Here’s how each province is doing in the global race to zero-emission cars Last year was a coast-to-coast climate car wreck.

Here’s how each province is doing in the global race to zero-emission cars www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/20/a...

Join me in asking the Canada Pension Plan to NOT invest in high-risk gas projects that violate Indigenous rights, undercut Canada’s climate obligations and undermine my retirement security. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/... #cdnpoli #pensions #bcpoli #LNG

The federal government is spending billions on corporate tax cuts and weapons, while cutting health care. Health Canada spending is being cut by $3 billion, the expansion of universal pharmacare to some provinces has been halted, and over 2,000 federal workers at Health Canada +are facing layoffs.

Urgent need for a windfall profits tax on oil and gas How to prevent the fossil fuels corporations from making a killing on this illegal war, and put the revenues to better use

Seth Klein: How to prevent the fossil fuels corporations from making a killing on this illegal war, and put the revenues to better use sethdklein.substack.com/p/urgent-nee...

Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Clamp down on Loblaw's corporate greed - Leadnow

A CBC investigation has found big grocers are overcharging for meat - AGAIN. Sign the petition now to call on the CFIA to crack down on these scammy pricing practices: leadnow.ca/campaigns/cf...

Maude's new book!

EARTH DAY PENTICTON This year we are celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 25th, rain or shine 10-1. Make a Climate Flag of Hope!! with
@climateseniorssok.bsky.social
and Bird Canada e-bikes. Drop off old electronics for recycling with PACE. Gyro Park Penticton beside the famous Farmers Market.

poster invitation to book signing and activity with nature educator

Sun, Ap 19 Book Signing and Activity with Outdoor Nature Educator Josee Bergeron. She gets kids out of the Front Door and into Nature! Oasis United Church 12-2PM PT Treats. Invite everyone. @climateseniorssok.bsky.social @sokcofc.bsky.social @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social @canadiansorg.bsky.social

Ap 23 ONLINE 7PM PT Birds and Climate Change with
Dick Cannings, a biologist, author, educator, and former M.P. Examine how humans and climate change are impacting avian wildlife. He was one of the founders of the Meadowlark Nature Festival. REGISTER tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

Tell your friends about the Okanagan Valley's events about WATER in March. bcworldwaterweek.org/penticton-ev...

BC Water Rates are Giving it AWAY. $2.25 for 1MILLION litres. To industry like fracking and data centres. Let's come together to celebrate precious WATER siwɬkʷ in Penticton and up and down the Valley. bcworldwaterweek.org/penticton-ev...

Our climate requires transitioning to cleaner technologies. Register now to hear about how EVs work for people and community and planet.

Canada must pay attention to water security. March 22 is World Water Day. Talk about the risks with everyone you meet. #water

This University of Toronto Professor wants Carney to answer to her students Each year, University of Toronto professor Laura Tozer updates a slide deck that she presents to her graduate students on the state of climate policy in Canada. This year, she is deleting everything.

This University of Toronto Professor wants Carney to answer to her students www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/24/n...

Great overview of GOOD climate news in 2025.

ecosocialistsvancouver.org/article/lett... LETTER: Pipelines and LNG terminals don’t lead to cleaner future

Come to the Mall and send a Holiday Card to your elected leaders - kudos, criticisms, hope for the future. Sat Dec 13 from 9 30 to 3 PM Penticton at Cherry Lane Mall at the Food Court @sokcofc.bsky.social

Water as a Human Right – The power of pledge
Join us in a Right Livelihood webinar to learn from the global network of Blue Communities about what can be done in our communities to stand up for the right to safe drinking water for everyone, everywhere.
blue-community.net/r...

Shelter is a human right. No one should have to choose to sleep outside when our community has space, money, and vision. Let's get together and help our neighbours! Sat, Dec 6 at 1PM - Oasis United Church, Penticton

We joined with @ftfokanagan.bsky.social West Kootenay Climate Hub, and Seniors for Climate to talk to our MP Helenz Konanz. It was a great conversation. Give it a try! Thanks to the team and the MP.

The myth of the immigrant threat Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. But these problems stem from policy failur...

Justice "Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. Scapegoating immigrants diverts attention from the real causes and fuels racism at a time when solidarity is most needed."

600 Vancouverites Pack City Hall as Cuts Threaten Planning, Sustainability Budget Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s proposed “Zero Means Zero” budget, which aims to freeze property taxes in 2026 by cutting or eliminating city services, possibly including the community’s climate and sustain...

“As with the proposed gas ban reversal decision exactly one year ago, it is not transparent whose interests Sim’s proposed budget is serving,” Vancouver resident Tarlan Razzaghi told @theenergymix.com . “And that feels very uncomfortable as a resident and a parent in the current political climate.”

Please add your letter to show that our community cares about helping everyone who needs it. Shelter is a human right.

The Conservative floor crosser actually reveals a lot about the Liberal budget (and it's not pretty) This budget is a Red Tory's dream. Is this the new (old) face of the Liberal Party?

The Conservative floor crosser actually reveals a lot about the Liberal budget (and it's not pretty)
open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...

Judy and Avril at the 2025 AGM for Council of Canadians South Okanagan Chapter in Penticton.

Thanks for coming to the first AGM for South Okanagan Council of Canadians Nov 2! New members, new core team, new ideas! GREAT SOUPS !!! We are starting off STRONG! DM if you want to get the monthly e-newsletter.

Apple Fundraiser Extended to Sat, Nov 1. One $25 box of apples (unsprayed Macs or Spartans) = $15 towards buses for Outdoor Ed for Gr 2 kids at Queen's Park, Penticton. Go here to order and help science education. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Age of Fossil Fuels is Dead YouTube video by Energi Media

Fossil fuels are fried.

Head of Carney’s Major Projects Office thinks Trans Mountain is good for climate Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate ch...

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate change. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...

Inside the Oshawa youth centre that's now providing affordable housing | CBC News The Refuge, a youth drop-in centre in Oshawa, began providing affordable housing in May — responding to what the mayor of Oshawa has called a homelessness crisis in the city. Close to 500 people are h...

Penticton School District has 3 empty schools that could become affordable housing. "26 units inside a former school building. The apartments range in size from 150 to 200 square feet, each equipped with a kitchenette, private bathroom and internet access." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...