Oct 19, 2018
Giving Tuesday is November 27th this year and it is when we show appreciation by donating to a cause close to our hearts. MARS is one of those causes. One whose volunteers and staff put in countless hours to either nurse wildlife back to health or to fundraise for...
Oct 13, 2018
Kids Contest Winners The winners have been chosen for the Kids Contest.. This involved the children writing a letter to MARS giving an explanation in their own words as to why an organization like MARS is a good thing and the benefit of protecting wildlife and the...
Oct 2, 2018
Come and join us for a dinner and silent auction fundraiser at the Prime Chop House and Wine Bar Date: Thursday October 25th Time: 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Place: The Prime at 1089 Braidwood Road with access off Back Road, Courtenay Your choice of one of two...
Sep 23, 2018
Our Open House was a great success in spite of the weather. Can’t keep us Valley people down! A huge thank you to everyone who attended; to the other groups who participated as well, adding to the success of the event, to Dan Davies and Sharon & Roy Hancliff...
Jul 9, 2018
ANNOUNCEMENT: As you all know, we at MARS have had a very challenging spring with the influx of many raccoons, kits & fawns. These babies have many different stories and some are memorable. The raccoon kit seen climbing on one of our caregivers in a previous...
Mar 17, 2018
Thank you to everyone who came out for our first Wildlife Festival. There were several hundred attendees and everyone seemed to have a good time. The presentations and the displays were both interesting and educational. Tundra the wolf was a huge hit as always. A...
Jan 21, 2018
Recently, MARS started looking for a used vehicle for wildlife rescues. It had to meet certain requirements such as 4WD or AWD, ability to accommodate large animal cages and of course be within our budget. After an extensive search we found a vehicle that fit our...
Jan 11, 2018
I was fortunate to join a group of Rotarians to build a new shelter for one of the Owls. Rotary donated the Wood for the project and we spent 4 days building the shelter. I was impressed on my tour as to how many volunteers were donating time and how large the...
Nov 22, 2017
The Western Grebe is one of five grebes found in our coastal waters. We received this Western Grebe from a couple in Gold River. If was found on land and unable to take off. We’ve named this bird “Ruby” because a defining characteristic of the...
Nov 16, 2017
Help us win $5,000 by pledging to volunteer, donate, fundraise, or spread the word about MARS this GivingTuesday! Simply tell CanadaHelps whether you plan to donate, volunteer, fundraise or spread the word for GivingTuesday, the national day dedicated to giving back....
Nov 5, 2017
As staff at MARS prepare to release 10 fawns back into the wild, they share their rehabilitation skills with others. ← Previous Next...
Oct 26, 2017
[thermometer raised=7890 target=20000 currency=$ height=250 align=right alt=off sep=, ] GET YOUR TICKETS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! MARS is selling 50/50 tickets at all our events until the draw on December 16. Ticket sales of up to $20,000 could yield a winner of...
