#LostVotesYVR: Give permanent residents a voice
…was the moment when I decided to leverage my research and engagement to advocate for extending the right to vote to permanent residents – because voting matters. In the 2014…
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Richmond BC plans to go GMO free
Richmond BC is in the process of drafting legislation that would make the municipality free from genetically modified organisms. Richmond has a large agricultural sector and local farmers, food activists…
India to provide free generic drugs
India has put in place a $5.4-billion policy to provide free generic medicine to its people. The decision could change the lives of hundreds of millions in a country where public…
Getting the Majority to Vote: Practical Solutions to Re-engage Citizens in Local Elections
…of the population is not voting in municipal elections? What scientific research helps us understand why this is occurring? Most importantly, what can be done to re-engage our communities? What…
Conversation Series #2: What’s Next for Local Climate Action & Resilience for Elected Officials?
Our second edition of our Webinar Conversation Series continues with a necessary community conversation on the connection between climate change, income security, community resilience, and power. We’ll look at how…
TWU, USW Local 1944 Scholarship
…their website. Download application form How to apply: Email your completed application form to info@columbiainstitute.eco with “TWU-USW Local 1944 Scholarship” in the subject line. Deadline: August 11 Applications are now open….
BC Climate Action Toolkit
The BC Climate Action Toolkit is a tool to help BC local governments reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen communities. It is a live network that provides the latest news,…
Resources from Rising to the Climate Challenge
…Danny Harvey, and Toronto Councillor Mike Layton. Download Dr. Harvey’s presentation on the latest climate science here. Download Councillor Layton’s presentation on Toronto’s ground breaking home retrofit financing program here….
Resiliency: Cool Ideas for Locally Elected Leaders
…the bold and creative ways in which leaders and communities are responding to the major environmental challenges of our time. Note: Download individual chapters by clicking on their title, or…
Community Earth Councils Website
…weaving a strong social fabric. Over time, a CEC may take on many projects for the common good, helping to improve the social and environmental wellbeing of their communities. But…
Canada’s best paid executives make 189 times what the average Canadian makes
…Read more in the Globe and Mail. Download the full report, Canada’s CEO Elite 100: The 0.01%, and find out how much these contenders have earned so far, at www.policyalternatives.ca/ceo….
Schools strive to open lines of communication
Abbotsford principal Dexter Horton is cancel-ling his school’s monthly newsletter as part of an effort to improve communications with parents buy delivering more frequent messages to Clayburn middle school parents…