Community Stories
The Garry Oak in Autumn: Foliage, Acorns, and Conservation
Recognized as the only oak species native to British Columbia, the Garry oak is soon to make its mark on the beauty of autumn.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Nature
There’s something quite satisfying about restoring nature and making a very tiny part of the world better. I suppose I’ve always known that, but it really struck home when we purchased the place we were going to retire to 15-years ago. We were still working fulltime,…
Learn About People’s Action for US Issues
The news is heavy, and that’s intentional. The US regime is trying to inundate us with chaos so we become overwhelmed, tune out, and stop paying attention. Instead of turning away, we’re turning to each other. The People’s Tea , a biweekly, hour-long, virtual…
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Ecosystems Sustain Societies That Create Economies
Back in April, I was asked to be the homilist at the First Unitarian Church just before Earth Day and to talk about the values revolution that is needed. Now I don’t know about you, but I didn’t even know there was such a a beast as a homilist…
New Bill Could Bail out US Farmers Ruined by ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution
Courtesy of The Guardian. The US may soon bail out farmers whose livelihoods were destroyed by toxic PFAS “forever chemical” contamination. The proposal for a $500m fund aims to head off a crisis for the nation’s growers and is moving through Congress amid increasing…
Petition that the Province of B.C. Protect Native Tree Species within Building Envelopes
With the recent housing Bills, protecting the natural environment within so-called building envelopes couldn’t be more crucial.
Take the Nanaimo Climate Pledge
Ever get the feeling that your family is the only one taking the climate emergency seriously enough to try to do something about it? Want to know that you are not alone or what else you can do? Take the https://www.nanaimoclimatepledge.ca/ Together we can make a…
FORWARD! for a Frack Free Future
Get ready for a weekend of connection, training, scheming, and dreaming of a Fossil Free Future. Build the power of the BC climate movement for a climate-safe future! From June 7-9, activists, organizers, and changemakers from across the B.C. will gather on the…
Petition – MPs: Put Big Oil on Trial This June
In early June, executives from the largest fossil fuel companies in Canada – Enbridge, Imperial, Cenovus, Enbridge, and Shell – will testify before the House of Commons’ Environment Committee. The purpose of their summons? To answer for their failure to rein in…
Our ‘Ignore-ant’ Elites Blindly Adhere to ‘Business As Usual’
My colleague Paul Kershaw is a professor of public health at UBC and founder of Generation Squeeze, a “Think and Change Tank” that promotes wellbeing for all generations. It does so “by turning evidence into action and rejuvenating democracy to protect what is sacred for younger and future generations…
Choosing Your Next Stove
Electric Stove • Affordable and easy to operate. • Electric stoves with ceramic cook-tops are easy to clean. • No harmful fumes are produced by the appliance.. unless you’re not a very good cook! • No electromagnetic field (as experienced with induction cooking),…
POLIS Launches New Wildfire Resilience Project
Resilience and “whole-of-society” approach are clear priorities to address emerging wildfire reality in B.C. Victoria, B.C. lək̓ʷəŋən territory: British Columbia needs to adopt a “whole-of-society” approach to advance wildfire resilience, say the authors of an…
Harms of PFAS, the CRD’s contract with Lafarge, and Celebrating the Long-standing Ban on the Land Application of Biosolids
A CTV news story on the pervasiveness and dangers of PFAS, a VicNews story on the ongoing issues with biosolids disposal at the Lafarge Cement kiln, and an op-ed by BioSolids Free BC founder, Philippe Lucas, celebrating the popular CRD ban on the land application of…
Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run (International)
You are invited to run with the International Peace Torch (peacerun.org) on June 24, 2024, at 10:00 am – from the Coho ferry terminal to City Hall (& beyond!)
Petition Aims To Keep Toxic Chemicals Out of Greater Victoria Environment
The world finally seems to be waking up to the harms of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” due to their slow rate of degradation and associated build-up in animals, humans and our natural environment, PFAS are…
