Howe Sound Biosphere team brings their message to Victoria HSBRIS team members Joyce Williams, Samantha Wing, Karen Eliott and Ruth Simons gather at the BC Legislature on May 26. Photo submitted by HSBRIS. Members of the Átl’ka7tsem / Howe Sound Biosphere Initiative Society (HSBRIS) organization joined other provincial groups at the BC UNESCO Biosphere Region Day at the BC Legislature in Victoria recently for a chance to inform and educate MLAs about the significance of thei

Howe Sound Community Forum rolls into Lions Bay Elected officials attending the 2026 Howe Sound Community Forum. Photo courtesy Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initative. It's always important to keep the lines of communication open between neighbours. That's the objective of Howe Sound Community Forum (HSCF) organizer Ruth Simons. "The goal is always the same with these forums: networking, relationship and trust building, and information sharing." Simons, who is the Executive Di