Upcoming Events

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

Date: March 22nd, 2024
Time: 7pm – 9:30pm (Doors Open at 6:30pm)
Location: Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay
Tickets: Adults $25, Youth (Under 16) $15

To Purchase Tickets: Click Here (Eventbrite Link)

Event Details:
SWI is excited to host the 27th Annual 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIMFF). The program features some of the best thought-provoking and action-packed, mountain films about climbing, snowsports, biking, the environment and more!

Everyone who attends will have a chance to win some awesome DRAW PRIZES donated from local businesses.

Tickets will be sold online through Eventbrite and any remaining tickets will be sold at the door based on availability (Cash or Card). Printed tickets are not required, simply an e-ticket or your name will work.

VIMFF Website: vimff.org
VIMFF Film Line Up: The film line up will be released closer to the event date.

The View From My Backyard

Date: April 20th, 2024
Time: 7pm – 9pm (Doors Open at 6:30pm)
Location: Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College, Courtenay
Tickets: Adults $15, Youth (Under 16) $5

To Purchase Tickets: Click Here (Eventbrite Link)

Event Details:
Strathcona Wilderness Institute is pleased to present astrophotographer Les Disher who will give a talk and a slideshow entitled The View From My Backyard. Every clear night the sky puts on a show for the unaided eye. Whether it is the grandeur of the Milky Way band against a black velvet sky, stars twinkling as diamonds, a dazzling meteor shower, spectacular comets, or a big golden moon against the eastern horizon, there is always something to see. In addition, if one puts camera to telescope, objects normally invisible to the unaided eye and rarely seen can be discovered that add to the splendors of the night.

Les has been capturing deep sky celestial images since 1994 from his home near Courtenay and from various locations in B.C. and western North America. As an avid astrophotographer, he has been a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and his photos have received a number of awards. He has been a witness to the transition from the unique requirements of film astro-imaging to those of digital imaging.

Les will put on a slide display of his celestial images that illustrate the majesty of the deep sky splendors to be found in the night skies right over our heads, and talk about his experiences taking them. He will also talk about the processes involved in taking and producing these images. The talk will be flavoured with interesting and humorous anecdotes and new and little-known facts. He will also do a few interesting and fun demonstrations to review of some relevant basic concepts.

Tickets will be sold online through Eventbrite and any remaining tickets will be sold at the door based on availability (Cash or Card). Printed tickets are not required, simply an e-ticket or your name will work.

Recent iNaturalist Observations

Listed below are some of the most recent observations of species in Strathcona Provincial Park using iNaturalist. Species are recorded by SWI Directors and Summer Students. The data from our own SWI Data Collection project has been incorporated into the statistics of the BC Parks iNaturalist Project.

JOB POSTINGS

SWI has as usual submitted an application to the Canada Summer Jobs Program for funding for FIVE positions working with us from late June to the end of August.

  • Visitor Information Counsellor at Paradise Meadows
  • Visitor Information Counsellor at Buttle Lake
  • Naturalist Interpreter/Research Assistant (2)
  • Environmental Program Coordinator

To learn more please visit our “Work With Us” page!

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