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Photo by Sarah Danks Highlighting Youth Leaders: An interview with Rebecca Gunn Hansen
Rebecca Gunn Hansen is a youth leader. Rebecca took part in Sierra Club BC’s Youth Environmental Leadership Program (YELP). For many years, YELP provided a space for powerful and transformative youth learning on environmental issues.
Bearing the Burden (Season 2, Ep. 5)
In Episode 5: Who pays when it comes to climate change?
Trans Mountain approval amid climate emergency a violent act towards young people, says Sierra Club BC
Saying yes to the TMX pipeline and tankers project is saying yes to more record-breaking wildfire destruction, droughts, rising sea levels and acidifying oceans. We are in a climate emergency. We must act like we are.
50 Places Project: Sooke Hills
The Sooke Hills are located on southern Vancouver Island within the territories of the T’Sou-ke First Nation and the Scia’new First Nation, also known as Beecher Bay. The Nations have used the area for many thousands of years for spiritual, food, medicinal and other purposes.
B.C. must declare a forest and climate emergency
Sierra Club BC calls for immediate steps to reduce the danger of worsening droughts, floods and fire caused by forest destruction and climate breakdown
Taking Back Our Power (Season 2, Ep. 4)
In Episode 4: Has the time come for energy democracy?
Sierra Club BC 50th Anniversary Gala
Please join Sierra Club BC in honouring our past and celebrating the future of the longest running environmental charity in BC.
Demonstrators call for protection of endangered old-growth forests and improved forest management across B.C. at seventeen government offices
Sierra Club BC and concerned citizens are calling on the B.C. government to take immediate steps to save the few remaining intact areas of old-growth forest on Vancouver Island and endangered old-growth forests across the province. These actions are imperative in light of the worsening global climate and ecological emergencies.
From the Ground Up: Haida Gwaii (Season 2, Ep. 3)
In Episode 3: Going 100% renewable on Haida Gwaii.
BC Timber Sales clearcutting old-growth rainforest in Tsitika Valley, Schmidt Creek region
After reviewing provincial operation plans, Sierra Club BC fears that BC Timber Sales (BCTS) intends to log 5,400 hectares of intact ancient rainforest in the near future on Vancouver Island.
Sierra Club BC is turning 50 - and we want YOU to be involved!
Be a part of our history and help us celebrate 50 years! Sierra Club BC marks our 50th anniversary in 2019.
Youth Up Front (Season 2, Ep. 1)
Youth today are confronted with a climate crisis they didn’t create. In Episode 1, we hear from young people about their hopes for a post-carbon future.
Goodbye and Welcome: An update from our Education Team
Sierra Club BC's Education Program Manager James Davis is moving on from his role. While we're sad to say goodbye, we're excited to welcome Ciera DeSilva to our environmental education team.
