2017 Community Stewardship Award - Recipients

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Sustaining the Islands – Community Stewardship Awards Program 
 
 
 
2017 Recipient Profile 
 
Bob Turner, Bowen Island 
 
 
Category:  Individual  
 
Project:       Raising awareness and promoting conservation of Howe Sound  
 
Nominator(s):      Will Husby and the Bowen Island Nature Club 
 
Description:  
 
Bob Turner is nominated for three projects he has worked on in recent years that raise 
awareness and promote the conservation of Howe Sound: the OceanWatch - Howe 
Sound Edition report and website; the Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative; and 
Howe Sound Films.  
 
Bob helped design and write the OceanWatch - Howe Sound Edition report, which is a 
landmark review and assessment of the state of the marine environment, community 
well-being and the economy of Howe Sound. Bob is also a founding member of the 
Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative, a community group working to have Howe 
Sound designated a Biosphere Reserve, and he leads the subcommittee working on the 
design of biosphere boundaries and zoning. Bob has also produced, directed and 
narrated seven films that highlight the wild beauty, rich wildlife and conservation issues 
for Howe Sound and the Islands Trust Area.  
 
All three projects contribute to the natural environment, community and economic 
sustainability of the islands. As a natural collaborator with 25 years as a scientist in 
Howe Sound, Bob fosters strong community support and engagement for these projects.  
 

Sustaining the Islands – Community Stewardship Awards Program 
 
 
 
2017 Recipient Profile 
 
Bob Weeden, Salt Spring Island 
 
 
Category:  Individual  
 
Project:       21 years of leadership in conservation and environmental 
stewardship 
 
Nominator(s):      George Ehring 
 
Description:  
 
Bob Weeden has been a longstanding, instrumental and committed leader within the 
Salt Spring Island Conservancy (SSIC), almost since its inception in 1995.  The SSIC 
works with landowners and the public to protect the land, waters and wildlife on Salt 
Spring Island. The SSIC has nature reserves as well as conservation covenants and 
stewardship agreements on private lands. The SSIC holds public education and training 
events to help islanders understand and care for the island environment. It also operates 
a school program that provides elementary students with a day of nature-based training.  
 
As a former university professor and long-time conservation activist, Bob has brought his 
scientific expertise, organizational savvy, thoughtful mind, and a sense of humor to the 
SSIC. Bob has served on the SSIC board for 21 years in various capacities from board 
officer to president. During this time, Bob has worked with over 60 board members, nine 
staff members, and many volunteers. Bob also fostered community connections with 
conservation efforts by serving as the SSIC’s newsletter editor for many years, and by 
writing a nature column for the local newspaper. Bob’s work with the SSIC ensures that 
local ec

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