Stories
The Good, the Bad and the Unknown of BC’s 2020 Old-Growth Announcement
Jens Wieting takes a closer look at the old-growth panel recommendations, the provincial response, and what more is needed.
Photo by kQwa'st'not (Charlene George, tSouke)Webinar: Climate Justice 101 (Ep. 3)
What is climate justice? Find out in our latest webinar where we explore how economic, social and climate justice overlap— and how protecting ecosystems is critical to the whole equation.
Sierra Club BC response to Planet of the Humans
Sierra Club BC’s positions on renewable energy, biomass and other issues raised in Planet of the Humans.
Photo by kQwa'st'not (Charlene George, tSouke)Planet of the Humans is reckless and careless, but we can learn from what it gets right
The documentary "Planet of the Humans" got a lot of things wrong. But if the things it got right help spark such a transformation, it will have moved us forward, not set us back.
Leila DarwishNew data shows B.C.’s carbon emissions increased 3.5% in 2018, despite plans to decrease climate pollution
The new Canadian greenhouse gas emissions report shows that despite efforts to reduce climate pollution, B.C.’s annual emissions increased by 3.5% in 2018.
Webinar: Forests and Our Health (Ep. 2)
We dive into the importance of ancient forests for healthy communities, a liveable climate and sustainable economies through the portal of this pandemic.
Mya Van WoudenbergWebinar: Resiliency in Times of Change (Ep. 1)
Episode 1: We connect the dots between the pandemic and climate, and dive into powerful community and nature-based stories!
Arthur ChapmanNo New Money For Oil and Gas Companies—Give It To Workers—Say Large Collection of Groups Representing More Than One Million Canadians
A large collection of health, faith, environmental, labour and social justice groups, representing one million three hundred thousand Canadians, have sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and his cabinet asking that in the federal bailout to the oil and gas industry, expected later this week, no more money be given to companies, only to workers.
Hiking outside is a safe way to socially distance and connect with nature (photo by Jens Wieting)We are stronger together: Our response to COVID-19
In times like these, the resiliency of the human spirit continues to shine. The Sierra Club BC family believes in community and in working with one another to solve challenges that affect us all.
Noah with Carl Williams at the kilometre 39 camp which was dismantled by RCMP on February 6, 2020 (Photo by Jerome Turner)Legal observer training in Wet’suwet’en territory
In this guest post, lawyer Noah Ross discusses his experience offering legal observer training in Wet’suwet’en territory.
Shifting the Climate Story
Sierra Club BC is working to transform our organizational culture to better recognize Indigenous law and governance and centre environmental justice. Find out how we're shifting the climate story!
Photo by Jens Wieting50 Places Project: West Coast Trail and Nitinat Triangle
Clayoquot Sound is a spectacular labyrinth of rainforest, ocean, fjords, inlets and the territory of the aaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht), hišqʷiʔatḥ (Hesquiaht) and ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht).
50 Places Project: Teztan Biny (Fish Lake)
Teztan Biny, or Fish Lake, is a rich freshwater ecosystem in the headwaters of Chilcotin River, an important tributary of the Fraser River in the territory of the Tsilhqot’in Nation. Teztan Biny supports a large and genetically unique wild trout population as well as other wildlife, plants and medicines.
