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General News · 18th June 2025
Cortes Climate Action Network
The Cortes Climate Action Network (CCAN) invite you to a special two part Climate Town Hall + Community Visioning Event event on June 21st, Indigenous People’s Day and Summer Solstice.
We are curating a day of facilitated climate consultation, participatory events and presentations to help us imagine our collective response to the Climate Emergency. This is an opportunity to share your vision for how we can adapt to the changes we cannot avoid, and to confront our right responsibility to each other and all living beings.
The focus isn’t only about deciding together how to move forward, this will also be about celebrating our deep care and reverence for the land, our future ancestors, and for the people here and around the world who are directly impacted by the economic and political actions of people in power in this region.
A movement for climate justice centres itself on the demands, experience and knowledge of groups and communities most affected by the climate crisis. We understand that Reconciliation with Indigenous people in Canada cannot be fully realized without addressing the ways in which resource extraction and pollution continue to harm the land and the people who rely on it for their survival.
DATE: June 21
TIME: 1pm - 5pm PST
LOCATION: Linnaea Farm + Virtual (Zoom Link: https://questcanada.zoom.us/.../oFZ1RzA0S6uzZO2IZhd-Nw)
Voluntary RSVP (childcare options, refreshments, help with transportation, etc): https://tinyurl.com/ccanRSVP
Special Guests & Presenters >>>
Ilse Alejandra Martínez Candelas, PhD candidate in the School of Environmental Studies at UVIC, working with CCAN on the project titled: “Understanding Cortes Island Beliefs, Knowledge, and Preferences to Inform Local Climate Action”
Gemma Pinchin, Rural Climate Action Expert from Quest Canada
Ralph Garrison, Community Solar-Electricity Generation
Brian Scott, Funding Models from PACE Alberta (Property Assessed Clean Energy)
More To Be Confirmed!
Accessibility
Refreshments and treats will be provided, and there will be options available for child care and transportation as needed. If you are sick or have been directly exposed, we ask that you please stay home and take good care.
We will be providing an option for virtual attendance, and the event will be recorded as best possible, for future viewing.
This is an inclusive event, and is open to the public. We are doing what we can to invite a wide range of folks and perspectives to the table. With that, we have zero tolerance for racism, bigotry or discrimination of any kind. We ask that all participants commit to engaging with each other with respect, care and kindness.
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Motivating Net-Zero Action: Community Visioning Session - Focus Group
Our local Cortes Climate Action Network (CCAN) would like to invite you to participate in a Community Visioning Session focus group, with the support of Rural Climate Action Expert from Quest Canada, Gemma Pinchin, and University of Victoria Sustainability Scholar, Ilse Alejandra Martínez Candelas. *This is a private session limited to 50 pre-registered guests and will happen ahead of CCAN’s afternoon presenter’s event.*
The purpose of this session is to support community members in envisioning a shared, positive net-zero future by identifying collective priorities and values, and fostering ownership and leadership in guiding future energy, climate, and resilience initiatives.
Share your voice and experience to help envision a net-zero future that supports the well-being of our community and the land.
Please consider sharing this with your near and dears, and folks in your life who might not otherwise be engaged in these issues. We're seeking a wide range of perspectives and experience!
DATE: June 21, 2025
TIME: 10am - 12pm, with lunch included from 12pm-1pm
LOCATION: Linnaea Farm
*REGISTRATION REQUIRED: cortesclimateproton.me
*It’s important to note that while we appreciate everyone’s applications to attend, we cannot guarantee that you will be chosen to participate.
CCAN acknowledges support from Cortes Community Foundation, UVic Sustainability Scholars program and Quest Canada.
We are curating a day of facilitated climate consultation, participatory events and presentations to help us imagine our collective response to the Climate Emergency. This is an opportunity to share your vision for how we can adapt to the changes we cannot avoid, and to confront our right responsibility to each other and all living beings.
The focus isn’t only about deciding together how to move forward, this will also be about celebrating our deep care and reverence for the land, our future ancestors, and for the people here and around the world who are directly impacted by the economic and political actions of people in power in this region.
A movement for climate justice centres itself on the demands, experience and knowledge of groups and communities most affected by the climate crisis. We understand that Reconciliation with Indigenous people in Canada cannot be fully realized without addressing the ways in which resource extraction and pollution continue to harm the land and the people who rely on it for their survival.
DATE: June 21
TIME: 1pm - 5pm PST
LOCATION: Linnaea Farm + Virtual (Zoom Link: https://questcanada.zoom.us/.../oFZ1RzA0S6uzZO2IZhd-Nw)
Voluntary RSVP (childcare options, refreshments, help with transportation, etc): https://tinyurl.com/ccanRSVP
Special Guests & Presenters >>>
Ilse Alejandra Martínez Candelas, PhD candidate in the School of Environmental Studies at UVIC, working with CCAN on the project titled: “Understanding Cortes Island Beliefs, Knowledge, and Preferences to Inform Local Climate Action”
Gemma Pinchin, Rural Climate Action Expert from Quest Canada
Ralph Garrison, Community Solar-Electricity Generation
Brian Scott, Funding Models from PACE Alberta (Property Assessed Clean Energy)
More To Be Confirmed!
Accessibility
Refreshments and treats will be provided, and there will be options available for child care and transportation as needed. If you are sick or have been directly exposed, we ask that you please stay home and take good care.
We will be providing an option for virtual attendance, and the event will be recorded as best possible, for future viewing.
This is an inclusive event, and is open to the public. We are doing what we can to invite a wide range of folks and perspectives to the table. With that, we have zero tolerance for racism, bigotry or discrimination of any kind. We ask that all participants commit to engaging with each other with respect, care and kindness.
__________________________________________________________________
Motivating Net-Zero Action: Community Visioning Session - Focus Group
Our local Cortes Climate Action Network (CCAN) would like to invite you to participate in a Community Visioning Session focus group, with the support of Rural Climate Action Expert from Quest Canada, Gemma Pinchin, and University of Victoria Sustainability Scholar, Ilse Alejandra Martínez Candelas. *This is a private session limited to 50 pre-registered guests and will happen ahead of CCAN’s afternoon presenter’s event.*
The purpose of this session is to support community members in envisioning a shared, positive net-zero future by identifying collective priorities and values, and fostering ownership and leadership in guiding future energy, climate, and resilience initiatives.
Share your voice and experience to help envision a net-zero future that supports the well-being of our community and the land.
Please consider sharing this with your near and dears, and folks in your life who might not otherwise be engaged in these issues. We're seeking a wide range of perspectives and experience!
DATE: June 21, 2025
TIME: 10am - 12pm, with lunch included from 12pm-1pm
LOCATION: Linnaea Farm
*REGISTRATION REQUIRED: cortesclimateproton.me
*It’s important to note that while we appreciate everyone’s applications to attend, we cannot guarantee that you will be chosen to participate.
CCAN acknowledges support from Cortes Community Foundation, UVic Sustainability Scholars program and Quest Canada.