Through the months of April and May, SocialCoast will be working to raise awareness of the impacts and causes of those living in poverty in our community. While we are working to promote the work of various community organizations (such as the Community Social Planning Council, and the Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group), we will also be spearheading an awareness campaign of our own: The “Community Includes Every ...

Bees are the most common pollinator and are so vital to our planet that we can’t afford to lose them.  There are, in fact, over 1000 native species of bees in Canada.

Great new video! 3 minutes of action-packed education on GM alfalfa to share and p ...

International Awareness Campaign for Peace and Nonviolence beginning January 30th to April 4th.  It is a natioanl 64-day educational, media and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transorm, and empower our lives and our communites.  Inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniveraries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Marting Luther King, Jr., this international event honors their vision for an emp ...

  Here's the situation: We've got Alberta pushing, the federal government pushing, some of the most powerful oil companies in the the world pushing to bring oil supertankers to our coast.We can out-work them. We can hold them back and keep our water clean, but that's going to take size and it's going to take diversity. Above all else, it's going to take focus.That's where you come in.If you wan ...

With their mossy and fern-draped branches, luxuriant green understories, and giant meandering trunks, BC's spectacular ancient bigleaf maple forests resemble those of fairy tales. Unlike other renowned old-growth forests that have all been coniferous (needle-leaf trees), old growth deciduous (broad-leaf) rainforests like these are little known by the public. Bigleaf maples can grow up to 3 meters (10 feet) in trunk diameter and live to ...

Independent Jewish Voices - Victoria (IJV-Victoria) is a branch of IJV-Canada, a national organisation that promotes a just resolution to the conflict betwe ...

The Vancouver Island Campaign seeks to protect this area from urban sprawl and, instead, promote regional planning and community actions that help to create a more vibrant, livable and sustainable region. Food security, ecological health, and affordable housing are just a few of the integral factors that are needed to make this a truly healthy place to live. Through this campaign we attempt to stop reckless development that ignores these oth ...

The idea of this campaign is to increase food sustainability and create a local way of sourcing our food. Currently, a large amount of Vancouver Island’s food, including agricultural products, is imported from the United States and elsewhere. Being on an island makes this fact even more interesting. One way to ensure local food security is for more people in the city to grow their own food, for themselves, their friends and other community mem ...

British Columbians are tired of hearing both sides of the argument from parties with vested interests, so, IntegrityBC has created an HST site with all the facts- from both sides. This is the true "decide for yourself" page, you can be sure that the information on here is not trying to sway voters any which way. If something is untrue we will state that. We ...

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From the Comox Valley to Port Alberni, local citizens are standing up against dirty coal mining in their community. Join with the people of these communities and say “No” to the proposed Raven Coal Mine.

HELP WANTED: FAN is hiring event and outreach coordinators. Hours and location flexible. Training provided. Great experience for an urgent cause. Art auction, canvassing, email appeals, and more. Get in touch! Zoe@wildcoast.ca or 250-813-3569.