#Saanich Council to decide on fast action, or delay, on McKenzie bus lanes to #UVic in late Sept or early Oct. 462 people have endorsed our open letter. Please sign, share, and help us get to 500! you.leadnow.ca/petitions/i-su… Leadnow

LNG is the root of a healthcare disaster, one which we have the power to prevent. As Dr. Melissa Lem says “Though the problem is vast, the solutions are many” We must heed her warning. corporateknights.com/energy/lng-imp…

Palau halts flagging of three Russian LNG carriers, stalling Russia's shadow fleet. As US sanctions tighten, Russia's LNG exports face difficult times. We urge to go further all the way- to a permanent embargo on all Russian fossil fuels and an end to investments in their oil and

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#ClimateDenial "is what got Rustad where he is today... he was booted from... B.C. Liberals [for it, and] embraced extreme far-right conspiracies" Max Fawcett 🇨🇦 nationalobserver.com/2024/09/03/new… #bcpoli #JohnRustad

Without real rent control "landlords are incentivized to make bad-faith evictions in the pursuit of higher rent" Mo Amir 🪬 #yyj #yyjpoli #bcpoli BCGEU

🚌💨 All-day dedicated BC Transit – Victoria lanes have arrived on Douglas St from Herald St to Hillside Ave! These upgrades will make it easier to access downtown Victoria and will connect to planned future improvements on Douglas St. #yyj #yyjtraffic

Roving Conversationalist Training Sept. 19, 9:30am - 11:00 am., online Patricia Lane will be preparing people to be Roving Conversationalists at the Seniors Day Climate Festival (Oct. 1, 2:00-4:00 at the Legislature) Everyone welcome. More info here: gvat.ca/events-training

Seniors Day Climate Action Event October 1st, 2:00pm - 4:00 pm Location: Legislature, Victoria BC GVAT will be participating in this festival by staffing a GVAT information table and by training and leading roving conversationalists More info here: gvat.ca/events-training

FNLC release: John Rustad’s Interview with Jordan Peterson Another Example of BC Conservatives Taking Aim at Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation: bit.ly/3ZeMjm6 #bcpoli

The FNLC condemns the racist comments made by Jordan Peterson and John Rustad. First Nations are not a tool for Rustad and his candidates to use for cheap political gain. FULL STATEMENT HERE: bit.ly/3MAohKG Interview: youtu.be/nTSdcx85Sk0?si…

“Entire communities and towns are going up in smoke. Our streets are filling up with the homeless. Isolation and loneliness are becoming public health emergencies. A church that has nothing to say about these crises is not worth attending.” John Thatamanil (he/him) (all views my own) faithtides.ca/can-the-church…

Good news! Thank you City of Victoria!! #yyj #yyjpoli

This is interesting context for the BC Green Party proposal to spend less on highway expansion and more on public transit. #bcpoli #yyj #yyjpoli

Join us at the #VancouverClimateStrike in front of City Hall! We’ll be showing support for the city’s leading building electrification policy across NA that’s being threatened by a proposal to re-introduce polluting methane gas in buildings!#ClimateAction #vanpoli

Join Greater Victoria Acting Together as we learn skills to facilitate effective listening campaigns. We will cover the importance and impact of deep listening, and how to run an effective table talk (group meeting). Sept. 18, 7pm - 8:30pm., online eventbrite.ca/e/listening-ta… #yyj

Another example of 'off the charts', climate/weather-driven fire behavior observed in B.C. today, not much suppression crews can do in situations like this but wait for a shift in conditions and watch it burn.

Thank you, readers of, “The Knowing,”and thanks Toronto Star: “A week after its release, Tanya Talaga’s ‘The Knowing’ takes the top spot in both the overall non-fiction list and the Canadian list. It’s a retelling of Canadian history from a First Nations standpoint and its

The Lhoosk'uz Dené Nation has issued an #Evacuation Alert for Kluskus IR 1, Kloyadingli IR 2, Sundaymans Meadow IR 3, Kluskus IR 14, & Yaladelassla Indian Reserve IR 4 due to the North Blackwater River #BCWildfire. Impacted residents must be ready to leave on short notice. More

Polls show 74% of British Columbians want urgent climate action. But people often feel alone in harboring such views & political leaders say they aren't hearing this. On September 20, make your voice heard at the Vancouver Climate Strike...