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Visitor Centre Volunteer Opportunities
All volunteers are required to be MARS members.
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
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...
Visitor Centre Temporary Closure
MARS has made the difficult but necessary decision to close our gift shop and suspend outdoor tours for at least the next couple of weeks. We are erring on the side of caution after news of Covid 19 continuing to spread in B.C. We do not want to put any of our...
FROM ALL OF US AT MARS
Here we are on the last day of 2017. There have been many ups and downs...mostly ups at MARS over the past 12 months. We have this wonderful community to thank for all the positives along with generous donors from all over the country and...
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 Western Grebe is its...
Thank you to Unity Comox Valley
MARS Wildlife Rescue would like to thank Unity Comox Valley for hosting the “Jazz in the Den” event on October 22. They donated a portion of the proceeds to our organization. Jim Vining and Collin Massie provided a great afternoon of music....
Kudos To Hector Falcon!
MARS takes its hat off to Hector Falcon for his generous donation to MARS. He is a wonderful supporter of our rescue centre and he has donated thousands of dollars of his time and expertise painting our new wildlife hospital inside and out. We...
Rick Mercer Premiere Featuring MARS
In case you didn't know, Rick Mercer and his team visited us at the end of August to film a segment for the Rick Mercer Report. We are excited to be featured on the season premiere which aired on Tuesday, Sept. 26 on CBC at 8:00 pm. If you missed the...
Recovery Building Donations
Friday was an exciting day for us as all three pads for the animal recovery buildings were successfully poured through a generous donation from Cumberland Rotary and Cumberland Ready Mix. Volunteers from MARS worked with Manny from Cumberland Ready Mix and...