Local & Provincial Items (March)

Local

  1. Winter Farmers’ Markets:

    Vernon: Saturdays, 9 – 1,  Divya Sutra Conference Centre, 27th Ave.

    Armstrong: Sat., 10 – 2 pm, Odd Fellows Hall, Wood Ave at Bridge St.

    Lumby: Mon – Sat., 10 – 5 pm, indoors,Monashee Co-op.   www.monasheecommunitycoop.ca

  2. Shuswap Seed Swap. Saturday, March 1, 2025. 10 am-3 pm Main Floor of Splatsin Community Centre. 5767 Old Vernon Road, Enderby, B.C. V0E1V0. For more information go here.

  3. Nature Talks: The Art of Wildlife Tracking. Wednesday, March 19, 2025. 230PM PST. A virtual Q&A event where you will learn all about animal tracking. To sign up, go here.

Provincial

  1. A worrisome political time for climate policy. With large tariff threats by the Trump administration, the B.C. government is abandoning mandatory environmental assessments to push through big projects. For the full Narwhal story, go here.

  2. 2025 is a big year for liquid natural gas (LNG). The first shipments of LNG are set to be shipped off across the Pacific from Kitimat, BC, this year. Premiere Eby in full support, calling this “one of the biggest economic projects in Canadian history.” With significant investment in LNG, fracking seems to be in B.C.’s foreseeable future. For the full Narwhal story, go here.

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