On Wednesday June 7, 2023, there were 414 wildfires burning across Canada. In seven out of thirteen provinces and territories, forests were ablaze, including in British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. With government modelling predicting this summer to be “an especially severe wildfire season,” it calls into question the disaster preparedness of our communities and what best practices can be implemented to build clima

His engagement: The thing that motivates him is his hometown of Calgary, Alberta. He does not want to see the community get left behind by the transition just because of a lack of foresight, vision or the courage to recognize that a change is coming to an otherwise pretty comfy level of existence. According to him, although it's a roller coaster economy that is married very tightly to oil and gas in Alberta, there are also enormous opportunities specifically in this province

Saturday Spotlight Series About me: I grew up in Ontario, and I have been living in Nova Scotia for the last 4 years. I have a combined honours degree in Environmental Sciences and Contemporary Studies, with a minor in Sustainability. During my studies, I specialized in environmental education, mapping equitable transportation systems and analyzing the manifestation of fear and collective action during the climate crisis. For me, it is important to always figure out ways to

By Solita Work Introduction from Laura Sacks, Regional Organizer for BC Interior and North I am so inspired by Solita's positive and can-do energy. We met as part of a group looking at an active transportation corridor between Nelson and Castlegar, BC – which started as a spin off from a networking meeting with the West Kootenay Climate Hub. We went from it being a "dream" to recently getting a grant for a feasibility study, thanks in a big part to Solita's effusive encourage

By Donald MacCallum We’ve recently reached a remarkable inflection point in Alberta’s electricity generation industry. There are only three coal power plants still in operation — Genesee 1, 2 and 3 — all of which are currently being repurposed to natural gas by Edmonton-based Capital Power. Coal was the backbone of Alberta’s electricity generation for the majority of its history, accounting for 81 per cent of generation in 2001. That is down to roughly 20 per cent today and s