Sat, Jun 6 Penticton 3:30pm Forests are life.

Protect our forests! A public presentation on the future of forest management in B.C Penticton A plan to manage BC forests within ecological limits while supporting jobs and communities. Oasis United Church, 2964 Skaha Lk Rd Penticton Sat, June 6 3:30 PM More : boundaryforest.org/new-forest-a...

Climate Cafe Jun 9 at 1PM Penticton Community Centre Seniors Week Come talk about it! All across Canada, seniors are talking climate because 80% of us care. @climateseniorssouthok @climateseniors @oneskyservices @cityofpentictonofficial #climatechaos #climatebreakdown #LateristooLate

Here’s how each province is doing in the global race to zero-emission cars www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/20/a...

Join me in asking the Canada Pension Plan to NOT invest in high-risk gas projects that violate Indigenous rights, undercut Canada’s climate obligations and undermine my retirement security. win.newmode.net/shiftaction/... #cdnpoli #pensions #bcpoli #LNG

Seth Klein: How to prevent the fossil fuels corporations from making a killing on this illegal war, and put the revenues to better use sethdklein.substack.com/p/urgent-nee...

A CBC investigation has found big grocers are overcharging for meat - AGAIN. Sign the petition now to call on the CFIA to crack down on these scammy pricing practices: leadnow.ca/campaigns/cf...

Maude's new book!

EARTH DAY PENTICTON This year we are celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 25th, rain or shine 10-1. Make a Climate Flag of Hope!! with @climateseniorssok.bsky.social and Bird Canada e-bikes. Drop off old electronics for recycling with PACE. Gyro Park Penticton beside the famous Farmers Market.

Sun, Ap 19 Book Signing and Activity with Outdoor Nature Educator Josee Bergeron. She gets kids out of the Front Door and into Nature! Oasis United Church 12-2PM PT Treats. Invite everyone. @climateseniorssok.bsky.social @sokcofc.bsky.social @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social @canadiansorg.bsky.social

Ap 23 ONLINE 7PM PT Birds and Climate Change with Dick Cannings, a biologist, author, educator, and former M.P. Examine how humans and climate change are impacting avian wildlife. He was one of the founders of the Meadowlark Nature Festival. REGISTER tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

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