Pender Harbour is clearly a waterfront community and a haven for boaters.
PHARA is working to daylight a portion of Paq Creek that runs underground between Lily (Paq) Lake and the ocean to enhance salmon and trout populations.
PHARA actively works to remove derelict vessels, abandoned nets, and other pollutants in our harbours.
PHARA recognizes the importance of long-term planning and community engagement in shaping the future of Pender Harbour.
Regular town hall meetings help bring our community together to discuss issues of concern.
The Pender Harbour area thrives on volunteer efforts. These awards recognize the value of volunteers and honour those who have significantly improved our community.
PHARA is working to develop a strategy to fund and maintain our neighbourhood garden in “downtown” Madeira Park.
PHARA draws its main funding from a $30.00 membership per family per year. The organization saw a surge in growth as it moved into its expanded mandate but is looking to include more residents in the area. Members receive regular insider updates on the latest activities of the association.
October 9, 2024
A letter was emailed by the Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association on Thursday, September 19, 2024 to Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Deputy Minister Lori Halls and Premier David Eby. As of October 9, PHARA had not received a response. Continue Reading
A petition has been filed in BC Supreme Court, challenging the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). That is the law the BC government uses to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
After extensive deliberations and exclusion from government negotiations with the shíshálh Nation, the Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association (PHARA) board has instructed its legal counsel, McMillan LLP, to file proceedings in B.C. Supreme Court. PHARA will ask the court
PHARA recently received an email from the Provincial government regarding land use planning under the shíshálh Nation Foundation Agreement. PHARA is not allowed at that table. We are concerned, based on comments the government has made, that this could be
PHARA is attempting to develop a strategy to maintain our Neighbourhood Garden adjacent to the Community Hall and Bargain Barn, potentially the triangle gardens at the entrance to Millennium Park and the corner of Highway 101 and Madeira Park Road.
