public during regular BCAF office hours, Mondays to Fridays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Click here to view photo gallery from the Open House.
Click here for news related to the Opening.
- Lighthouse Publishing September 6, 2011 edition of Progress Bulletin
- CBC Radio’s Information Morning with Community Correspondent Allan Creaser
BCAF Looking for “Island Watchers”
Grassy Island in Mahone Bay used to hold 1/3 of the endangered Roseate tern population in Canada. In 1995, the population began declining until, in 2003, there were no Roseate terns recorded in Mahone Bay at all. The Roseate Tern Recovery Project (RTRP) was initiated in 2003 to monitor tern abundance, distribution, and productivity and ultimately establish a secure nesting site for a Roseate tern colony in the bay.
If you enjoy being outdoors, boating, and are often near the islands within Lunenburg County – the Island Watchers Program is for you! The Island Watchers Program is a chance for community members to observe and record information on terns in the area and help BCAF monitor their movements and behaviours, as well as disturbances, within Lunenburg County.
If you would like to receive more information about how you can get involved, call the BCAF office at 902-634-9977 or email rtrp@coastalaction.org.
BCAF still offering Environmental Home Assessment Program
Nova Scotians want to do their part to protect the environment. Often, people do not realize the environmental and health impacts of not regularly testing well water and properly maintaining oil tanks and septic systems. The Environmental Home Assessment Program is designed to inform Nova Scotians about the importance of their on-site water wells and septic systems, as well as their home oil tank. The home assessment will provide educational information about the importance of regular well water quality testing, pumping of the septic system and maintenance of the oil tank. The program is FREE and offers home assessments to hundreds of individual homes served by water wells and on-site septic systems.
Homeowners who participate will receive :
- A water and wastewater assessment for their property
- A $100 rebate on septic tank pumping
- A water quality sampling kit
- Water saving devices
- Samples of environmentally friendly cleaners
- And a home oil tank system checklist
Contact the BCAF office toll free 1-866-551-5586 to book an appointment or email Bruce Josselyn for more information.
BCAF is Moving to Lunenburg
BCAF has found a new home! On May 18th, 2010, BCAF is moving from our long term home in the Mahone Bay Town Hall to our new quarters at 37 Tannery Road in Lunenburg. The Captain Angus Walters House will be the new BCAF office and Coastal Conservation Centre. The new office will be open to the public in June, and there will be Captain Angus Walters artifacts available for viewing in the downstairs portion of the house.
The Town of Lunenburg and BCAF signed the lease in April and we look forward to an amicable working relationship with the Town for many years to come. BCAF was fortunate to have been permitted to stay at the Mahone Bay Town Hall office for the past 17 years. Town of Mahone Bay staff have been extremely generous and gracious over the years and will be missed. A special thanks to the Town of Mahone Bay Council and staff for a wonderful partnership throughout the past number of years. Although BCAF is saying good bye to the building, we are definitely not saying good bye to the partnership and look forward to continuing to work with Mahone Bay on future projects.
New BCAF Contact Information:
Captain Angus Walters House
PO Box 730, 37 Tannery Road
Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0
Tel: 902-634-9977
Fax: 902-634-9979
Email: info@coastalaction.org