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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,”…
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For the Love of Nature
STOP! I have been thinking about Fairy Creek for some time, about the issues and the folks involved. These poems are a token of my appreciation to the folk who are out there being visibly committed to the cause of the wellness of trees, our planet and all of us as a whole.
How Much Is Enough?
This recent article in Yes! Magazine is very timely, as is the invitation to the event on Sept 9th. Stan Cox’s proposal for achieving fair shares for all through rationing managed by local governance is, to say the least, provocative in our current society…
Saanich Naturescape Program
Support Nature in Your Neighbourhood Naturescape is a program and concept to protect, maintain and enhance wildlife habitat and native biodiversity. It encourages creating diversity, layers and edges and using native plants on your property and in the re-design of…
If We Lose the Carbon Sinks, We Are Sunk
Courtesy of the Times Colonist Photo: Firefighters battle the Dixie Fire in Plumas County, California, this month after a burning tree fell across a road. Forest fires and other forms of deforestation worsen climate change because they impair the planet’s…
Come to Fairy Creek Friday, August 13 – This is an Urgent Request
The RCMP have now invaded HQ – 50 arrested Monday, 35+ on Tuesday. They are stealing people’s belongings, smashing car windows to get inside, towing vehicles. Folks are still finding ways to resist and have set up a new camp. Meanwhile the court written…
Denying net zero is ‘simply not on’
Courtesy of the Times Colonist Photo: A flare stack lights the sky from a refinery in Edmonton. The pathway to net zero is tough, but doable, argues Trevor Hancock, and brings many social, economic, ecological and health co-benefits, as reports from the…
A Wooden Stake – A Poem
I was affected by the May 27, 2021 article written by Justine Hunter in the Globe and Mail and in turn wrote a little rhyme. I’m a Delta, BC resident who writes poetry as a way to explore and understand myself and the wider world.
Fostering Behaviour Change – The Power of Commitments
Canadians idle their engines an average of eight minutes a day. This unnecessary idling contributes to both climate change and poor air quality. To gauge the possibility of reducing engine idling, we conducted a pilot study in two locations in which idling is common:…
Could lichens and bats help bring real protection to Fairy Creek?
Fairy Creek is home to a number of species at risk, and should be protected, say several scientists. At-risk species sighted in recent months include a variety of birds, little brown bats, and a lichen described as “cute” and sensitive. Could these species help Fairy Creek find true protection — beyond its present two-year deferral of logging?
Building Child-Friendly Communities Means Protecting Future Generations
To become a Child Friendly City, cities should implement a nine-point framework that includes having “strategies for children, regular reports on the state of the city’s children, independent advocates for children, opportunities to listen to children’s views” and other governance measures.
Ada’itsx/Fairy Creek Blockades, One Year Milestone Event
Voices from the Ancestral Forest Frontlines This gathering is in honour of the 1 year milestone of the Ada’itsx/ Fairy Creek blockades, began one year ago on the night of August 9th on the ridge into the headwaters of the unlogged Fairy creek watershed, where…
Climate Health, Science and Politics in the Headlines – Early August 2021
Physicians, lawyers call on BC to investigate thousands of Heat Dome injuries From WCEL: The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and West Coast Environmental Law Association today warned that BC’s recent Heat Dome may have caused an estimated five…
