This summer, a YCCBC program took root in the Comox Valley! In a piece written by alumnus Maddie Turenne, you can take a look inside the first season of YCCBC Courtenay, where youth worked on food security, ecological restoration, and watershed monitoring through partnerships with LUSH Valley, Lake Trail Community Education Society, and Project Watershed, to name a few.

The YCCBC Courtenay team was recently featured by CHLY 101.7 FM, a non-profit campus–community radio station based in Nanaimo.

All summer long, the YCCCBC Courtenay crew has been hard at work mapping the biodiversity of the Morrison Creek Headwaters.

On June 21st, National Indigenous Peoples' Day, the YCCBC Courtenay team had the opportunity to help facilitate a local event.

British Columbia – June 12th, 2025 – Across British Columbia, young people are stepping into bold leadership as the 2025 season of Youth Climate Corps BC (YCCBC) launches in seven communities: Squamish, Vernon, Courtenay, Alert Bay, Hazelton, West Kootenay, and East Kootenay.

Are you planning a project that supports climate action, local sustainability, or community resilience? Youth Climate Corps BC (YCCBC) is...