Stories

National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit people (MMIWG2S) 2022
Today is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit people (MMIWG2S). Our hearts are with all the families who have not yet seen justice for their lost loved ones.

SCBC reacts to today’s IPCC report and what it means for BC
Sierra Club BC Senior Forest and Climate Campaigner Jens Wieting offers the following statement in response to today’s IPCC report and implications for BC.

SCBC reacts to BC government’s 2022 throne speech
Sierra Club BC Senior Forest and Climate Campaigner Jens Wieting offers the following statement in response to today’s speech from the throne.

Learn to Draw: Frogs
For this Learn to Draw art lesson with scientific illustrator Dr. Julius Csotonyi, we’ll be focusing on a being who knows all about the power of transformation: frogs! Grab a pencil and join the fun!

Little Brown Bat (sɬəl̕p̕əl̕éx̣ən/baḵ̓wa̱lawi) Educational Packet
Marbled murrelets (SḰEḰOḰEȾ) are an ocean and forest-dwelling being that have much to teach us. We invite you to engage with this resource that explores the interdependence of all forest beings.

Learn to Draw: Octopus
Learn how to draw octopuses with scientific illustrator Dr. Julius Csotonyi! Come get creative with us in this interactive lesson, fun for all ages!

A year in review: Look at what you helped make possible in 2021!
2021 was a year like no other. Find out all that you helped the Sierra Club BC community accomplish in the past months. We couldn't do this work without you!

Winter Solstice Educational Packet
We are excited to celebrate the start of ĆENT̸OL̵EṈ (winter time) with a new educational packet. Learn more about this time of transformation and learn from community-based stories.

Marbled Murrelet Educational Packet
Marbled murrelets (SḰEḰOḰEȾ) are an ocean and forest-dwelling being that have much to teach us. We invite you to engage with this resource that explores the interdependence of all forest beings.

Thirty days milestone shows B.C.’s old-growth intentions require immediate funding
Thousands of hectares of at-risk forests recommended for deferrals already logged, thousands more on the chopping blocks 30 days after government announcement

Environmental Groups Demand Apology From Premier Kenney for Defamatory Statements
Environmental groups including Sierra Club BC are demanding that premier Jason Kenney retract and apologize for continued defamatory remarks

Sierra Club BC reacts to the recent and ongoing RCMP violence in Wet’suwet’en territory
Sierra Club BC Climate Justice Campaigner Anjali Appadurai offers the following statement in response to the RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en Territory during a provincial state of emergency.

After disappointing Climate Summit, B.C. government should stop obstructing Indigenous-led climate solutions
We are calling for the B.C. government to take real action to mitigate the climate emergency that is causing widespread destruction and biodiversity loss.