Protect our forests! A public presentation on the future of forest management in B.C with Jennifer Houghton 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 boundaryforest.org/penticton/

Protect our forests! A public presentation on the future of forest management in B.C with Jennifer Houghton 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 boundaryforest.org/penticton/

Seniors Break Through the Climate Silence - we know that fossil fuels got us to this climate chaos and that solutions are readily available and affordable and protect our health and safety. Later is too Late @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social

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

As a result of the illegal war on Iran, Canada’s oil giants are raking in billions they didn’t earn and don’t deserve. It’s time to stop war profiteering and return money back to Canadian families and communities. Take action: 350.org/canada/theyp...

Want something done about the wealth gap? Too bad. Here's more privatization instead. This federal budget sucks! open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...

Climate Reporting and Public Trust Deep Dive online with Jaclyn Whittal and FTFO May 21 at 7 PM PT Jaclyn is the Founder and CEO of One Earth Communications with nearly 20 years of experience at the intersection of climate science, extreme weather, and public trust. tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

April 22 Earth Day MLA Mable Elmore spoke in the Legislature about meeting Donelda Rose, Ben Ernst (of Earnest Ice Cream) and Jeannie Morton. She mentioned "They brought with them a report by the BC Climate Emergency Campaign" and spoke of the need for climate action. tinyurl.com/yc3nh6s9

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

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...

@weareadamant.bsky.social 700,000 good, clean jobs are available right now. Oil and Gas are not the employers. Renewables are.

Birds and Climate Change with Dick Cannings. Ap 23 at 7PM PT Dick was born and raised in Penticton in a family that loved nature and the outdoors. He's written more than a dozen bird books and is a former MP for BC. Register for the zoom link tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

We are having a Climate Cafe in June to "Break Through the Climate Silence" and empower people to talk about their concerns and how they can be part of solutions for a better world. Tuesday, June 9th 1-2:30pm at the Penticton Community Centre Room 2

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.

Come join us for fun and nature activities. Sun, Ap 19 12-2 PM PT at Oasis United Church (Green & Skaha Lake Rd) Great children's educator and it's for our future. Later is too Late! @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social

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Build Canada’s east-west power grid with renewable energy. Help us support the cause > dsfdn.org/BuildCanadas...

Fracking for methane gas in northeastern B.C. produces a fifth of the province’s carbon pollution. Climate disasters are already wiping entire communities off the map. Call on the provincial government to end fracking in BC. Issue no new permits for gas wells. nwmd.social/s/copylink/5...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Carney: No Subsidies for LNG!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Oil and gas lobbyists are flooding Canadian news outlets. Send a letter to the editor of your local news outlet. Urge MPs to fund energy projects that will benefit people and communities, not corporations. www.dogwoodbc.ca/petitions/ln...

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

FORESTS MATTER! This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...

Balancing climate crisis facts with information about climate solutions works better than wielding a "wheelbarrow of scary facts" says climate scientist and communicator Dr. Katharine Hayhoe. www.theenergymix.com/talking-clim... @katharinehayhoe.com @cafesottawa.bsky.social

Great event with @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social & @ftfokanagan.bsky.social & @sokcofc.bsky.social for World Water Day. Respect water. It is in all of us. We all need water.

KICK OFF World Water Weeks with doc screening at OK College Bringing the Salmon Home a powerful film about restoring salmon and syilx culture. Presentation by OBWB about water conservation and by FTFO and CofC about risks to BC watersheds. Mon, Mar 16 at 7PM - get there at 6:30 for a seat. Pay Park

Water is necessary and we celebrate it. Let's Protect It. Come have FUN on Sun, Mar 22 in Penticton. It all over the Okanagan Valley! WOW. @sokcofc.bsky.social #water #bcworldwaterweek

Don't Miss This Webinar on EVs! Thurs, Feb 19 at 7PM ONLINE Register for the link www.firstthingsfirstokanagan.com/discussion-s... and you will get the recording afterwards. Ron Groves is a founder of Plug'n Drive, Canadian EV group, supporting people who want to move forward. Later is too Late.

Winter sports stand for health and resilience—not fossil fuel ads. Tell Canada to make Milano Cortina 2026 the last Olympics sponsored by fossil fuels. cape.ca/action/choos... share.nwmd.social/s/Ug2F6LnJ

BC is giving water away to industry. Tell your MLA to modernize industrial water rates. www.watershedsecurity.ca/home/take-ac...

Today we launched our 2025 Climate Action Progress Report, evaluating the #BCgov. The result? 8 failing grades, and 2 grades of minor progress. The worst outcome in 4 years. FULL REPORT: bcclimateemergency.ca/progress-rep... @cape-bc.bsky.social @myseatosky.bsky.social @ubcic.bsky.social

Happy New Year good news!! Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year. www.theguardian.com/business/202....

0 Good Climate News Stories of 2025. In this special year-end episode, The Angry Clean Energy Guy cuts through the doom and gloom to deliver the definitive list of 2025’s biggest climate victories. HOPE in REAL CHANGE!! youtu.be/Mb4bX6twU9Q?...

WOW! @katharinehayhoe.com gave an amazing keynote at the Calgary Climate Symposium last November. Totally inspirational. Check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pis...

Thanks to @MPHelenaKonanz for meeting with us earlier in the week. We appreciated her attention and questions. We discussed renewable energy and the advantages of an east-west clean energy grid – jobs, health, affordability, and Canadian sovereignty. We look forward to talking again in the new year.

Forest Defenders in Penticton Tues Nov 18 BC Gov't Must Honour Commitments to protect our old-growth and all forests. @savewhatsleft.bsky.social #forestdefenders @bwca.bsky.social sign the petition protectbcforests.ca @sokcofc.bsky.social @ftfokanagan.bsky.social

Earthshot Prize £1 m to climate heroes. 2025 Protect and Restore Nature: re.green, Brazil; Clean Our Air: The city of Bogotá, Colombia; Revive Our Oceans: The High Seas Treaty (Global); Build a Waste-Free World: Lagos Fashion Week, Nigeria; Fix Our Climate: Friendship, Bangladesh. Later is too Late

Check out the Federal Budget. It's NOT good on climate chaos. LOTS of cuts to programs that would be solutions and LOTS of $$ for O&G. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

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

Beward of misinformation. Check out Laura, a site to verify true online sources. China’s Disinfo Machine Got an Upgrade open.substack.com/pub/getfactf...

Seniors for Climate South Okanagan is a strong voice for our planetary future. There are solutions. Our mission is to get elected leaders to fund and implement those solutions: renewable energy grids, distributed energy, free public transit, safe active mobility lanes, gas-free building bylaws.

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...

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...

Do you know about Doughnut Economics? Join Ben Geselbracht, Nanaimo City Councillor, Nov 13 7PM PST ONLINE with @ftfokanagan.bsky.social We’ll look at practical ways the model can help communities improve their effectiveness in environmental and social goals. Pre-Register tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion

Undaunted Jane Goodall reminds us that we all matter open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Fossil Fuels will NEVER get a Safe Planet. What's it like to live near an LNG flarestack? Kitimat residents are sounding the alarm. Doctors are warning of serious health risks. "People are getting sick." myseatosky.org/flare Tell regulators: halt LNG expansion until health impacts are studied.

"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

@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...

Hundreds of Thousands Mobilize Worldwide to 'Draw the Line' for Climate Action and Justice Penticton joined this global movement to push PM Carney and the Canadian gov't to take action NOW For People For Peace For the Planet. #dtl www.commondreams.org/news/draw-th...