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VicPS field trip: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Our first fieldtrip in April will be this coming Sunday, April 12th.  An email has been sent to all paid members.

Victoria members: meet at the Helmcken Park & Ride on the Island Highway at 8:00 AM.

Up Island members: we will rendezvous with you at the Northfield Road Tim Hortons by 10 AM for a potential beverage and bio break. We will stop in Duncan only if a carpooling meetup is requested there.

The site we’ll be visiting is suitable for children and those able to walk several kilometers on relatively flat surfaces. 

NOTE:  If you accept a carpooling ride with another member, please contribute your share to the cost of gas with the driver.

Please RSVP by email to vicpalaeo@gmail.com, indicating where you will rendezvous with the group. 

Register for 15th BC Paleontological Symposium 2025, August 22 – 25

The 15th British Columbia Paleontological Symposium will be held at the Florence Filberg Centre, August 22nd to 25th, 2025 in Courtenay, BC. The British Columbia Paleontological Alliance meets every two years to hold a symposium. This year the Vancouver Island Paleontological Society will host this symposium. The symposium will be supported by the Courtenay and District Museum. Please mark these dates on your calendar, and register here:

Register at eventbrite for
the
15th BC Paleontological Symposium 2025
Keynote Speaker: Kirk Johnson

BC Provincial Fossil Voting Results

The provincial government has recently announced the results of the Fall 2018 voting for a provincial fossil.  Of the seven candidates, the Elasmosaur received the most votes at 48%. Legislation must first be passed before the Elasmosaur can officially be designated as the provincial fossil and a provincial symbol of British Columbia.  

The folks at the Courtenay and District Museum and Palaoentology Centre and Vancouver Island Paleontological Society are ecstatic.