South Okanagan Council of Canadians
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The Council of Canadians believes we all do better when we advocate for a society built on democracy, justice and care for each other. Join this chapter to make a difference [email protected]
We joined with @ftfokanagan.bsky.social West Kootenay Climate Hub, and Seniors for Climate to talk to our MP Helenz Konanz. It was a great conversation. Give it a try! Thanks to the team and the MP.
Thanks to @MPHelenaKonanz for meeting with us earlier in the week. We appreciated her attention and questions. We discussed renewable energy and the advantages of an east-west clean energy grid – jobs, health, affordability, and Canadian sovereignty. We look forward to talking again in the new year.
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We joined with @ftfokanagan.bsky.social West Kootenay Climate Hub, and Seniors for Climate to talk to our MP Helenz Konanz. It was a great conversation. Give it a try! Thanks to the team and the MP.
Justice "Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. Scapegoating immigrants diverts attention from the real causes and fuels racism at a time when solidarity is most needed."
The myth of the immigrant threat
Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. But these problems stem from policy failur...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Justice "Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. Scapegoating immigrants diverts attention from the real causes and fuels racism at a time when solidarity is most needed."
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“As with the proposed gas ban reversal decision exactly one year ago, it is not transparent whose interests Sim’s proposed budget is serving,” Vancouver resident Tarlan Razzaghi told @theenergymix.com . “And that feels very uncomfortable as a resident and a parent in the current political climate.”
600 Vancouverites Pack City Hall as Cuts Threaten Planning, Sustainability Budget
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s proposed “Zero Means Zero” budget, which aims to freeze property taxes in 2026 by cutting or eliminating city services, possibly including the community’s climate and sustain...
www.theenergymix.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“As with the proposed gas ban reversal decision exactly one year ago, it is not transparent whose interests Sim’s proposed budget is serving,” Vancouver resident Tarlan Razzaghi told @theenergymix.com . “And that feels very uncomfortable as a resident and a parent in the current political climate.”
Please add your letter to show that our community cares about helping everyone who needs it. Shelter is a human right.
Send a NOTE to City Council to support Heart & Hearth tiny house community in Penticton. actionnetwork.org/letters/supp... INVITE OTHERS to join. Let's speak up for a positive Penticton with housing for all!
Support for Heart & Hearth program in Penticton
Penticton is facing a housing crisis that affects us all. Encampments are growing, rents are rising, and more residents are being pushed to the margins. Provincial programs like Heart & Hearth are des...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Please add your letter to show that our community cares about helping everyone who needs it. Shelter is a human right.
The Conservative floor crosser actually reveals a lot about the Liberal budget (and it's not pretty)
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The Conservative floor crosser actually reveals a lot about the Liberal budget (and it's not pretty)
This budget is a Red Tory's dream. Is this the new (old) face of the Liberal Party?
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November 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Conservative floor crosser actually reveals a lot about the Liberal budget (and it's not pretty)
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Thanks for coming to the first AGM for South Okanagan Council of Canadians Nov 2! New members, new core team, new ideas! GREAT SOUPS !!! We are starting off STRONG! DM if you want to get the monthly e-newsletter.
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Thanks for coming to the first AGM for South Okanagan Council of Canadians Nov 2! New members, new core team, new ideas! GREAT SOUPS !!! We are starting off STRONG! DM if you want to get the monthly e-newsletter.
Apple Fundraiser Extended to Sat, Nov 1. One $25 box of apples (unsprayed Macs or Spartans) = $15 towards buses for Outdoor Ed for Gr 2 kids at Queen's Park, Penticton. Go here to order and help science education. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Apple Fundraiser Extended to Sat, Nov 1. One $25 box of apples (unsprayed Macs or Spartans) = $15 towards buses for Outdoor Ed for Gr 2 kids at Queen's Park, Penticton. Go here to order and help science education. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Fossil fuels are fried.
The Age of Fossil Fuels is Dead
YouTube video by Energi Media
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October 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Fossil fuels are fried.
Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate change. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...
Head of Carney’s Major Projects Office thinks Trans Mountain is good for climate
Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate ch...
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October 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate change. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...
