Sierra Club Canada

Power Shift

Sierra Youth Coalition has been planning the largest gathering of youth climate activists that Canada has ever seen! It runs from October 23-26th in Ottawa (just in time for the Climate Day of Action on the 24th) and will take a message of bold, comprehensive and immediate federal climate action to Parliament Hill.

Power Shift will be three days of training, strategy and action and one mass lobby day to hold our elected officials accountable for their part to solve the climate crisis. We also will be building a cohesive and effective youth climate movement. Find ways to join or support this amazing event: http://powershiftcanada.org/

Where’s Iggy?

Where's Iggy? The Liberal Party under Michael Ignatieff seems to have lost its way on the environment.

Whatever his shortcomings as a politician, his predecessor Stéphane Dion understood that climate change is a planetary emergency, and laid out a reasonable plan—the Green Shift—to ensure that Canada does its share to address it. [continued]

Ottawa's Green Bin program has arrived (at long last!)

A project 11 years in the making, Ottawa is now implementing a green bin program which will start to pick up compostable waste in January 2010. National Waste Diversion Campaigner, Rod Muir was on hand to unveil this project which will significantly improve Ottawa's reputation as a green city.

http://www.sierraclub.ca/national/media/inthenews/item.shtml?x=3005

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT30ISPz_2c

Sierra Club Outings

Our Quebec Chapter has formed a meetup group for its outings program. If you live in the Montreal area, please join today. Or if you have a similar outings program for your area, here is a great way to share trip information and memories.

Designate Your United Way Contribution to Sierra Club Canada Foundation

It‘s that time of year again. Communities across Canada will be kicking off their local United Way campaigns. Did you know that you can direct all or part of your United Way donation to Sierra Club Canada Foundation?

Simply indicate on your pledge card that you wish to designate your contribution to us and United Way will honour your wishes. (Our B/N Registration #: 11914 9789 RR0001.) Thank you!

UN Mission in the Flathead River Valley

Flathead Valley Sierra Club BC and other groups presented to a UNESCO World Heritage Committee mission on September 25 in Fernie, BC. The mission spent a week visiting Waterton-Glacier in Alberta and BC's Flathead River Valley , in order to ascertain if Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is a World Heritage Site in Danger.

The Flathead, in BC’s southeast corner, is threatened by development proposals that include coal strip mining. Just before the UN mission arrived, we learned that the government approved gold exploration near a headwaters stream of the Flathead River, contradicting earlier government statements that the area is not at risk from mining. Sierra Club BC and other groups are calling for a national park in the lower one-third of the Flathead Valley.

Click here to help protect the Flathead