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Join us at the Environmental Expo for a day filled with fun activities, informative talks, and interactive tables all centered around environmental sustainability. Learn about ways to reduce your carbon footprint, discover eco-friendly organizations, and connect with like-minded individuals passionate about protecting our planet. Don't miss this opportunity to make a positive impact and help create a greener future for all!
Tables:
Gorge Waterway Action Society
Surfrider
https://vancouverisland.surfrider.ca
Urban Food Resilience Initiative Society
https://urbanfoodresilience.ca
Friends of Ecological Reserve
Victoria Natural History Society
Dogwood BC
https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/?srsltid=AfmBOorD_PCHk92mlzt3pGU30Jzfi-_Jigd0bLfwSoXHot8AOda4D26j
Reimagine West Shore
Creatively United
Bees Please Farms
Friends of Havenwood Park
https://havenwoodpark.wordpress.com/
Citizens Environment Network in Colwood
https://web.westshore.bc.ca/events/CENIC-Speaker-Series-Climate-Action-in-Colwood-2812/details
The Glade Farm
https://the-glade-farm-1.localline.ca/about
Lohbrunner Community Farm
https://bcfarmsandfood.com/farms/lohbrunner-farm/
Seedy Saturday
Habitat for Humanity
https://www.habitatvictoria.com/
Speakers:
Calvin Sandborn
For twenty years Calvin Sandborn was the Legal Director of the UVic Environmental Law Centre, and worked with students to protect the environment. Before that, he worked at West Coast Environmental Law and the Forest Practices Board. His work with students, citizens and First Nations contributed to:
banning single-use plastics and flame retardants
the doubling of protected areas across BC
massive expansion of Indigenous Guardian programs
stopping old growth logging and falcon harvesting
tougher regulations on pesticides, mining and oil and gas
workers compensation benefits for farm workers
stopping proposed mines, smelters, plastics plants, etc.
cleanup orders for old mines, such as the one at Jordan River
the cleanup of contaminated Indigenous shellfish beaches
fighting greenwashing ads – fining Keurig coffee in a famous case, and suing the gas industry for misleading ads.
Most important of all, Sandborn has mentored hundreds of young people to work to protect the environment. See: “Calvin Sandborn’s optimism and passion inspires generations of environmental lawyers” at: https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/reporting/80/
Sandborn’s talk is entitled “Advice to the Young in a World OnFire”. He will talk about how two Victoria high school students played a key role in achieving the federal single use plastics ban – and the many other things young people can do to protect our common future.
Carol Bruce
I first realized I was a firmly committed environmentalist when I was in my first year of university at UVic and my geography professor was explaining how the earth needed significant help even way back in what was, 1970! I mentally committed myself to doing whatever I could. Fifty three years later I still feel just as committed. At the present time in Colwood I am chair of an environmental group,’ Citizens’ Environment Network in Colwood’, (CENIC), that has as its mission: “to encourage and support climate action and a sustainable environment in Colwood”. We work to share our ideas with the City of Colwood and support and encourage their actions towards these goals. I began the organization four years ago. I look forward to sharing some of the ideas about CENIC at our table here today.
I am also the coordinator of another environmental group in Colwood called, The Friends of Havenwood Park (FOHP). For the last 10 years we have been working in Havenwood Park on Veterans Memorial Parkway to remove invasive plants in the park. We meet each Friday throughout the year and work for two hours in various locations. The City of Colwood and Habitat Acquisition Trust are both sponsors of FOHP. We are always looking for new members so please come and speak to me at our table if you are interested in joining our group in Colwood. I will be showing a PowerPoint of the park so you will see the natural beauty we are trying to protect.
Ri Thuja
From The Glade Farm and Lohbrunner
Marry Brooke
Mary P Brooke is the Executive Lead of the URBAN FOOD RESILIENCE INITIAITIVES SOCIETY. The group is working to see that food-growing capacity is made available in all new urban infrastructure in the west shore region and beyond. Mary has a Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition and a university Certificate in Public Relations. Through her work as a journalist and editor in the west shore for the last 15 year, Mary Brooke has built connections across all levels of government to help ensure better food resilience in urban places.
Frances Litman
Learn about an exciting free community sharing hub, resource guide and directory that features hopeful stories and creative solutions of interest to people of all ages.
Award-winning multi-media community activist, Frances Litman, will briefly share the story behind CreativelyUnited.org and some of the many ways the public can enjoy this fabulous and free opportunity to connect with ideas and others who share their concerns, values and interests.