January 31, 2023. Solita Work co-hosts on transportation, Rosemont active transport corridor. Netherlands to Nelson… transport differences!

SOLITA WORK FROM THE WEST KOOTENAY CYCLING COALTION GUEST CO-HOSTS TO TALK ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, BIKES, BUSES AND MORE. PHOTO BY: WIES VAN WETTEN

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Solita Work from the West Kootenay Cycling Coalition co-hosts for a special show looking at transportation. Nelson City planner Matt Kuziak talks about active transportation corridors in Nelson, and the proposed Rosemont route. New to Nelson from the Netherlands, Wies van Wetten tells us how different transportation is here. John Alton is presenting to Nelson City Council about trying some car-free Baker Street Sundays.

LINKS:

City of Nelson Rosemont Transportation Corridor and Active Transportation Plans.

West Kootenay Cycling Coalition. https://westkootenaycycling.ca/

EVENTS:

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Friday, February 3rd 10 to Noon.

Selkirk College. Silverking Campus in Nelson.

Laura Sacks – Solving the Climate Crisis: An Interactive Workshop

What will it take to solve the climate crisis? Participants in this workshop will work together to create their own solution to keep global heating to the goals of the Paris Agreement. We will use the cutting-edge simulation model En-ROADS, created by Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan. The resulting experience is hopeful, scientifically-grounded, action-oriented, and eye-opening.

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Friday, February 17th at Noon

West Kootenay Climate Hub Webinar

Visions for a Better Public Transportation Network in the West Kootenay

Why is an equitable, environmentally friendly, interconnected, public transportation network necessary in the West Kootenay?

Sign up at WestKoootenayClimateHub.ca

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Saturday February 25, 2023

Mass Mobilization for Old Growth Forests, BC Legislature Victoria.

A large coalition is bringing a broad-based mass mobilization to the BC Legislature on February 25, 2023 that reflects the majority of public will in BC for progressive solutions to the crisis in the woods. Based on the Union of BC Indian Chiefs Resolution 2022-32, and supported by independent reporting, the scientific data on old growth, and the urgency of the climate crisis, we demand that the BC NDP government:

Immediately halt logging in at-risk old growth forests and additional areas suggested by First Nations

Provide fulsome and immediate financial support for First Nations to implement logging deferrals and resilience planning on their unceded territories, including Indigenous conservation strategies and compensation for any lost revenues and employment as a result of deferrals

Organized by: Sierra Club of BC, Stand.earth, Wilderness Committee, and Elders for Ancient Trees

Details on West Kootenay mirror event coming.

https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/united-for-old-growth-forests/