Greetings from Kevin Lindsay, NCAH Board Chair
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Thank you, climate-concerned citizens of Nanaimo — you (and your vote) make a difference!
A huge thank you to the citizens of the Electoral Districts of Nanaimo-Gabriola and Nanaimo-Lantzville who made our two All-Candidates Forums a huge success! More than 130 people attended the forums, with many of them indicating the climate crisis is their number one concern for this election
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We’d also like to thank the candidates who participated! For Nanaimo-Gabriola, they were Sheila Malcolmson (NDP) and Shirley Lambrecht (BC Greens) and in Nanaimo-Lantzville, Lia Versaevel (BC Greens) and George Anderson (NDP). It should be noted that both of the Conservative Party candidates declined our invitation to participate in the forums.
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Now, GET OUT AND VOTE! With a record number of British Columbians having taken advantage of advance voting, you may have already! FINAL VOTING DAY is Saturday, October 19th—just two days away! Use this Where to Vote Elections BC site if you don’t know where to vote.
In solidarity with you climate leaders,
Kevin
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Seniors Demand Climate Action!
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From Yellowknife to Vancouver Island and across to St. John’s Newfoundland, 73 Canadian communities participated in the Seniors’ Day of Action for Climate. Participants marched, danced, protested, and spoke out about the dire need for climate action in this country. In Nanaimo, Council of Canadians Mid-Island Chapter hosted a Rocking Chair Rally in front of our MLA and MP offices.
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The message from Senior’s for Climate: “Let’s ACT NOW! – with our vote, our spending power, and our advocacy as part of a broad-based and deep-rooted movement – so that our kids and our grandkids inherit a better world. LATER IS TOO LATE!”
Check out the feisty Nanaimo participants and browse the Seniors for Climate Facebook page for heartwarming pictures of Canadian seniors, from across the country, “who want a better world free from destruction caused by burning fossil fuels.” The Nanaimo event is summarized in a great article by Lauryn Mackenzie from CHLY 101.7fm.
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Free Climate Change Symposium: Saturday, October 26th
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This climate change symposium will be a great opportunity to hear from experts and engage in important discussion! The keynote speaker, Dr. Mark Jaccard, is an economist who holds the title of Distinguished Professor at Simon Fraser University, in the School of Resource and Environmental Management.
Mark’s outstanding career includes serving on the IPCC and as Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission. A review of Mark’s most recent book, The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success: Overcoming Myths That Hinder Progress , includes this promising comment: “Jaccard shows how to distinguish climate-sincere from insincere politicians and increase the chance of electing and sustaining these leaders in power.”
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Speaker Dr. Stephanie Cleland is an Assistant Professor, Legacy for Airway Health Chair in Promotion of Lung Health, in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. Stephanie’s presentation, Breathing Fire: The Health Risks of Wildfire Smoke in a Changing Climate will cover what we currently know about the health effects of wildfire smoke and the ways ongoing research is addressing key knowledge gaps. It will also highlight strategies to mitigate exposure and build smoke resilient communities in the face of the ongoing climate crisis.
Speaker Dr. Sophie Wilkinson is an Assistant Professor and founder of the Fire and Ecosystems Research Lab based in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. Sophie is developing ecosystem management strategies that reduce the negative impacts fire can have on ecosystems and society. Working with the Canadian Forestry Service and resource and land managers she is translating academic research findings into actionable management solutions in Canada and internationally, including developing a new fuel moisture index for the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System.
Register soon as space is limited and seats are going fast!
Details:
Oct 26, 2024 9 am - 1 pm. Registration is free on Eventbrite.
Location: Vancouver Island University - Building 355 Room 203
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Climate Hope: Stories of Action in an Age of Global Crisis
A New Book by David Geselbracht
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Climate change is a problem so enormous and complex—with threats so frightening in their implications—that many of us fend off confusion and hopelessness by simply turning away. There are jobs to do, children to raise, bills to pay. Meanwhile, with delayed action, missed targets and increasingly dire reports at the international level, a notion that the crisis is intractable continues to spread.
And the proposed solutions can be just as daunting. They often involve jargon about gigatons of carbon and kilowatt-hours of electricity. In a deeply polarized political environment, any sense of the common purpose required to make these work seems to dissolve into denial or paralysis. With all this fear and conflict, the question must be asked: How do we find the tools and—equally important—the hope we need to tackle such a wickedly difficult issue?is a new Text block. Change the text.
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In Climate Hope, lawyer and journalist David Geselbracht blends in-depth research, expert interviews and on-the-ground reporting across Canada and in multiple countries, revealing remarkable efforts to identify the causes and impacts of climate change—and devise crucial ways to address them.
Find an independent bookstore near you to purchase your copy.
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Mark Your Calendar —
Climate Solutions Café
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With the BC election nearly behind us, it's time to get back together for our next Climate Solutions Café! We're still catching our breath after hosting two forums in the past few weeks, so watch for an email from us with details.
Right now, plan on 10:30 am, Saturday, November 16th. Topic and all the other important details will be on our website in the next two weeks. In the meantime, mark your calendar!
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Looking for an easy way to support Nanaimo Climate Action Hub?
We have an account with the Regional Recycling South Return-It Depot at 839 Victoria Road in Nanaimo. You can donate the money from returnable items by asking the clerk to credit the Nanaimo Climate Action Hub account. Thanks in advance for your support. It makes a huge difference!
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