NIPR GREEN EDA
The Green Party team in the Comox Valley raised $3160 for the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY). The CNOY in the Comox Valley provides funds for Dawn to Dawn and Comox Valley Transition Society. These are really important social action groups providing support to...
Message from the NIPR Greens It's hard to believe it's November. We've been dealing with COVID-19 for what feels like a very long time, and we're all weary of it. One of the main effects for groups like ours is the inability to have in-person meetings and events. I...
Mitlenatch Island …a collaboration between Betty Donaldson, Carol Thatcher, and Mark de Bruijn Sometimes called “the Canadian Galapagos,” Mitlenatch Island is a BC Class A Nature Provincial Park located in the Salish Sea between Campbell River and Powell River....
Persons Day Lunch Virtual Success by Pat Carl Seventy-Five women joined organizer Lisbeth (Betty) Donaldson and the Persons Day Lunch Committee with co-host Heather Ney and the Transition Society (CVTS) for an online celebration commemorating important milestones...
Want to know what Bonnie Henry, our Provincial Health Officer, suggests be done about BC’s opioid crisis? Want to know what Horgan and the NDP have done to follow her advice? Read on … by Pat Carl On July 21, 2020, John Horgan sent a letter to Justin Trudeau...
The North Island-Powell River (NIPR) Electoral District Association (EDA) Mark your calendars for November 14, 2-4 pm. The North Island-Powell River (NIPR) Electoral District Association (EDA) is holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) to elect the Executive...
by Pat Carl I’m not one to pray. So, let’s call it hoping against hope. Yes, I’d been hoping against hope that Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that brave, brave Supreme Court Justice, might hang on until after the US presidential election. Even Bader Ginsburg thought...
HAVE WE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU! Do you like to read? Do you enjoy research? Do you like writing? Do you want to improve as a writer? Are you able to offer suggestions to writers on how they may improve their skills? Are you detail orientated and can you edit for...
Greens and unions go hand-in-hand by Tim Larsen Labour Day has been a statutory holiday in Canada since 1894. Originally the holiday was used by organized labour to celebrate the hard-fought rights achieved and to mark the future goals they were pursuing. Working...
The North Island-Powell River (NIPR) Electoral District Association (EDA) Message from the (Acting) CEO, Jay Van Oostdam This is an interesting time to be organizing as a Green in North Island-Powell River. The Green Party of Canada (GPC) has a new Executive Director,...
This photo is from the August 8 protest held in Nanaimo on August 8. It was called by Extinction Rebellion Nanaimo. At the time there was a hunger strike going on in an effort to focus the BC NDP’s attention on citizen opposition to their continued logging of...
By Pat Carl When I decide how much money I can float to various causes and charities in a given year, I remind myself that money spent in support of political parties and ethical politicians are what I need to fund even before I float monies to charities. Why?...
