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  • Technical Briefing for the Media on Arctic Ice

    Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012

    Time: 11:00 a.m.

    Location: Sierra Club Canada, Suite #412, 1 Nicholas St., Ottawa

    Ongoing weather events in the Arctic over the last few weeks and the resulting ice loss may have significant implications to the rate of climate change. Using satellite images, and the latest data being reported from established Arctic observers, Paul Beckwith of the University of Ottawa will provide a technical briefing on the present and the implications to future climate change. Space is limited please RSVP to: Executive.Director@sierraclub.ca or call 613.241.4611

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  • Federal government laying waste to the Canadian landscape

    MEDIA RELEASE

    October 18, 2012

    OTTAWA - The government of Canada continued its assault on environmental protection today with omnibus Bill C-45.

    “Today’s killing of the Navigable Waters Act, along with further gutting of what’s left of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and Fisheries Act, will inhibit the ability of Canadians to protect their natural environment for their children, grandchildren and future generations,” said John Bennett, Executive Director of Sierra Club Canada.

    "Canadians want to protect the environment and have a strong economy. We don’t need to sacrifice the planet to achieve the latter - the two aren’t mutually exclusive,” said Mr. Bennett.

  • Tell us What You Think! - Deadline Extended to Thursday, Sept. 6th!

    The Executive Committee of the Atlantic Canada Chapter of Sierra Club is gearing up for a strategic planning session on Sept 7-8th !

    We want to make sure we are going into the session with as much information as possible - so as part of our preparations, we want to hear from you about our strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities.

    Please click here to let us know what you think - it will only take a few minutes, and it will help a lot!

  • MEC Bikefest Toronto

    June 23, 2012 at the Distillery Historic District
    11:00am to 5:30pm

    MEC Bikefest

    About MEC Bikefest

    MEC Bikefest is a daylong community celebration of all things bicycle related. Our goal is to bring together Toronto’s bicycle community and those new to bikes, to celebrate the wonders of cycling. Come join us and make it the best bicycle bash in Toronto.

    Registration

    This free event has something for everyone, so bring the whole family down to the sweetest cycling celebration of the summer. Workshops and clinics are $5 each with proceeds being donated to our community partner, Cycle Toronto (formerly the Toronto Cyclists Union). Group Rides are free, however registration is required as space is limited.

  • A beautiful day for tree planting in Birchwood Park (Mississauga)

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  • Environmentalists sue to force Ottawa to protect species along Northern Gateway route

    The Globe and Mail (September 27, 2012)
    Environmentalists sue to force Ottawa to protect species along Northern Gateway route Add to ...
    By Dene Moore

    One of the most powerful foes of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline through northern British Columbia is not a lawyer or a conservation group or any of the many First Nations who have lined up against the project.

    It’s a very large, very, very old fish.

    The Nechako white sturgeon is listed as an endangered species under the federal Species At Risk Act, a designation which is supposed to legally protect the sturgeon’s habitat so the species can recover.

    The pipeline is planned to cross the Stewart and Endako rivers, where the highly imperilled species — there are estimated to be only 335 left — live.

  • Mink-farm regs: the scoop on poop

     

    About five years ago, residents of Yarmouth and surrounding areas joined together and formed the Tricounty Watershed Protection Association to stop the pollution being caused by mink farms at the headwaters of the Meteghan, Sissaboo and Tusket rivers. The Department of Environment conducted water tests in 10 lakes and 75 kilometres of the Tusket River for three consecutive years. The final water test results concluded that the mink farms were the probable cause. The government cancelled further water tests and no action was taken, despite the protests from citizens and environmental groups.

  • Why a two degree Celsius increase in the global average temperature is a big deal

    By Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.

    On Monday, January 21st, 2013

    The International Energy Agency is warning that shooting past two degrees Celsius average global temperature will have “dire consequences.” And the World Bank is talking about 3.5 degrees of warming as being “devastating.” These are not environmental agencies. They are conservative, economically-oriented institutions. They are “establishment” with a capital E. Their language is increasingly alarmed, and yet nothing happens.

  • Annual Report 2011

    SCC Annual Reprt 2011
     

    Sierra Club Canada's (SCC) 2011 Annual Report summarizes the year's findings for the National Office,
    Atlantic Chapter, Québec Chapter, Ontario Chapter, Prairie Chapter, British Columbia Chapter,
    and Sierra Youth Coalition.

    The National Office of SCC undertook several campaigns in 2011, focused on educating and empowering the
    public, including:

  • Prince Edward Island youth to put on their green thumbs with launch of Sierra Buddies this fall

     

     

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    June 19, 2012

    Charlottetown, P.E.I– Sierra Club Canada Atlantic Chapter has received support from the TELUS Community Board that will enable them to continue their youth mentorship program, Sierra Buddies, in PEI this fall.

    The Sierra Buddies program guides youth to help make their schools and communities greener, while at the same time preparing them to be future leaders. Students at the Grade 10 level who have been trained and educated about environmental issues and concepts are paired up with Grade 6 students to share and spread their knowledge. 

   

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