Centre for Civic Governance
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The 2025 BC Living Wage Report is out and it reveals a stark reality: across the province, living wages range from $21.55 to $29.60 per hour, much higher than the minimum wage.
Join us on Dec 12 to unpack what changed, why it matters, and what municipalities can do. 🧵
Register: tr.ee/jEx13W
Join us on Dec 12 to unpack what changed, why it matters, and what municipalities can do. 🧵
Register: tr.ee/jEx13W
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The 2025 BC Living Wage Report is out and it reveals a stark reality: across the province, living wages range from $21.55 to $29.60 per hour, much higher than the minimum wage.
Join us on Dec 12 to unpack what changed, why it matters, and what municipalities can do. 🧵
Register: tr.ee/jEx13W
Join us on Dec 12 to unpack what changed, why it matters, and what municipalities can do. 🧵
Register: tr.ee/jEx13W
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A single oil spill doesn’t just threaten First Nations communities, but could sink tourism, commercial and recreational fisheries, aquaculture and marine services — all of which depend on the healthy coast. – @coastfunds.bsky.social
Coastal First Nations warn billions at risk if Ottawa sinks tanker ban
First Nations sustainable development has proved an economic engine for coastal communities — that prosperity is in peril if there’s an oil spill, says Coast Funds
www.nationalobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A single oil spill doesn’t just threaten First Nations communities, but could sink tourism, commercial and recreational fisheries, aquaculture and marine services — all of which depend on the healthy coast. – @coastfunds.bsky.social
B.C. municipalities are adding to Canada's 30x30 conservation goal, is it helping?
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B.C. municipalities are adding to Canada’s 30X30 conservation goal, is it helping? | CBC News
Cities and towns across B.C. are trying to help the country meet an ambitious conservation goal of protecting 30 per cent of its lands and waters by 2030. While the square kilometres are adding up, Ca...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
B.C. municipalities are adding to Canada's 30x30 conservation goal, is it helping?
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As a labor force, artists are 'invisible.' A new survey tries to change that
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As a labor force, artists are 'invisible.' A new survey tries to change that
'Struggling artists' isn't a trope, according to a new report. The survey asked more than 2,600 artists about everything from hours worked to housing.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As a labor force, artists are 'invisible.' A new survey tries to change that
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Have you seen this year's living wage report? Join us on Dec 12 at 12pm to explore what the 2025 living wage calculations mean for your community. Learn how BC living wages are calculated, what has changed, and what municipalities can do to champion economic security for all workers. 🧵
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November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Have you seen this year's living wage report? Join us on Dec 12 at 12pm to explore what the 2025 living wage calculations mean for your community. Learn how BC living wages are calculated, what has changed, and what municipalities can do to champion economic security for all workers. 🧵
tr.ee/jEx13W
tr.ee/jEx13W
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ICYMI, this STARTER PACK is my team-up with celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, and it’s full of people & organizations that specifically embrace the overlap between better cities and climate action! Please follow them, and help spread the pack around! #ClimateAction #UrbanistShoutOut
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ICYMI, this STARTER PACK is my team-up with celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, and it’s full of people & organizations that specifically embrace the overlap between better cities and climate action! Please follow them, and help spread the pack around! #ClimateAction #UrbanistShoutOut
Tofino to become the 1st municipality in Canada to ban sale of single-use plastic water bottles
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Tofino to become 1st municipality in Canada to ban sale of single-use plastic water bottles: district | CBC News
The District of Tofino says it's banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles one litre and under, barring a few exceptions — a move the municipality says is the first of its kind to be adopte...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Tofino to become the 1st municipality in Canada to ban sale of single-use plastic water bottles
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Recent poll finds majority of British Columbians still want the provincial government to deliver on its $10aDay commitment
British Columbians Still Committed to $10aDay Child Care
The public is divided on the idea of families reducing expenses and keeping a parent at home if child care is not available.
researchco.ca
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Recent poll finds majority of British Columbians still want the provincial government to deliver on its $10aDay commitment
Salmon Arm launches new initiative designed to keep residents up to date on what's happening in City Council meetings
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Council Highlights
The City of Salmon Arm is excited to introduce Council Highlights, a new initiative designed to keep residents up to date on what’s happening in City Council meetings.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Salmon Arm launches new initiative designed to keep residents up to date on what's happening in City Council meetings
www.salmonarm.ca/CivicAlerts....
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Battery Storage Technology Gains Ground in North America www.theenergymix.com/battery-stor...
Battery Storage Technology Gains Ground in North America
From Windsor to Denver and beyond, a new wave of battery breakthroughs show energy storage systems making headway in North America.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Battery Storage Technology Gains Ground in North America www.theenergymix.com/battery-stor...
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More than .5M Metro Vancouver workers earn less than a living wage, facing impossible choices like buy groceries or heat the house, pay bills or the rent on time says @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
More than .5M Metro Vancouver workers earn less than a living wage, facing impossible choices like buy groceries or heat the house, pay bills or the rent on time says @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Landlord threatened to evict Vancouver tenants over posts in private Facebook group
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Landlord threatened to evict Vancouver tenants over posts in private Facebook group | CBC News
Residents of The Yarrow in East Vancouver say their landlord, Realstar Group, made false accusations when it sent them letters threatening to evict them for discussing issues in a tenants' Facebook gr...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Landlord threatened to evict Vancouver tenants over posts in private Facebook group
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Teachers and parents in Surrey have launched a new tool to track classroom disruptions. Their hope is that the data will lead to more support for students with complex needs.
