Clean Up the Beach in Solidarity with Heiltsuk Nation

Join RAVEN and Surfrider for a World Oceans Day beach cleanup, where we’ll be fundraising for Heiltsuk Nation’s legal challenge that aims to protect marine ecosystems from coast to coast to coast. This year, we’re choosing to engage in community reciprocity not just for our own local watersheds, but as an act of solidarity with Heiltsuk Nation, whose own beach cleanup — following the Nathan E. Stewart spill — is so much more complex. So, come out to Clover Point in Victoria on Sunday, June 8, 2025 from 11am-1pm for a community-powered beach cleanup. Together we are aiming to fundraise $2,000 for Heiltsuk’s legal challenge on World Oceans Day. The remediation after the Nathan E. Stewart disaster is nearly 9 years deep — and the community still cannot harvest clams, fish or seaweed in the area where a sunken tug spilled tens of thousands of litres of fuel. To support the Nation’s ongoing pursuit of justice in the wake of the spill, we’re cleaning up a local beach while raising funds for Heiltsuk’s legal case. A win for the Nation would enshrine Indigenous stewardship practices into law to toughen regulations about fossil fuel transport and protect marine ecosystems for future generations. Let’s come together to show our commitment to environmental stewardship: not only within our own neighbourhoods, but also in support of the Heiltsuk Nation. Accessibility Info: Clover Point has public bathrooms nearby. Please keep in mind that we will be walking up and down the beach and park area — please wear appropriate footwear! Please bring: Cash or cheque to make a donation – or your phone to donate online A waterbottle Sunscreen / sun hat/ / sun protection Gloves (we may have some extra, but please bring your own, just in case) Any snacks you may need for the duration of the cleanup Any cleanup tools that you may need/want to help make the day easier for you!