A Busy Start for Canada’s New Government
Diane Beckett — November 10, 2015
Over the last six days, Ottawa has been seized with a sense of excitement, hope, and possibility, following the swearing-in of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new Cabinet.
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Why Does Sierra Matter to You?
Diane Beckett — October 16, 2015Since becoming Sierra Club Canada Foundation’s Interim Executive Director, I’ve heard so many wonderful stories about why Sierra Club matters to you.
Op-Ed: EPCOR’s Solar Farm – or is it EPCOR’s Railroad?
Posted on June 15, 2019
Edmonton City Bylaw 7188
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Artist Gerald Beaulieu’s Road-Killed Crows are too Big to Ignore
Wanda Baxter — November 24, 2018Gerald Beaulieu’s crows are like massive, soundless speakers: at 386 kilograms each, 5 meters long, made of used tires with open eyes staring out; they say what most roadkill never get the chance to say - notice me.
Sierra Club Ontario is Hiring an Environmental Outreach Intern (Volunteer)
Yvonne Ho — September 18, 2017
Remembering Dan McDermott - Former Chapter Director, Sierra Club Ontario
Yvonne Ho — January 20, 2017
Dan McDermott (May 6, 1947 - January 4, 2017)
Dan McDermott, Sierra Club Canada’s Ontario Chapter Director for 13 years, passed away peacefully on January 4th 2017. It is wonderful to see his influential life mentioned in these posts, which have featured in the news recently with reflections and thoughts on Dan’s life, what he dedicated it to, and his passing three weeks ago.
Summer with the WILD CHILDREN
Posted on September 5, 2016
Blog by Jenn Whittaker (with Tony Reddin)
Sierra Club's Wild Child PEI is sad to say that nature immersion visits have finished for the summer- over 30 visits to 15 child care centres in Charlottetown, Summerside and Montague! These were wonderful experiences for me and the centre workers to let children explore, run free and unleash their inner curiosity about the world around them.
Honouring Bob Hunter’s Legacy-The Robert Hunter Memorial Lecture
Dan McDermott — April 14, 2016
John Bennett and I have shared a lot of experiences over our forty years of environmental collaboration. Our friendship with Bob Hunter was an important one for us both. We were pleased and honoured to be asked by the Hunter Family to give the year’s lecture on Thursday April 14th at the University of Toronto.
100% Is Possible: Join the World to Rally for Global Climate Agreement
Diane Beckett — November 6, 2015
100% Possible is part of the Global Climate March, with hundreds of marches large and small in cities across Canada and around the world.
Sierra Advises Senior Officials on Rebuilding Canada’s Environmental Leadership
Diane Beckett — November 3, 2015
If Canada is to re-establish itself as a global leader in environment and sustainability, a great deal will depend on the public servants who step up to implement the new government’s policies.