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Surrey parents launch tool to track classroom disruptions when students have crises | CBC News
Teachers and parents in Surrey, B.C., have launched a new tool to track how often classrooms are being cleared due to a student in crisis.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Teachers and parents in Surrey have launched a new tool to track classroom disruptions. Their hope is that the data will lead to more support for students with complex needs.
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Hey local electeds! Want to support equitable processes in your community? Join us and @womentcities.bsky.social on Dec 4 at 12pm for Designing for Equity.
This hands-on workshop offers practical tools to build systems where everyone can participate and succeed.
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This hands-on workshop offers practical tools to build systems where everyone can participate and succeed.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hey local electeds! Want to support equitable processes in your community? Join us and @womentcities.bsky.social on Dec 4 at 12pm for Designing for Equity.
This hands-on workshop offers practical tools to build systems where everyone can participate and succeed.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This hands-on workshop offers practical tools to build systems where everyone can participate and succeed.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Have you seen the new Civic Searchlight tool?
Launched less than a month ago, this free tool for researchers and journalists has already foiled a climate misinformation campaign that nearly convinced one council to abandon its net-zero program.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/08/n...
Launched less than a month ago, this free tool for researchers and journalists has already foiled a climate misinformation campaign that nearly convinced one council to abandon its net-zero program.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/08/n...
Canada’s National Observer recently launched a new local research tool that allows journalists to search public meetings from municipalities across the country. Civic Searchlight is free to use by journalists and researchers with registration. https://civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com/
CivicSearchlight - by Canada's National Observer
Search transcripts of municipal meetings across Canada. Find discussions about topics that matter to your community with Canada's National Observer's search tool.
civicsearchlight.nationalobserver.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Have you seen the new Civic Searchlight tool?
Launched less than a month ago, this free tool for researchers and journalists has already foiled a climate misinformation campaign that nearly convinced one council to abandon its net-zero program.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/08/n...
Launched less than a month ago, this free tool for researchers and journalists has already foiled a climate misinformation campaign that nearly convinced one council to abandon its net-zero program.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/08/n...
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‘A devastating global audit’ shows how climate change is undermining the health of millions.
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
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#Climate #Heat #Health
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
grist.org/health/lance...
#Climate #Heat #Health
‘A devastating global audit’ shows how climate change is undermining the health of millions
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
grist.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
‘A devastating global audit’ shows how climate change is undermining the health of millions.
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
grist.org/health/lance...
#Climate #Heat #Health
Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.
grist.org/health/lance...
#Climate #Heat #Health
‼️Tomorrow‼️ Join us for a free sixty minute discussion on improving sex worker safety in our communities. Learn more and register below.
This Wed, Nov 5 we'll be joined by @nadinenakagawa.bsky.social and Living in Community for a discussion on improving sex worker safety in our communities.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
‼️Tomorrow‼️ Join us for a free sixty minute discussion on improving sex worker safety in our communities. Learn more and register below.
Penticton is planning 50 temporary tiny homes to help people transition out of shelters
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This B.C community is looking to tiny homes to address homelessness | CBC News
The City of Penticton in B.C.'s South Okanagan is hoping to build 50 tiny homes to help long-term shelter users transition toward more independence. A similar project has seen some success in Kelowna,...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Penticton is planning 50 temporary tiny homes to help people transition out of shelters
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This Wed, Nov 5 we'll be joined by @nadinenakagawa.bsky.social and Living in Community for a discussion on improving sex worker safety in our communities.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This Wed, Nov 5 we'll be joined by @nadinenakagawa.bsky.social and Living in Community for a discussion on improving sex worker safety in our communities.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Reminder for tonight: please avoid driving between the hours of 4pm-10pm; and if you absolutely need to drive, be extra slow and take extra care. Let's make sure it's a fun and safe night for all kids.
Our Halloween message from Vision Zero Vancouver! 🎃 A little hard to hear, ironically because of all the cars
October 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reminder for tonight: please avoid driving between the hours of 4pm-10pm; and if you absolutely need to drive, be extra slow and take extra care. Let's make sure it's a fun and safe night for all kids.
Today seems like a good day to tell you about the latest development in green burials: mushroom coffins
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Now you can be buried in a coffin made of fungi | CBC News
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out a new green burial option available in Canada, see where companies' climate targets are going and find out how well compostable dishes and c...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today seems like a good day to tell you about the latest development in green burials: mushroom coffins
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
After years of lobbying, pipeline companies have convinced BC Assessment to lower appraisals of the industry's infrastructure. Local taxpayers may have to make up the difference.
This is lose-lose situation for municipalities across the province. Find out more below.
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This is lose-lose situation for municipalities across the province. Find out more below.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
BC Residents May Have to Cover a Property Tax Break for Pipelines | The Tyee
After lobbying, BC Assessment slashed its appraisals of the industry’s infrastructure.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
After years of lobbying, pipeline companies have convinced BC Assessment to lower appraisals of the industry's infrastructure. Local taxpayers may have to make up the difference.
This is lose-lose situation for municipalities across the province. Find out more below.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
This is lose-lose situation for municipalities across the province. Find out more below.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...