Local & Provincial Stuff (February)

Local

  1. Winter Farmers’ Market: 
    Armstrong: Sat., 10 – 2 pm, Odd Fellows Hall on Bridge St., Wood Ave.
    Lumby:     Mon – Sat., 10 – 5 pm,
    Monashee Coop.www.monasheecommunitycoop.ca!

  2. Transportation (ie. driving gas-powered vehicles) makes up 63 % of Vernon’s greenhouse gas emissions (see p. 11 of Vernon’s prize-winning Climate Action Plan: https://www.vernon.ca/homes-building/environment-sustainability/climate-action)? The most important way to decrease the number of cars on the road is through providing the alternative of public transit. Active transportation (eg. biking and walking) and electric cars also play a role. These examples are the only means of transportation for many of our seniors, kids, and neighbours with diverse abilities. How might you help us reduce total GHGs?

  3.  Drawdown Ignite webinar  February 7 at 1 pm ET : Project Drawdown scientist Amanda Smith explores why buildings contribute so much to climate change and suggest solutions that can lessen their impact. To ensure a healthier planet and a better future for ourselves and future generations, we must construct and conduct our buildings better to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (about 30% in Vernon). Register now >> 

  4. Weedy Wednesday: This idea is in the working stages and would occur monthly during non – snow months. Volunteers would work to protect and enhance our local, endangered ecological treasures – Rose Swanson, Middleton, Grey Canal and more – by removing invasive weeds.  Roving invasive weed team? Yearly Bioblitz? Some weekend time could also be arranged to involve families and workers. Interested? Or wish a guided tour of Rose Swanson and its threatened grasslands? Contact Danica at 250 309-1371

  5. Houseplants that will help you breathe easy. List of the top air-purifying, low-maintenance indoor plants  here.

Provincial

  1. Winging it with old-growth trees. Are fake old-growth trees the solution to the endangered myotis bat? Biologists think they could be. For the full story go here.

  2. $720 million insured losses from 2023 Okanagan, Shuswap wildfires set new B.C. record. These losses are reported annually, and the trend shows how imperative climate solutions are for B.C. For the full tory, go here.

  3. Lululemon gets failing climate grade in emissions report. Lululemon has marketed itself as an environmentally conscious Vancouver-based company. Based on their increasing emissions, that claim seems to be nothing more than commercial greenwashing. For the story, go here.

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