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MARS Kids Contest Backpack Winners
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...MARS Dinner and Silent Auction Fundraiser
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...
MARS Open House 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...A Message from MARS Manager
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...MARS Wildlife Festival well attended
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...MARS New (to us) Rescue Vehicle
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...A Lovely Review From a MARS Volunteer
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...
Western Grebe In Care
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...
Help Us Win $5,000!
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....
CTV News Report – MARS Hosts Rehab Workshop
As staff at MARS prepare to release 10 fawns back into the wild, they share their rehabilitation skills with others. ← Previous Next...