2021 Annual Report

Message from the team

This has been an exciting year of new and renewed partnerships in the pursuit of ocean and coastal pollution prevention. We supported the districts of Tofino and Ucluelet in adding polystyrene foam takeaway packaging to the Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Bylaw, facilitated the installation of 2 new water refill stations in our communities for our Take Back the Tap initiative to eliminate 1 L under plastic water bottles, recycled over 1 million cigarette butts and if that wasn’t enough, we participated in the Clean Coast Clean Waters provincial initiative, British Columbia’s largest remote shoreline cleanup.

And to top if all off, at the end of the year we harnessed the fundraising efforts of Blue Friday and had 43 businesses raise over $40,000 to remove EPS foam docks from our local waters, starting with the The Big Tree Trail dock on Meares Island in collaboration with Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks. The support has been astounding!

We are filled with gratitude for our 40+ core crew volunteers that are part of one or more campaign, program, and/or operational committees. Surfrider Pacific Rim has an inspiring atmosphere reflecting the collective nature of our passionate members’ efforts that creates a measured difference for all people who love and depend on the ocean and coastline.

Same mission, new location! We will be moving to Surf Grove at Cox Bay this summer. More details to come. Come for a visit and then stay for a while and volunteer with us to continue creating the Ocean Friendly Corridor leading the way in British Columbia and Canada!