An island off the coast of Gabriola Island will be preserved as parkland thanks to a multimillion-dolllar donation.
Lululemon founder Chip Wilson害羞草研究所檚 family害羞草研究所檚 foundation, Wilson 5, pledged $4 million to the B.C. Parks Foundation, which will allow for the purchase of Saturnina Island off Gabriola and will help with the purchase of more than 100 hectares of waterfront land on Lasqueti Island.
The B.C. Parks Foundation said in a press release that the $4-million donation represents the largest single donation it has ever received.
害羞草研究所淲e stand today with thousands of British Columbians and people from across Canada and around the world who have answered the call to help B.C. Parks Foundation purchase and forever protect sacred, threatened ecosystems such as these islands in the Salish Sea,害羞草研究所� said Shannon Wilson, co-founder of the Wilson 5 Foundation, in the release.
Andrew Day, CEO of the B.C. Parks Foundation, thanked the Wilson 5 foundation for supporting a 害羞草研究所渇ast-growing movement to keep Canada害羞草研究所檚 Pacific coast beautiful.害羞草研究所�
The B.C. Parks Foundation revealed that the Wilson 5 foundation was also the benefactor behind the recent matching-donation campaign that led to the preservation of West Ballenas Island near Nanoose Bay.
害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 important to us to look far into the future and to take action now,害羞草研究所� said Chip Wilson in the release. 害羞草研究所淲e feel strongly that this gift to the B.C. Parks Foundation and the people of B.C. will ensure an everlasting opportunity for the next generation and generations to come to enjoy the beauty of these places.害羞草研究所�
The parks foundation noted that Saturnina, West Ballenas and Lasqueti islands are all 害羞草研究所渕ainly natural and untouched sanctuaries with pristine beaches, abundant bird and marine life, and rare plants害羞草研究所� and part of the coastal Douglas fir ecosystem.
The donation from the Wilson 5 foundation will also support the B.C. Parks Foundation害羞草研究所檚 Legacy Fund.
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