Community Stories
Share Your Thoughts on Saanich Climate Plan
The 2026 Climate Plan: 100% Renewable and Resilient Saanich will be presented to Saanich, BC Council on Monday, June 22nd for approval. Share your thoughts on the 2026 Climate Plan with Council, email council@saanich.ca. Attend the meeting in person or online (learn…
Indigenous Histories in Vancouver: Exploring the Places That Matter
In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, it is essential to recognize the impact of Indigenous heritage in Vancouver. This can be achieved by exploring the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s “Places That Matter” project.
Stand Up for the Arts
The Province of BC’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services is seeking written input as part of their Budget 2027 consultation process. The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture encourages British Columbians to contribute toward the consultation…
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Synagro Leaves Texas Town Amid a Toxic Crisis
Dear CRD Board Chair, members of the CRD Board, and senior CRD staff members, Below you’ll find a recent story from the New York Times on Fort Worth Texas, a city of just under 1 million residents, terminating their contract with Synagro following evidence the…
Election 2025: Deliver Door Hangers for Proportional Representation!
With all the challenges facing Canada, it’s never been more important to fight for proportional representation in our Parliament! Our archaic, non-proportional voting system could hand 100% of the power to a party with 39% of the vote. To make matters worse,…
New Thermal Imaging Camera Kits Available at Local Libraries
Thermal Imaging Camera Kits are now available at local libraries throughout Victoria, BC. These kits provide residents with tools and activities to test and improve the efficiency and resiliency of their home. Discover air leaks, measure appliance electricity use,…
I Love Canada
A bumper sticker or bike sticker that’s a love letter to Canada. Please feel free to use the design for whatever you choose: stickers, t-shirts, hats etc.
Public Transit Climate Solution
We Need a Hero to Save Our Buses! Who Will it Be? We need a hero to save our buses! Who will it be? Without new funding, up to 50% of your bus service will be cut, as well as 30% of rail service. Transit is an essential service that we can’t do without. If the…
World Water Day Resource Fair, Film Screening & Expert Dialogue in celebration of UN World Water Day 2025
Our celebrations will begin with a Water Sustainability Resource Fair in the Student Union Building. Then, we’ll gather at Cinecenta for a screening of the new film The Spirit Who Swims (2024). Immediately following the film, Laura Brandes (Communications…
Science Alliance for Forestry Transformation February Newsletter
You have to check out the Hummingbird Collective’s launch of Nature Creative Commons showcasing the Forest Carbon Project. Check out the website for open-access, educational, and visually engaging materials to dispel myths surrounding forests, carbon, and wood…
Where the Liberal Leadership Candidates Stand on Proportional Representation
First, we want to say a huge thank you to the thousands of supporters who registered as Liberals during the federal Liberal leadership race to send a strong message to the candidates about proportional representation. Over the past six weeks, you chipped in for a…
Simple Everyday Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Giving
Courtesy of Charitable Impact What You’ll Discover in This Blog: Everyday moments are opportunities to talk about giving. You don’t need to be an expert—parenting is about learning as you go, and conversations about generosity can happen naturally in daily life. Car…
BC Old-Growth and Endangered Ecosystems Alert
Endangered Ecosystems Alliance has issued a SEND a MESSAGE action alert to tell the newly re-elected BC NDP government to protect the endangered old-growth forests and ecosystems across BC. Please share:…
We Need To Take Steps To Be Better Ancestors
This month, I turn to an aphorism that became popular in the 1970s — “we do not inherit the Earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children.” Often attributed to Duwamish Chief Seattle in the 19th century and seemingly popularized by American novelist, poet and activist Wendell Berry in the early 1970s, this is…
Can This ‘Burnt Toast’-like Substance be a Key Tool in the Fight Against Climate Change?
Biochar is a charcoal – like substance derived from thermally processing woody material, sewage sludge and biosolids. Bio-char can be used for a range of uses such a adding nutrients to soil, strengthening asphalt and concrete and storing large amounts of…
