Tell your friends about the Okanagan Valley's events about WATER in March. bcworldwaterweek.org/penticton-ev...

BC Water Rates are Giving it AWAY. $2.25 for 1MILLION litres. To industry like fracking and data centres. Let's come together to celebrate precious WATER siwɬkʷ in Penticton and up and down the Valley. bcworldwaterweek.org/penticton-ev...

Our climate requires transitioning to cleaner technologies. Register now to hear about how EVs work for people and community and planet.

Canada must pay attention to water security. March 22 is World Water Day. Talk about the risks with everyone you meet. #water

This University of Toronto Professor wants Carney to answer to her students www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/24/n...

Great overview of GOOD climate news in 2025.

ecosocialistsvancouver.org/article/lett... LETTER: Pipelines and LNG terminals don’t lead to cleaner future

Come to the Mall and send a Holiday Card to your elected leaders - kudos, criticisms, hope for the future. Sat Dec 13 from 9 30 to 3 PM Penticton at Cherry Lane Mall at the Food Court @sokcofc.bsky.social

Water as a Human Right – The power of pledge Join us in a Right Livelihood webinar to learn from the global network of Blue Communities about what can be done in our communities to stand up for the right to safe drinking water for everyone, everywhere. blue-community.net/r...

Shelter is a human right. No one should have to choose to sleep outside when our community has space, money, and vision. Let's get together and help our neighbours! Sat, Dec 6 at 1PM - Oasis United Church, Penticton

We joined with @ftfokanagan.bsky.social West Kootenay Climate Hub, and Seniors for Climate to talk to our MP Helenz Konanz. It was a great conversation. Give it a try! Thanks to the team and the MP.

Justice "Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. Scapegoating immigrants diverts attention from the real causes and fuels racism at a time when solidarity is most needed."

“As with the proposed gas ban reversal decision exactly one year ago, it is not transparent whose interests Sim’s proposed budget is serving,” Vancouver resident Tarlan Razzaghi told @theenergymix.com . “And that feels very uncomfortable as a resident and a parent in the current political climate.”

Please add your letter to show that our community cares about helping everyone who needs it. Shelter is a human right.

The Conservative floor crosser actually reveals a lot about the Liberal budget (and it's not pretty) open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...

Thanks for coming to the first AGM for South Okanagan Council of Canadians Nov 2! New members, new core team, new ideas! GREAT SOUPS !!! We are starting off STRONG! DM if you want to get the monthly e-newsletter.

Apple Fundraiser Extended to Sat, Nov 1. One $25 box of apples (unsprayed Macs or Spartans) = $15 towards buses for Outdoor Ed for Gr 2 kids at Queen's Park, Penticton. Go here to order and help science education. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Fossil fuels are fried.

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate change. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...

Penticton School District has 3 empty schools that could become affordable housing. "26 units inside a former school building. The apartments range in size from 150 to 200 square feet, each equipped with a kitchenette, private bathroom and internet access." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Your apple donation educates kids to appreciate our planet and fight climate change. Please help. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"As late as 1975, General Motors was blaming the Endangered Species Act for transmission problems in the cars it sold. The automatic transmission fluid had been made of sperm whale oil, and the company saw no easy alternative." #climatesky

CofC has supported peace in Gaza for years. Good article by David Heap, London Chapter. Please write to the Gov't. Our Course is the Conscience of Humanity: The Council of Canadians’ support for the Freedom Flotilla  canadians.org/analysis/our...

Basic Income would provide everyone who needs it with income security. October Newsletter from Basic Income BC (BIBC) mailchi.mp/3689c807cdf1... #basicincome @basicincomebc

Clara Phillips is helping Nunavut return to quiet. As development project manager at Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, this 25-year-old engineer-in-training from Newfoundland is leading the installation of Nunavut’s first wind turbine and battery. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/06/o...

South Okanagan Council of Canadians visited striking workers to support their job action. The union has offered restructuring solutions that have been rejected by management, leading to unnecessary deficits. Here’s the proposal. www.deliveringcommunitypower.ca/our_plan #workersrights

SOLAR PRESENTATION 🗓️ Thursday, Oct 9 - 7PM ONLINE Peace Energy Coop, Dawson Creek BC, have consulted and installed solar systems for municipalities and homeowners for 21 years. Don Pettit will share PEC's history and how they get people hooked up to the sun.PRE-REGISTER tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

@ftfokanagan.bsky.social has a Deep Dive next week on SOLAR. www.firstthingsfirstokanagan.com/discussion-s... READ this article! The political case for rooftop solar www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/o...

We support fairness, equity, and inclusion. Hate has no place in our society. "Protest planned at Penticton OneBC political party town hall - Penticton News www.castanet.net/news/Pentict...

More photos from #DrawtheLine Sept 20 in Penticton. We stand up against the billionaires and for social services, clean water, equity, peace, and climate solutions.

