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At Sierra Club BC, we are creating a more inclusive movement that invites everyone to better care for the ecosystems that sustain us all. https://sierraclub.bc.ca/

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hi Bluesky! We're Sierra Club BC 👋 Did you know we're the oldest environmental non-profit in BC?

Follow us to learn about:
• enviro policy, research & climate action
• empowering partners & local leaders to take positive steps in their communities
• building a more inclusive environmental movement

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 3h

Event alert for those on the south Island! W̱SÁNEĆ Elder Carl Olsen, backed by the Goldstream Protectors & @wildernews.bsky.social, is taking the fight to save the Goldstream River to the B.C. Legislature!

When: Oct 22, 12-1 PM
Where: BC Legislature Lawn
www.wildernesscommittee.org/events/rally...

Rally to save Goldstream Park

Goldstream park is under threat from a 162-million-dollar highway construction project that will destroy salmon habitat and won’t even add more lanes!On October 22, 2025, we’re taking the dissent to t...

www.wildernesscommittee.org

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 3d

Are you passionate about environmental education for youth? We're hiring an Indigenous Facilitator of Learning based in the Lower Mainland!

Apply today ➡️ sierraclub.bc.ca/about/join-o...

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 4d

Call for the protection of the last old-growth forests in B.C. and a shift to sustainable second-growth forestry today. sierraclub.bc.ca/send-a-lette...

Sign a petition to protect old-growth forests

Every day 160 soccer fields of irreplaceable old growth are cut down in B.C. and only a fraction remains standing. Let’s change that. Send a message now.

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 4d

Sierra Club BC's report ‘Intact Forests, Safe Communities’ shows that governments can mitigate climate-related disasters like flooding, droughts, fires and heatwaves by swiftly reforming B.C.’s forestry practices.

Check out the report here: sierraclub.bc.ca/stories-even...

Intact Forests, Safe Communities Report

A report on reducing community climate risks—like wildfires, floods and heatwaves—through forest protection and a paradigm shift in forest management.

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 4d

Did you think we have improved forestry practices in B.C.? Think again. Clearcutting of ancient forests continues on Vancouver Island and elsewhere in the province. In this case, right through a creek which further increases the risk of flooding, drought and landslides.
globalnews.ca/video/114622...

Environmentalists condemn Vancouver Island clearcut | Watch News Videos Online

Watch Environmentalists condemn Vancouver Island clearcut Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 4d

Mark your calendars! Join us on November 5 to learn how to draw rattlesnakes ✏️📅

In this Learn to Draw session, we'll bust common misconceptions about this threatened species and share stories about why they're so awesome!

Register now: sierraclub.bc.ca/our-work/re-...

Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 5d

Together, we’re building momentum to protect people across B.C. from extreme heat, the deadliest climate impact we face.

Will you join us? Send a message calling for improved green infrastructure today: sierraclub.bc.ca/call-for-cli...

Sign our petition to improve urban greenspaces

You can help make our communities safer from severe heatwaves and flooding by improving local greenspaces. Send a message today.

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 5d

We're happy to report that our resolution calling for cooling green infrastructure was endorsed by the Union of BC Municipalities! We advanced this resolution with our Move the Dial at City Council program. Thanks to the local leaders across the province who helped make this win possible!

Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 18d

First Nations fought for decades to get the federal moratorium that keeps oil tankers out of their waters. Sierra Club BC is standing with Coastal First Nations.

Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 18d

The chief councillor of the Heiltsuk Tribal Council and president of the Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative shared those words in response to Premier Danielle Smith's announcement that Alberta plans to pitch an oil pipeline to BC's north coast.

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 18d

"As the rights and titleholders of B.C. North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii, we must inform Premier Smith once again that there is no support from coastal First Nations for a pipeline and an oil tankers project in our coastal waters." -- Marilyn Slett. www.timescolonist.com/business/alb...

Alberta 'on notice' as B.C.'s coastal First Nations oppose pipeline proposal

The head of a group representing First Nations along British Columbia's coast says they will not support a new pipeline proposed by Alberta and nothing can be done to change that.

www.timescolonist.com

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 24d

We honour the children who did not make it home & the survivors of Canada's residential school system. This upcoming National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, let's not just wear orange, but commit to listening and truth-telling.

Some resources to get started: sierraclub.bc.ca/stories-even...

Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · 28d

We're hiring! Join our team to help nurture thriving ecosystems and a stable climate.

Learn more and apply at sierraclub.bc.ca/about/join-o...

Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 16

Will you join the thousands of people speaking up to keep our coast oil spill-free by investing in clean, renewable energy?

Send a message now: win.newmode.net/sierraclubbc...

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 16

The good news is that a new oil pipeline did not make it onto Prime Minister Carney’s first Major Projects List. Let's keep it that way.

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 16

Today, we took out an ad to send a clear message to Parliament Hill and the press: BC will not stop defending the North Coast Tanker Ban (the only piece of legislation standing in the way of a new northern oil pipeline).

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 11

Five years since the Old Growth Strategic Review - resource development projects are being fast tracked left & right.

Despite their commitment, the BC government has yet to enact a new law for biodiversity & ecosystem health and 88 organizations are raising the alarm.

www.wcel.org/media-releas...

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 10

Councillor Teale Phelps Bondaroff, who brought the motion forward, put it clearly: “calling pipelines ‘nation-building projects’ is reckless in an era of climate change. We simply cannot afford to risk the lives of salmon, orcas, herring and other species for [these projects]”

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 10

Keeping up the pressure, the District of Saanich recently passed a motion calling on the BC & federal govts to uphold the North Coast tanker ban.

We need to move toward clean energy & sustainable jobs that don't endanger the ecosystems we all depend on.

Learn more: victoriabuzz.com/2025/09/envi...

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 10

📣Job alert!📣

We're looking for a social media & marketing whiz! If you're creative, know your way around social media, and are passionate about nature, this could be the job for you. Help us grow our online community, share stories, and support thriving ecosystems.

sierraclub.bc.ca/about/careers

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 10

For this online event we will be joined by a special guest: Kris Cu! Kris is the Digital Media & Outreach Coordinator at Birds Canada.

Tune in to learn all about sandpipers with Kris: sierraclub.bc.ca/learn-to-dra...

Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 10

Sign up for our first Learn to Draw of the school year to learn about one of the smallest & sweetest birds on our shores - the sandpiper!

This free online art lesson will be led by scientific illustrator Dr Julius Csotonyi on Thurs Sept 18 @ 1 PM PST

Sign up: sierraclub.bc.ca/learn-to-dra...

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Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Sierra Supper Club is happening next week!

Enjoy a multi-course, vegetarian, family-style meal created by Benoit Cecile, a farmer, fine-dining chef and passionate locavore.

📅 Monday, September 15th at 6:30 PM
📍 Emmaline’s in Victoria
🎟 Tickets: sierraclub.bc.ca/sierra-suppe...

Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sierra Supper Club is happening on September 15 at 6:30 PM! Have you bought your tickets yet?

Join us at Emmaline's in Victoria for a multi-course, vegetarian meal prepared by Chef Benoit Cecile using fresh, seasonal ingredients from local small-scale farms.

RSVP: sierraclub.bc.ca/sierra-suppe...

Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Sep 3

We will also be joined by a special guest! Birding guide and wildlife photographer, Kris Cu will share more about these resilient birds and the increasing pressures they face from habitat loss and climate change.