Great time with the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust and ACRD this week as they bring together First Nation communities and Local Governments to consider a regional approach to climate work 💡

Awesome staff retreat with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. In this era of unnecessary polarization, solutions can be found at the intersection of research, communities, and decision-making ~

Momentous achievement in the Comox Valley this past week with our CVRD Board’s voting to create a Housing Authority. If you want to practice your French, I was interviewed on Radio-Canada on this initiative and the broader housing crisis in BC: ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

Can’t wait to support these climate internship projects as a wave of students deploy across BC. 29 deep change projects in a variety of sectors and communities!

Floods can affect everyone in a community —so why should only a few voices shape flood management? Our latest Explainer explores timeline mapping, a tool that can help communities and leaders make informed, proactive decisions. ow.ly/nQ8150V0qeq

All Canadians should cancel their trips to the US for the next four years. Meanwhile Destination Canada and Destination BC should ad target Democrats in the US to come and visit us over the next four years.

Today, scholars & community partners gather at the SFU Climate Innovation Workshop, co-sponsored by PICS, to brainstorm ideas for a sustainable future. The workshop included an inspiring keynote on the difference between simple, complicated, complex and chaotic systems. www.sfu.ca/complex-syst...

Some good news -- while greenhouse gas emissions haven't (yet!) completely peaked, many other forms of air pollution have. Now we need to keep going, and drive down all emissions -- greenhouse gases included -- to zero.

Tesla announces a $9,000 increase for Canadian customers. How about we tack on a 50 per cent tariff on top of that?

PICS was honoured to co-present yesterday at the B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering on our support of the implementation of the B.C. First Nations Climate Strategy.

The Comox Valley Regional District has issued a boil water advisory for some residents of Denman Island.

Want to learn about PICS and all the great work we do in the #climatesolutions space? Check out our 2022-2024 report!