Climate affects affordability, causes refugees, impacts food security and healthcare, and causes conflicts / wars. We meet Sat Sep 20 at 11AM in Penticton for a parade. 12:10 at Veterans Park for a gathering of solidarity. We are all connected. Later is too Late. #drawtheline

@ftfokanagan.bsky.social Can you Connect the Dots between Fossil Fuels Big Oil to affordability? Join us ONLINE Thur, Sept 18 for a webinar wit Kiki Wood of @stand.earth Register to get the link tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion in advance of #drawtheline Sept 20 in Penticton and around the world.

RNG is not a viable or healthy gas product. And it is not "renewable". FTFO is an intervener in this case to the BC Utilities Commission to protect citizens. The investigation that could scuttle FortisBC's climate plan www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...

SEPT 20 Draw the Line Penticton PARADE from Gyro Park 11AM. Decorate bike, walker, scooter, stroller. Go around Market to Veterans Park for songs and stories about climate, justice, and HOPE. Draw the Line for a future built on peace, clean energy, and fairness. Email [email protected] ALL AGES

Communities across the country are mobilizing on September 20th to demand that Prime Minister Carney and Canada’s governments pick a side: injustice, violence, & climate destruction—or a just & safe future for all of us. Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world

International Peace Day, SUNDAY, Sept 21 Join Musaic choir, friends, and everyone at Gyro Park in Penticton to sing songs of peace. 2-2:30PM. Raise your Voice for World Peace! #peace #singforpeace @canadiansmanitoba.bsky.social @londoncouncilcdns.bsky.social #Penticton

Sept 15 doc screening about FIRES in BC. Don't miss it. tinyurl.com/5969muvj

Pride Arts Festival Osoyoos was a great day! Lots of love and support. Climate Prayer Flags made by kids. Postcards to PM to protect the planet. Requests to Min of Health to protect Pharmacare. New members of CofC !! #pharmacare #canadaisburning #climateaction

TOMORROW! Clearcuts & Floods & Droughts & Trauma & Expenses Mon, Sept 8 "Trouble in the Headwaters "doc screening with filmmaker, main subject, and local expert. Oasis United Church 2964 Skaha Lake Rd Penticton Doors open 6PM to get a seat. @danieljpierce.bsky.social

Mark your CALENDAR. "Trouble in the Headwaters" Doc Screening in BC. Join filmmaker, UBC prof, and others in panel discussions. How do clearcut forests cause floods and damage watersheds. Penticton Sep 8 6:30PM at Oasis United Church tinyurl.com/y3ewv3nn #forest #water #watersheds #landslides

It’s time for a People’s Power Grid. Publicly-owned clean energy infrastructure that will bring clean, affordable, reliable energy to everyone. Sign the petition now: act.350.org/sign/ppg

Calgary is Standing UP!! "The Calgary Climate Hub launched a protest “No Public Dollars For Pipelines.” “Our tax dollars are for our people, not for their profits.” Fund Renewable Energy not O&G. @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social @forourkidscanada.bsky.social calgary.citynews.ca/2025/08/20/n...

We all have to Draw the Line on Sept 20.

Five journalists killed in a double-tap strike on Nasser Hospital, 11 die of Gaza’s famine in the past day, Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained again by ICE www.dropsitenews.com/p/drop-site-...

Israel is KILLING journalists!! in 24 hours they killed 5!! Hossam El-Masry, Mohamed Salama, Mariam Abu Daqqa, Moaz Abu Taha, and Ahmed Abu Aziz—raising the total number killed in Gaza to 245. While starving people and razing all buildings. The Genocide in Gaza www.dropsitenews.com/p/drop-site-...

Happy Climate Solution! Launched in 2004 and operated by Toronto-based Enwave Energy Corporation, the network connects to more than 100 buildings and runs through 40 kilometres of underground pipes beneath the city’s downtown core. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/15/n...

Sept 20 in Penticton. WE ARE ON IT! Join @sokcofc.bsky.social @ftfokanagan.bsky.social and @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social in Penticton downtown to fight for a cleaner, safer, more peaceful and just world. FIND US on the map tinyurl.com/2xfpxc6m

URGENT Penticton ppl Please sign for clean buildings with fewer gas emissions and cleaner air. Council will VOTE on TUES, Aug 19. SIGN today for a better future for our kids. act.stand.earth/page/86832/a... #climate #penticton #zerocarbon #ZCSC

Climate Change is Real and Expensive! #climate #endfossilfuels

AUGUST 13 PENT Connect the Dots - share stories, spark conversations, imagine a better way forward. Seniors for Climate & Neighbourhood Small Grants hold a Potluck Picnic in the Park at Skaha Lake Park Pavillion! tinyurl.ee/tiLlv BYO chair, plate, cup, utensils and some food to share. With YANTI !