Stories
The Home Stretch!
Education Program Manager James Davis recaps a busy spring and looks ahead to the final weeks of the current school year.
Proposed old-growth logging on Vancouver Island threatens unique orca rubbing beaches
Sierra Club BC is calling on the BC government to direct government-owned BC Timber Sales (BCTS) to hold off plans for old-growth logging and roadbuilding in the Schmidt Creek watershed because of very high conservation values, including proximity to unique rubbing beaches used by Orca whales.
Proposed old-growth logging on Vancouver Island threatens unique orca rubbing beaches
Sierra Club BC is calling on the BC government to direct government-owned BC Timber Sales (BCTS) to hold off plans for old-growth logging and roadbuilding in the Schmidt Creek watershed because of very high conservation values, including proximity to unique rubbing beaches used by Orca whales.
Exploring Nature With Your Grandkids!
There is a special generation of people that might just hold a magical key in helping to get kids connected with nature: a grandparent.
Bonus Interview: Growing Food All Winter Long
Susan Elrington visits Matthias Zapatal at Northern Bioponics in Prince George to learn about aquaponics and how we can grow food locally year round.
Site C is not a done deal
This month, Peace Valley farmers Ken and Arlene Boon have been touring southern BC with a message: Site C is not a done deal. There is a long list of reasons why it still makes sense to scrap Site C and restore the Peace Valley. And there’s one huge reason in particular that is bigger than any megadam: treaty rights.
Your survey results are in!
We recently sent a community survey to our supporters to hear how you think we’re doing. We wanted your feedback to inform our planning this year and into the future. More than 400 of you completed the survey, and we can’t thank you enough for your input!
Episode 5: Who Owns Our Power?
In Episode 5 of our podcast Mission Transition we look at who owns our power - and who should own our power.
BC government's announcement on LNG a new form of climate denial
In response to today's announcement by the BC government on its plan for encouraging the development of BC's LNG industry, Sierra Club BC’s senior forest and climate campaigner Jens Wieting warns that any new LNG development would spell disaster for the climate.
Episode 4: First Nations Leading The Way
In Episode 4 of Mission Transition, we look at the innovative ways First Nations are producing clean energy in BC.
Canada Still Failing Wood Buffalo National Park A Year After UN Report
On the anniversary of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna characterizing an international report that concluded governments have failed to protect Wood Buffalo National Park as a “call to action," a coalition of Indigenous and environmental groups is still waiting for that action.
Get outside this spring break!
Environmental Educator Kirsten Dallimore shares ideas for getting out into nature during the upcoming school holidays.
Hitting the ground laughing: Volunteering with Sierra Club BC
Our Victoria and Volunteer teams have been hitting the streets to build the movement to defend old-growth forests on Vancouver Island. Lead Organizer Galen Armstrong shares about the clipboard-infused fun they've been up to... and how you can get involved.
