North Island - Powell River Greens

06/09/2026

𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟓! 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞: 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠!

In August 2025, Vancouver Island experienced its largest forest fire since 1967. The Mount Underwood Fire near Port Alberni took just 70 hours to earn that terrifying distinction. The BC Wildfire Service called its growth “explosive” and “unusual for Vancouver Island.” Luckily for Port Alberni, after 70 hours it started to rain.

What made the fire so “explosive” and so large? Most of the fire occurred on land owned by Mosaic Forest Management, which owns 550,000 hectares of private land on Vancouver Island. Its logging methods are sadly familiar: clearcutting primary forest, leaving large amounts of debris, replanting plantations. Watch this 3-minute video to see more details of the conditions leading to the Mount Underwood Fire: https://www.evergreenalliance.ca/notices-of-complaint-to-forest-practices-board/2/

David Broadland for the Evergreen Alliance and Leslie Campbell for the Discovery Islands Forest Conservation Project are filing a Notice of Complaint to the Forest Practices Board. The Board calls itself “BC’s independent watchdog for sound forest & range practices,” and that’s precisely what BC's forests need right now.

Please consider co-signing the complaint by the June 15 deadline. The more voices that speak up, the more seriously the Board will take the call to investigate the obvious cause of the explosive nature of this fire.

Co-sign the complaint at:
https://www.evergreenalliance.ca/notices-of-complaint-to-forest-practices-board/1/

Photo courtesy of BC Wildfire Service.

The content in this post is from an Elders for Ancient Trees communication dated June 8, 2026.

BC Forestry Reform

05/05/2026

Members, mark your calendars: the Green Party of Canada will be holding a Special General Meeting, 10am PT on Saturday, July 4, over Zoom.

The purpose of the meeting is to complete the work members began at our Special General Meeting on November 23, 2025. Our goal was to update our constitution so it reflects the practical realities of how we make decisions about our future, while staying true to Green values and our commitment to direct member participation.

We want every member to have a real opportunity to participate and to have your views reflected in these decisions. Your invitation will be coming soon, we hope you can join us!

Please register for the Special General Meeting here: https://www.greenparty.ca/en/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=725

Before then, you are welcome to attend 1 of 2 Town Hall Zoom meetings to discuss the three motions coming forward at the July meeting. You are invited to ask questions, share your thoughts, and feel fully informed before the next steps.

Town Hall May 23, 2:30pm or 5:30pm PT
Register: https://www.greenparty.ca/en/event/members-town-hall-workshop

Learn more about Green values: https://www.greenparty.ca/en/the-movement

05/01/2026

Myth versus Facts! Webinar happens May 9!

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_93Y4i94BQ96w5fXqPFcLUg?t=1777573487861

Making misleading claims that are deliberately calculated to scare people is the primary tool used by opponents of proportional representation. Join us for a webinar to look at the common things opponents say against proportional representation, and get the facts about PR. In this webinar, we'll tac...

04/30/2026

Earth Day celebrations in Campbell River!
Thank you to those who joined us in acting out the Coast Salish story, Why the Tides Change. Thankfully, Eagle, Racoon and Bear were able to successfully negotiate a tidal agreement with Wolf Chief. Now the animals can harvest food when the tide is out and the wolves can fish to their hearts content when the tide is in.

04/18/2026

"𝐓𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐨 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡!"

Join us for all ages storytelling fun on Earth Day, April 22nd. We'll be guided through telling a Coast Salish story together, as bears, eagles, raccoons and wolves. No “acting” skills required! We will move together, we will call out to each other, we will drum, we will shout! We want the tides to change!

RSVP today or just show up at the Sportsplex at 6pm! https://www.facebook.com/share/1EKqs19L1V/