Penticton School District has 3 empty schools that could become affordable housing. "26 units inside a former school building. The apartments range in size from 150 to 200 square feet, each equipped with a kitchenette, private bathroom and internet access." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Inside the Oshawa youth centre that's now providing affordable housing | CBC News
The Refuge, a youth drop-in centre in Oshawa, began providing affordable housing in May — responding to what the mayor of Oshawa has called a homelessness crisis in the city. Close to 500 people are h...
www.cbc.ca
October 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Penticton School District has 3 empty schools that could become affordable housing. "26 units inside a former school building. The apartments range in size from 150 to 200 square feet, each equipped with a kitchenette, private bathroom and internet access." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Your apple donation educates kids to appreciate our planet and fight climate change. Please help. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Your apple donation educates kids to appreciate our planet and fight climate change. Please help. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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"As late as 1975, General Motors was blaming the Endangered Species Act for transmission problems in the cars it sold. The automatic transmission fluid had been made of sperm whale oil, and the company saw no easy alternative." #climatesky
"Climate change is a global crisis. If we are to tackle it, we must do so together. Yet it is a struggle to imagine that happening. When have countries ever come together for the good of our common humanity?"
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‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster
Some days it can feel as if climate catastrophe is inevitable. But history is full of cases – such as the banning of whaling and CFCs – that show humanity can come together to avert disaster
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"As late as 1975, General Motors was blaming the Endangered Species Act for transmission problems in the cars it sold. The automatic transmission fluid had been made of sperm whale oil, and the company saw no easy alternative." #climatesky
CofC has supported peace in Gaza for years. Good article by David Heap, London Chapter. Please write to the Gov't. Our Course is the Conscience of Humanity: The Council of Canadians’ support for the Freedom Flotilla canadians.org/analysis/our...
Our Course is the Conscience of Humanity: The Council of Canadians’ support for the Freedom Flotilla
The Council of Canadians’ support for the Freedom Flotilla
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October 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
CofC has supported peace in Gaza for years. Good article by David Heap, London Chapter. Please write to the Gov't. Our Course is the Conscience of Humanity: The Council of Canadians’ support for the Freedom Flotilla canadians.org/analysis/our...
Basic Income would provide everyone who needs it with income security.
October Newsletter from Basic Income BC (BIBC) mailchi.mp/3689c807cdf1...
#basicincome @basicincomebc
October Newsletter from Basic Income BC (BIBC) mailchi.mp/3689c807cdf1...
#basicincome @basicincomebc
October 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Basic Income would provide everyone who needs it with income security.
October Newsletter from Basic Income BC (BIBC) mailchi.mp/3689c807cdf1...
#basicincome @basicincomebc
October Newsletter from Basic Income BC (BIBC) mailchi.mp/3689c807cdf1...
#basicincome @basicincomebc
Clara Phillips is helping Nunavut return to quiet. As development project manager at Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, this 25-year-old engineer-in-training from Newfoundland is leading the installation of Nunavut’s first wind turbine and battery. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/06/o...
An Inuit community installs Nunavut's first wind turbine
Clara Phillips is helping Nunavut return to quiet. As development project manager at Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, this 25-year-old engineer-in-training from Newfoundland is leading the installat...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Clara Phillips is helping Nunavut return to quiet. As development project manager at Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, this 25-year-old engineer-in-training from Newfoundland is leading the installation of Nunavut’s first wind turbine and battery. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/06/o...
South Okanagan Council of Canadians visited striking workers to support their job action. The union has offered restructuring solutions that have been rejected by management, leading to unnecessary deficits. Here’s the proposal. www.deliveringcommunitypower.ca/our_plan #workersrights
October 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
South Okanagan Council of Canadians visited striking workers to support their job action. The union has offered restructuring solutions that have been rejected by management, leading to unnecessary deficits. Here’s the proposal. www.deliveringcommunitypower.ca/our_plan #workersrights
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SOLAR PRESENTATION 🗓️ Thursday, Oct 9 - 7PM ONLINE Peace Energy Coop, Dawson Creek BC, have consulted and installed solar systems for municipalities and homeowners for 21 years. Don Pettit will share PEC's history and how they get people hooked up to the sun.PRE-REGISTER tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion
October 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
SOLAR PRESENTATION 🗓️ Thursday, Oct 9 - 7PM ONLINE Peace Energy Coop, Dawson Creek BC, have consulted and installed solar systems for municipalities and homeowners for 21 years. Don Pettit will share PEC's history and how they get people hooked up to the sun.PRE-REGISTER tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion
@ftfokanagan.bsky.social has a Deep Dive next week on SOLAR. www.firstthingsfirstokanagan.com/discussion-s... READ this article! The political case for rooftop solar www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/o...
