About Us

Who Are We?

The Cape Roger Curtis Trust Society was officially formed in November 2002 under the Society Act. The second Annual General Meeting was held on March 27th, 2004. Currently there are about 300 members of the Society.

The Purpose of the Society is:

“To create the optimum solution for the future of the Cape Roger Curtis lands on behalf of the greater community”.

More specifically:

To ensure that as much as possible of the Cape Roger Curtis lands
remain in their natural state.

To protect the unique eco-systems and the environmentally
sensitive areas.

To retain and enhance the public use of the recreational lands
within the Cape Roger Curtis property.

To include Cape Roger Curtis as the “jewel” in the planned
Greenway concept for Bowen Island which includes a network of green
spaces and trails.

Trust Society Activities

When the Cape property was put up for sale, a private fundraising campaign was undertaken. However, in August 2004, before sufficient monies could be raised to purchase half of the land outright for conservation, the land was sold to a development group (initially, the Cape Roger Curtis Joint Venture, now known as The Cape on Bowen Community Development Ltd.). Since then, the Trust Society has continued to advocate strongly for preservation of as much of the Cape as possible. Our achievements include:

  • conducting an on-going public awareness campaign;
  • co-sponsoring a public opinion survey;
  • initiating a campaign to promote a Wild Coast Conservation Plan;
  • seeking support and expert advice from those familiar with the Cape’s natural resources, esthetic and park values;
  • demanding that longer-term studies of the Cape’s ecology and other attributes be conducted and fully taken into consideration;
  • urging the municipal Council and staff to do all they can to protect the stated public interest as it pertains to the Cape;
  • engaging in a constructive dialogue with the Cape’s owners and their various representatives;
  • sponsoring a workshop on how parks get created;
  • promoting our new Wild Coast Plan 2, an alternative Parks Proposal for portions of the Cape and adjacent Crown Parcel 6; and
  • building relationships with local municipalities, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks (formerly Greater Vancouver Regional District Parks), Ministry of Environment BC Parks, The Land Conservancy of BC, Bowen Island Conservancy, Vancouver Nature (formerly Vancouver Natural History Society) and others to help us achieve the best possible conservation outcome.