Community Stories
Nature Activities and Climate Solutions Resources for Busy Parents, Educators and Nature Lovers
This free downloadable e-book for parents of children age 0 – 12, is filled with creative activities, practical tips, nature activities and climate friendly solutions. It will spark environmental awareness, foster nature stewardship and make sustainable habits a part…
National Food Security? Not Without a Healthy Diet
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization describes an agri-food system as encompassing everything from “field to fork.” Unfortunately, Canada’s new National Food Security Strategy fails to pay much attention to either the field or the fork end of the system.
Send a Wake-up Call to the Forest Practices Board
The BC Forest Practices Board calls itself “BC’s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices”. The Board is the BC public’s only avenue for holding logging companies and the government accountable when either transgress a narrow range of forest-related…
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Smart Climate Action Slideshow
Here is a slideshow presented November 19 to the Vancouver Island Section of the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE). This presentation reviews our regional transport emission reduction targets, and identifies a specific set of local and regional…
Creatively United Does It Again!
An East Sooke home is creating a building revolution that is catching the attention of major media. Bloomberg, a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, reports in a recent business article that…
Special Request! Cellphones exceed radiation exposure guidelines
Please share and support my request for a cellphone ban in our schools by sending this template or writing your own letter to Deputy Minister, Don Wright about your concerns. Thank you. To alison.wensink@gov.bc.ca cc your MLA…
Langford Developer Increases Greenspace
Firstly, a huge pat-on-the-back is in order for all of us: all of your letters to council, phone calls and actions back in July made a difference! Because of you, the city and developer increased the required greenspace in the development proposal from 25% to 40%. As…
Creative Climate Messaging
Waste Land aptly describes the experience I had of visiting an incredibly metaphor rich exhibition space in a house slated for demolition on Fifth Street in Victoria, BC. I didn’t know what to expect, but was in awe of the curation, effort and creativity expressed for…
Waste Land: Climate Anxiety Haunted House Brings New Art Form to Victoria
This is brilliant. If you live in Victoria, seize the chance to visit before it closes on Sunday! – Guy Dauncey — This is the first time that a home slated for the wrecking ball has been used as an exhibition space in Victoria. Aryze Development has given…
Experts Talk on Adapting to Climate Change
Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and Culture, the Community Association of Oak Bay and Friends of Uplands Park invite you to an Experts Talk on Adapting to Climate Change on December 2nd at 7 pm at the Monterey Community Centre, 1442 Monterey Ave, Victoria. Dr. Richard…
For Love of The Forest – Yellow Point Ecological Society
The Yellow Point Ecological Society (YES) created this short video, narrated by Guy Dauncey, highlighting ways we can protect the forest. For more details, please visit the YES website.
How To Plant Trees If You Don’t Own Land
Fall is a great time to start trees from seeds or nuts. Plant them in pots you can keep in a cool place indoors. (Research the type of trees you want to start on the internet first – the methods are different for many species.
Tree Appreciation Day
Come celebrate Tree Appreciation Day on Sunday, November 3rd! Beacon Hill Park – Cameron Bandshell 10 am – 1 pm No cost for attendees. Tree tours Ceremonial Tree Planting Children’s art station “Match the Leaves with the Seeds” activity Ask an Arborist station…
Key Federal, Provincial & Municipal Government Contacts
Writing a letter to voice your opinion is not only therapeutic but can make a difference. The more of us who do it, the more likely some action will come of it. Here we have conveniently compiled a list of emails for city councilors and mayors for most municipalities,…
Working Together to Rethink Waste – The CRD Wants To Hear From You!
The Capital Regional District (CRD) is developing a new Solid Waste Management Plan—the plan that guides how the region will manage solid waste in the coming years, including recyclables, compostable material and garbage from homes, businesses, institutions, and…
