Community Stories
BC Budget Consultation – by 2 pm, June 19
The NDP Budget Committee is accepting written submissions for its 2027 Budget. What should we be asking for? You can make up to three recommendations, with an explanation for each. Participate by using the submission form HERE . We have set up a google doc to share…
Flood the Consultation: Don’t Fast-Track Destruction
The Government of Canada is proposing major legislative changes that would make it easier for mega-corporations to profit while our communities and the planet suffer the consequences. Act now. See email template to send critical feedback to Prime Minister Carney and…
One of the Strongest Marine Protected Areas in the World
Six First Nations, BC and Canada will preserve and steward a large chunk of the Central Coast. That means no pipelines. The area will be protected under Indigenous law, and known as Mia-yaltwa Ha’lidzogm hoon , pronounced “Me-ah-yall-twa Ha-lee-joh-gom hOH-own,”…
Share what’s meaningful to you and your community
Important Tips for Making Your Home Safer
1) Less than 10 days until the election, but still time to try to get MPs elected who are supportive of reducing EMF in our environment and helping to protect the health of Canadians. A simple ask of those running — if they will support implementation of the…
The Right to a Healthy Environment is a Vital Election Issue
Last week, I noted that none of the main parties — those likely to form the next government — have yet recognized and accepted the scale of the global ecological crises we face, to which Canada contributes disproportionately. Nor have they recognized the implications for Canadians and the rest of humanity, including the threat these crises pose to our human rights.
The Planet-Sized Elephant in the Election Room
In a December 2020 speech at Columbia University, the UN secretary general said: “The state of the planet is broken. Humanity is waging war on nature. This is suicidal,” adding: “Making peace with nature is the defining task of the 21st century. It must be the top, top priority for everyone, everywhere.”
Sign Up Today for an Old Growth Lawn Sign / Window Sign
Do you want a lovely Protect Old Growth sign for your lawn? Of course you do! Sign up today for an Old Growth Lawn Sign / Window Sign! We are focusing right now on distribution of signs to households in Greater Victoria, to get the message out to the Premier and his…
Neither left nor right, but ahead — why the Greens are different
As anyone who has ever Googled my name could tell you, I was the first leader of the Green Party of Canada in the mid-1980s. That was in part because I had deep roots in green or ecological political thinking, dating back a decade before that.
Weekly Climate Action – September 7th Deadline
Urgent, before September 7th: FortisBC, the province’s gas utility, tried to sneak one by us From The Wilderness Committee: It split the expansion project at its Tilbury LNG plant in Delta into two. We’ve got until Sept. 7 to tell the province to reject a key part of…
Forest Defenders Supreme
Feeling a deep gratitude for the united Fairy Creek front line forest defenders.
Scientists Call for Urgent Protection of Fairy Creek Biodiversity
Many endangered species inhabit the remaining old-growth forests that lie within and just outside Fairy Creek on the southern end of BC’s Vancouver Island, as well as nearby in areas like Eden, the Walbran, Bugaboo and Caycuse, say a group of scientists. The…
The Eleventh Hour
A Timely Reminder. I’m a Delta, BC resident who writes poetry as a way to explore and understand myself and the wider world. My love of trees, the environment, poetry and the written word continue to inspire me.
Job Posting: Community Climate Circles Program Coordinator
Are you concerned about the global climate emergency? Do you want to do something about it? Are you looking for a paid contract? If so, read on. Community Climate Circles is a project of the Nanaimo Climate Action Hub. We are working to form Community Climate Circles…
Federal Election 2021 Resources
Guide to a Strong Election Climate Plan, for your websites From Environmental Defence: Let candidates know that if they want your vote, they need to be serious about climate action. We’ve created a guide of key policies to watch for when you’re reading party platforms…
101 Acres of Waterfront Forest Needs Protection
Did you know that nestled between Goldstream and Gowlland Tod Provincial Parks on W̱SÁNEĆ Traditional Territory there is a parcel of land for sale? It consists of 101 acres of mature forest with blankets of wildflowers, intact ecology, stunning waterfront on the…
