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Wildfires threaten communities across Canada. A petition by B.C. MP @gordjohns.bsky.social asks Canada to convert retired planes for firefighting. Read & sign by mid-January 2026, and share widely. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#Wildfires #Canada #Firefighting #CC130H
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Read our latest piece by Odette Auger on Peehee Mu’huh, sacred land at risk from a mine now under construction bit.ly/ThackerPass. Watch & share the film by @ricochetmedia.bsky.social, @therealnews.com and indiginews.com. Get the Mag in your mailbox. bit.ly/WS-store

#IndigenousRights #ThackerPass
(FULL FILM) Mining the Sacred: Indigenous nations fight lithium gold rush at Thacker Pass
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Uplifting stories from Watershed Sentinel’s Indigenous reporters: Desiree Mannila tinyurl.com/dmannila & Odette Auger tinyurl.com/oauger.

Read & share to honour the truths of the past and stand with Indigenous land and water protectors today. #EveryChildMatters #NDTR #OrangeShirtDay
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@ecojusticecanada.bsky.social is challenging B.C.’s approval for the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission #pipeline.

After 10 years of delay, the company rushed minimal clearing before its certificate expired, yet the EAO still called it “substantially started.”

#StopPRGT #Skeena #PRGT
Challenging PRGT pipeline substantial start
Legal challenge launched over B.C.’s substantial start decision of controversial Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline
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Good news! State of Salmon shows Chinook & coho on East Vancouver Island well above average. Huge gratitude to local streamkeepers, watershed groups & First Nations Guardians. Since 2021, the @psfca.bsky.social invested $2.3M in habitat restoration. 🐟

#Salmon #BritishColumbia #Yukon #Chinook #Coho
State of Salmon Report - Pacific Salmon Foundation
A broad-scale evaluation of the state of all six species of Pacific salmon found in British Columbia and the Yukon, including Chinook, chum, coho, pink, sockeye, and steelhead.
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Protect seed-saving! Stop the rule that would end farmers’ right to save seed for fruit, vegetables, ornamentals, and hybrids. Sign by Oct 5 : www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

@nfucanada.bsky.social #FarmersRights #SeedSovereignty #Seeds #Farmers
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Clear labels, informed choices. Support the Parliamentary e-petition (tinyurl.com/PetitionE-6768) for mandatory #GMO labelling in #Canada. Info via @cbanaction.bsky.social

#RightToKnow #FoodSovereignty #PublicHealth
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The Watershed Sentinel joined the #DrawTheLine mobilization in the Comox Valley. Climate and social justice are inseparable. 🌱 From climate action to solidarity with #Palestine, the call was clear: systemic change comes from all of us. For people, #peace, and #planet.

#ClimateAction #FreePalestine
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✊🌍 This weekend, we're going to #DrawTheLine for climate justice! The #WatershedSentinel joins allies like @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social in a global call to action.
🗓️ Sept 20 – Courtenay, 6th St @ Courthouse Lawn, 2:30 pm.
📍Find actions near you 👉 www.seniorsforclimate.org
#ClimateAction
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Fracking pumps hidden chemicals into land, water, and air, yet in Canada, these toxics are still exempt from public reporting. Tracking Fracking asks: why are communities denied the right to know what’s in their environment?

#Fracking #Toxics #ClimateJustice #WaterProtection #FossilFuels #LNG
Tracking Fracking | Watershed Sentinel
In light of new research on health impacts, a working group is renewing calls to to add fracking chemicals to Canada's National Pollution Release Inventory.
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Once nearly wiped out by whaling, humpbacks are making a remarkable return to the Salish Sea. From “Big Mama” to new calves and songs that echo like human language, Salish Sea Sings Again celebrates resilience, recovery, and the whales’ vital role in our climate.

#Humpbacks #SalishSea #Conservation
Salish Sea Sings Again | Watershed Sentinel
Humpback comeback: whales are reclaiming their territory in the Salish Sea, bringing new life to waters once left empty by commercial whaling.
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In the Anthropocene, survival is no longer just about humans. As species vanish and ecosystems collapse, grief becomes a necessary teacher. Human Grief asks: how do we mourn, adapt, and transform so we are not the sole survivors?
#Extinction #Grief #MoreThanHuman #Decolonization
Human Grief | Watershed Sentinel
In the Antrhopocene era, humans can no longer rely on living within the predictability of natural systems.
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From political violence in Europe to deepening divides in the US, polarization is tearing societies apart. Us vs. Them explores the roots of this crisis, inequality, elite rivalry, and hardened identities, and asks how we might choose cooperation over conflict.

#Politics #Division #Inequality
Us vs. Them | Watershed Sentinel
Extreme polarization reverberates throughout society as a whole, poisoning everyday interactions and relationships.
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