MARS Garage Sale a Big Success!

MARS Garage Sale a Big Success!

MARS would like to thank everyone involved with the garage sale from set-up to tearing down.  Many thanks to all those who donated and/or purchased items which all goes to the care and rehabilitation of wildlife. Our volunteers were phenomenal with helping to put this...
HELP! I found a baby bird!

HELP! I found a baby bird!

If you have found a baby bird and wonder what you should do with it, we have answers to your questions. Check out this baby bird chart to determine if the baby is a nestling or a fledgling and follow the...

Our Summer Raffle Prize Donors

MARS would like to thank the following businesses for their generous donations of the fantastic prizes for our summer raffle: WestJet Wickanninish Inn, Tofino Campbell River Whale Watching and Adventure Tours Harbour Hideout, Ucluelet West Coast Helicopters, Campbell...
Winners of MARS Summer Raffle

Winners of MARS Summer Raffle

HEAR YE! HEAR YE! MARS summer raffle winners have been drawn. Please see below: 1st prize…Tawny Molland – WestJet tickets 2nd prize…Gail Eskelson – Stay at the Wickanninish Inn 3rd prize…Lynda Skoda – Signed & numbered print 4th...
SECOND JOB OPPORTUNITY AT MARS

SECOND JOB OPPORTUNITY AT MARS

Title: Wildlife Education AssistantType: Full-time, temporary (May-September)Schedule: Thursdays through Mondays, 8 hours/dayNumber of positions available: 4Compensation: $15/hourClosing: Open until filledMARS Wildlife Rescue Centre is a busy wildlife rehabilitation...
NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY AT MARS

NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY AT MARS

​ JOB POSTING: Title: Wildlife Rehabilitation AssistantType: Full-time, temporary (May-September)Number of positions available: 3Compensation: $15/hourClosing: Open until filledMARS Wildlife Rescue Centre is a busy wildlife rehabilitation and education facility...
Family Day

Family Day

MARS Visitor Centre will be open on Family Day, Monday February 17, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring the kids, take a tour of the centre and view our spectacular displays.

MARS Visitor Centre Snow Closure

MARS Visitor Centre will be closed today January 16th and Friday January 17th due to the heavy snowfall in our area. If you absolutely have to go out, please exercise extreme caution on the...
Wildlife Release

Wildlife Release

If you have ever wished you could be at a wildlife release, now you can. For a $100 donation, you can attend a release in 20/20. As you know, patients take various amounts of time to heal and be ready to go back to the wild so when this happens you will get a call...
Important Press Release from MARS

Important Press Release from MARS

There are at least three times a year (Canada Day, Halloween and New Year’s Eve) where we have accepted a practice of setting off fireworks as a form of celebration and entertainment. As with other practices such as the use of DDT and other contaminants, we’ve learned...