The political case for rooftop solar
If there’s one lesson progressive politicians should take to heart from the last decade, it’s that the durability of their climate policies is more important — way, way more important — than their eco...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@ftfokanagan.bsky.social has a Deep Dive next week on SOLAR. www.firstthingsfirstokanagan.com/discussion-s... READ this article! The political case for rooftop solar www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/o...
We support fairness, equity, and inclusion. Hate has no place in our society. "Protest planned at Penticton OneBC political party town hall - Penticton News www.castanet.net/news/Pentict...
Protest planned at Penticton OneBC political party town hall - Penticton News
Conservative upstart B.C. political party OneBC is holding a town hall in Penticton this weekend, and that has garnered plans for a protest.
www.castanet.net
September 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We support fairness, equity, and inclusion. Hate has no place in our society. "Protest planned at Penticton OneBC political party town hall - Penticton News www.castanet.net/news/Pentict...
More photos from #DrawtheLine Sept 20 in Penticton. We stand up against the billionaires and for social services, clean water, equity, peace, and climate solutions.
September 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
More photos from #DrawtheLine Sept 20 in Penticton. We stand up against the billionaires and for social services, clean water, equity, peace, and climate solutions.
Climate affects affordability, causes refugees, impacts food security and healthcare, and causes conflicts / wars. We meet Sat Sep 20 at 11AM in Penticton for a parade. 12:10 at Veterans Park for a gathering of solidarity. We are all connected. Later is too Late. #drawtheline
FOUR days to Draw the Line! Our home is on fire. We can put the fire out if the government funds green energy instead of gas pipelines and LNG. Parade Sat Sep 20 Penticton 11 AM North Gyro Park 12:15 Veterans Park by courthouse for songs, stories, and solidarity. Later is too late. #drawtheline
September 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Climate affects affordability, causes refugees, impacts food security and healthcare, and causes conflicts / wars. We meet Sat Sep 20 at 11AM in Penticton for a parade. 12:10 at Veterans Park for a gathering of solidarity. We are all connected. Later is too Late. #drawtheline
@ftfokanagan.bsky.social Can you Connect the Dots between Fossil Fuels Big Oil to affordability? Join us ONLINE Thur, Sept 18 for a webinar wit Kiki Wood of @stand.earth Register to get the link tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion in advance of #drawtheline Sept 20 in Penticton and around the world.
September 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
@ftfokanagan.bsky.social Can you Connect the Dots between Fossil Fuels Big Oil to affordability? Join us ONLINE Thur, Sept 18 for a webinar wit Kiki Wood of @stand.earth Register to get the link tinyurl.com/FTFODiscussion in advance of #drawtheline Sept 20 in Penticton and around the world.
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RNG is not a viable or healthy gas product. And it is not "renewable". FTFO is an intervener in this case to the BC Utilities Commission to protect citizens. The investigation that could scuttle FortisBC's climate plan www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...
The investigation that could scuttle FortisBC's climate plan
BC’s gas utility is facing regulatory scrutiny over its accounting practices for the environmental credits it uses to claim some of its natural gas sales are carbon-neutral, "renewable” and reduce emi...
www.nationalobserver.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
RNG is not a viable or healthy gas product. And it is not "renewable". FTFO is an intervener in this case to the BC Utilities Commission to protect citizens. The investigation that could scuttle FortisBC's climate plan www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/11/n...
SEPT 20 Draw the Line Penticton PARADE from Gyro Park 11AM. Decorate bike, walker, scooter, stroller. Go around Market to Veterans Park for songs and stories about climate, justice, and HOPE. Draw the Line for a future built on peace, clean energy, and fairness. Email [email protected] ALL AGES
September 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
SEPT 20 Draw the Line Penticton PARADE from Gyro Park 11AM. Decorate bike, walker, scooter, stroller. Go around Market to Veterans Park for songs and stories about climate, justice, and HOPE. Draw the Line for a future built on peace, clean energy, and fairness. Email [email protected] ALL AGES
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Communities across the country are mobilizing on September 20th to demand that Prime Minister Carney and Canada’s governments pick a side: injustice, violence, & climate destruction—or a just & safe future for all of us.
Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world
Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world
July 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Communities across the country are mobilizing on September 20th to demand that Prime Minister Carney and Canada’s governments pick a side: injustice, violence, & climate destruction—or a just & safe future for all of us.
Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world
Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world