As Surfrider continues its work on our Foam Free Docks campaign others are working on this initiative and we need to support them with a unified voice! Please sign the petition initiated by Catherine Ostler from Savary Island, British Columbia which states that foam from marine infrastructure is an increasing source of pollution on Canada’s beaches.

Surfrider Canada is growing and we want to hear from you! A team of MBA students from the University of Victoria is performing research that will support Surfrider Canada’s marketing and expansion strategy, which will strengthen the Surfrider chapter network across Canada and further help address the issues affecting Canada’s coastlines.

The B.C. government has released a feedback survey on proposed regulations on single-use plastics outlined in the CleanBC Single-Use Plastics Intentions Paper.

Surfrider Foundation Canada is the organization's newest international affiliate, responsible for growing our efforts to protect oceans, waves and beaches across the country. We'd love for you to join in with us as part of this exciting and impactful movement.

This has been an exciting year of new and renewed partnerships in the pursuit of ocean and coastal pollution prevention. We’re excited to share more about our most exciting year on record!

With 1.2 million cigarette butts recycled, Surfrider brings awareness to this crisis with its cigarette surfboard.

During the summer high season, Tofino welcomes around 70,000 visitors a month. That’s a lot of people for this tiny town and typically a lot of waste ending up on beaches, in waterways, and ultimately in the ocean.

Hi, my name is Sophie and I am beyond excited to be working with Surfrider’s Pacific Rim Chapter as Beach Clean-up Coordinator! Growing up on Vancouver Island, coastal spaces have always been special to me and brought me a sense of familiarity. I’ve spent countless hours exploring the coastal temperate rainforests, coves and coastlines.

Denman Island Marine Stewards (ADIMS), Parliamentary petition is aimed at protecting critical herring habitat from shellfish aquaculture expansion, and also asks DFO to delay any expansion until this industry demonstrates it can clean up its own plastic gear and equipment!

Listens to the Tofino Brownies Earth Day message here….

Alys Hoyland of Surfrider Pacific Rim speaks to the House of Commons in Ottawa on the Zim Kingston container spill situation. MP’s listen, ask questions, and actively praise Surfrider Foundation for all of its involvement in the ocean and beach protection.

Lucas Harris is Surfrider Canada’s first Executive Director and will lead Surfrider Foundation Canada through the process of becoming an international affiliate organization of the Surfrider Foundation based in the US, as it aims to strengthen and expand the existing Canadian chapter network. Under Harris’s leadership, the organization will build out its advocacy and chapter tools to support grassroots campaigns around key issues including, plastic pollution, water quality, beach access, coastal preservation and ocean protection.

20K Raised At Surfrider Sessions Fundraiser, Zim Kingston Container Spill, Blue Friday Initiative & always much more…