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At the West Coast Climate Action Network, we’re passionate about empowering communities and organizations across British Columbia to take meaningful action on climate change. With nearly 240 member groups, we amplify voices, share knowledge, and drive collaborative efforts to address the climate crisis. Here, you’ll find resources, stories from our member groups, events, and updates on our collective journey towards a better future.
Vote and Campaign for CLIMATE and Affordable Living CHAMPIONS in BC’s October Election
The BC Provincial Election is just a few weeks away. With the right-wing uniting around the BC Conservatives, and promising to ditch all of BC’s climate action initiatives, we need to elect as many MLAs who will be climate-champions as we possibly can. WE-CAN has...
Better Public Transit for British Columbia. What Can We Do?
Earlier this year, the BC Federation of Labour commissioned a research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives titled Connecting BC, which provided a vision and a plan to achieve better public transit across BC within 10 years. Implementing it would...
Up-Coming Climate Action Provincial Assembly: Building Momentum to Stop Fracking in BC
Greetings from WE-CAN! We hope you can join us on Zoom (July 23, from 6 - 8 pm) for our next CAPA event. Following the recent Frack-Free BC Gathering, in this Climate Action Provincial Assembly, we will assist climate action groups to develop local plans to stop...
Thursday May 23, 6-8pm Frack-Free BC! Climate Action Provincial Assembly
Greetings!! Did you know that if all of BC’s six planned LNG plants go ahead, they will require a massive increase in fracking to provide the fossil gas? In 2021 the BC Energy Regulator said there were 8,200 active fracked wells in northeast BC. Each creates climate,...
WE-CAN Seeks Five New Directors Apply by May 27th
Do You Want to Join Our Board? Interested in joining our volunteer Board of Directors? There are 5 vacancies for election, including the positions of Secretary and Treasurer. We meet as a Board twice a month, and most Board members are active on one or more of our...
WE-CAN’s Fundraising Toolkit
Greetings! Looking for ways to raise funds for your climate action group? Worried about the amount of work involved, especially if your group is all volunteer-run? Looking for new fundraising ideas? This guide is especially aimed at small and medium-sized...
Fort Nelson First Nation’s Tu De-Kah Geothermal energy project
Fort Nelson First Nation’s Tu De-Kah Geothermal energy projectFort Nelson First Nation’s Tu De-Kah Geothermal energy project By Katherine Maas On April 5, 2024, Andrea Warren and Taylor Behn-Tsakoza delivered a one-hour Lunch & Learn presentation for WE-CAN...
Tlingit Homeland Energy is Powering a Sustainable Hydroelectric Future for the Tlingit First Nation in Atlin, BC
On February 23, 2024, Gary Gazankas, executive vice president – energy for Tlingit Homeland Energy Limited, delivered a one-hour lunch and learn on the Atlin Hydro Expansion Project being undertaken by the Taku River Tlingit First Nation. A full video recording of...
Climate Action Provincial Assembly: How Can We Accelerate BC’s Climate Movement?
Let's Come Together to Accelerate the Climate Movement! Thursday, February 15th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm PDT, On Zoom We have planned this CAPA especially for our WE-CAN member groups. If you have already registered, that’s great! If no-one from your group has registered yet,...
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