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Canada is set to meet — and beat — its goal of reducing emissions 40 per cent from federal buildings and cars
Oct. 21, 2024 – The Narwhal – Minister Anita Anand said reducing government carbon pollution by 719,000 tonnes from 2005 levels is ‘very welcome’ in ‘a world where we have climate deniers’
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What a ruling by Ontario’s top court could mean for the future of climate litigation
Oct. 20, 2024 – CBC News – In what some have called a game-changing decision, an Ontario court has ruled that the provincial government’s weakened climate target could violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Two years ago, the world promised to protect nature. Pressure is mounting to deliver
Oct. 21, 2024 – CBC – Two years ago in Montreal, nearly 200 countries signed a landmark agreement to reverse the loss of nature by the end of the decade and raise $700 billion a year to achieve that goal. Over the next two weeks in Cali, Colombia, delegates will meet at the COP16 United Nations biodiversity conference to check in on their progress — and advocates are hoping to see them make good on their promises. The gathering, which begins on Monday and runs until Nov. 1, is viewed as a crucial check-in on efforts to save the Earth’s animal and plant life. Here’s a breakdown of how that’s been going and what’s next.
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University of Toronto’s environment school cuts financial ties to fossil fuels
Oct. 20, 2024 – The Guardian – The University of Toronto’s environment school has announced it will financially dissociate from fossil fuel companies, in a landmark win for climate activists.
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Atmospheric river brings heavy rains, localized flooding on B.C. election day
Oct. 19, 2024 – The Canadian Press – An atmospheric river has drenched coastal British Columbia, triggering localized flooding Saturday as voters headed to the polls for the provincial election.
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Who Will Be The Next Manitoba Youth Climate Changemaker?
Oct. 4, 2024 – Climate Change Connection – Climate Change Connection Youth Influencer Challenge Calls for Youth to Speak Up! From what to eat, what to drive, young people can have a big influence on what their parents, families and friends do; how they live; and what they buy; and they can be a driving source of positive change, especially when it comes to climate change.
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Community garden in Poplar River First Nation sows seeds for more sustainable future
Oct. 4, 2024 – CBC – A community garden program in a remote First Nation in eastern Manitoba, run by a father and son, is growing in more ways than one. It’s helping sow the seeds of sustainability amid concerns about climate change and high food prices.
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15 food waste drop-off stations in Winnipeg will help curb impacts of climate change, city says
Oct. 3, 2024 – CBC Manitoba -Winnipeggers will be able to drop off food scraps at one of 15 stations being set up to divert food waste from landfills. The City of Winnipeg and Compost Winnipeg, a Green Action Centre organization that already picks up residential and business compost for a fee, will launch the new project on Oct. 15 to help reduce the impacts of climate change. The 15 food waste drop-off stations will be at the three 4R Winnipeg depots and other locations in the city, mostly at community centres.
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Selkirk council told city reduced GHG emissions
Oct. 3, 2024 – Winnipeg Sun – The City of Selkirk reported its corporate and community Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions dropped for 2023.
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Seniors take on climate change
Sept. 25, 2024 – Winnipeg Free Press – Oct. 1, unbeknownst to most people, is Canada’s Day for Seniors. It’s a day in which the federal government urges people to be kind to their elders. And a day to propose minuscule adjustments to seniors’ benefits. But this year, seniors are turning Oct. 1 into a day for Seniors for Climate Action.
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We Really Can Live Without Fossil Fuels! Curt Hull, Director, Climate Change Connection presentation at Speaking Up October 19th, 2023 at X’Cues in Winnipeg.