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SUMMARY:Closing date for job posting: Salmon Conservation Technician
DESCRIPTION:We are seeking Conservation Technicians to assist with field work in the Fraser River Estuary. \n\n\n\nLearn more\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSalary and details\n\n\n\nJob Type: Temporary summer contract (March to August)Anticipated hours: 30-40 hour work weeks. Field hours will vary during the season\, with a minimum of 30-hour workweeks guaranteed\, though 40-hour workweeks may not always be possible. Start date: March 17th\, 2025 (1 position)\,  March 24th\, 2025 (two positions)Salary range: $23 per hour\, plus 4% vacation pay.Location: Lower mainland\, BC. Be able to travel to field work sites. Variable daily work schedule\, including early mornings and occasional work on weekends based on the tidal cycle.
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/closing-date-for-job-posting-salmon-conservation-technician/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The science and ethics of wolf conservation and management in BC\, Canada
DESCRIPTION:Despite ethical arguments against lethal control of wildlife populations\, recreational trapping\, sport hunting\, and culling are routinely used for the supposed management of wolves in British Columbia (BC)\, Canada. In addition to the hundreds of wolves dying at the hands of lethal control programs\, the BC government estimates that some 1200 wolves are killed annually from recreational hunting and trapping alone. \n\n\n\nJoin the Wolf Conservation Center and Chelsea Greer of Raincoast Conservation Foundation on February 13\, 2025 at 10 am PT/1 pm ET for a discussion about the current landscape of wolf conservation and management in BC. \n\n\n\nLearn more\n\nRegister now\n\n\n\nChelsea will touch on the inconvenient ecological truths surrounding ongoing efforts to recover endangered caribou populations. She will also address the ethical and animal welfare concerns that continue to be overlooked in conventional wildlife management practices.
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/webinar-science-ethics-wolf-conservation-99438/
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SUMMARY:December 26 is the last day to sign e-5182 (Environment) petition
DESCRIPTION:Once abundant across North America\, consistent declines of Killdeer populations have been observed since 1996 according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. Photo by Ann Nightingale.\n\n\n\nInitiated by Briony Penn from Saltspring Island\, British Columbia. \n\n\n\nSign this petition\n\n\n\n\n\nPetition to the Government of Canada \n\n\n\nWhereas: \n\n\n\n\nCoastal areas are critical wildlife habitat used by birds for migration stopovers\, overwintering\, breeding\, foraging and roosting;\n\n\n\nThe Greater Victoria area is on the Pacific Flyway\, a major flyway for migratory birds from Alaska to Patagonia;\n\n\n\nThis coastal area supports many taxa including waterfowl\, loons\, grebes\, gulls\, shorebirds\, raptors and passerines: some species are nationally threatened (Marbled Murrelets) and nationally vulnerable (Great Blue Herons);\n\n\n\nMigratory birds face increasing pressures and significant\, widespread population declines due to climate change\, pollution and habitat loss;\n\n\n\nCanadian shorebird populations have declined 42% since 1980 (Birds Canada/ECCC\, 2024);\n\n\n\nMigratory Bird Sanctuaries (MBS) are established under the five-nation Migratory Bird Convention Act to protect migratory birds and their nests\, and studies confirm that migratory birds use habitat within all three MBS in the region both year-round and seasonally;\n\n\n\nGreater Victoria hosts three MBS under federal authority: Victoria Harbour\, Shoal Harbour\, Esquimalt Lagoon;\n\n\n\nA significant gap exists between the Victoria Harbour and the Shoal Harbour MBS;\n\n\n\nThis entire shoreline falls within the traditional territories of the WSÁNEC and Lekwungen Nations\, who seek to strengthen their Indigenous marine stewardship rights and responsibilities through guardian programs; and\n\n\n\nThe internationally-designated Sidney Channel Important Bird Area recognizes the importance of MBS in maintaining global bird populations.\n\n\n\n\nWe\, the undersigned\, residents of Canada\, call upon the Government of Canada to establish a new Salish Sea Migratory Bird Sanctuary connecting the Victoria Harbour and Shoal Harbour MBS\, to protect the millions of migratory birds and other wildlife and habitat along this shoreline.
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/last-day-to-sign-e-5182-environment-petition/
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SUMMARY:Arbutus decline in the Salish Sea - past\, present\, and future
DESCRIPTION:Catch this presentation by Priya Puri. $10 admission or pay what you can. \n\n\n\nRefreshments served!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWildfire\, watersheds\, and landscape change
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/arbutus-decline-salish-sea-97947/
LOCATION:Pender Island Community Hall\, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd\, Pender Island\, BC\, V0N 2M1
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SUMMARY:Raincoast Ocean Science Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Raincoast Ocean Science Awards celebrate outstanding achievements by individuals and groups striving to protect marine habitats. \n\n\n\nGet your tickets! \n\n\n\nLearn more
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/raincoast-ocean-science-awards/
LOCATION:The Polygon Gallery\, 101 Carrie Cates Court\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7M 3J4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Raincoast open house
DESCRIPTION:We are so excited for the Raincoast Ocean Science Awards\, celebrating the individuals and groups that are striving to protect marine and coastal habitats through science\, Indigenous Knowledge systems\, education\, and public engagement.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for a special Open House! Achiever and Tracker will be just a short walk away from The Polygon. Join us from 4pm to 6pm on Lonsdale quay to explore SV Achiever and our mobile water pollution lab Tracker. This is a unique opportunity to see firsthand the platforms we use in our conservation work before the main event indoors!  \n\n\n\nThe location of Achiever and Tracker from 4pm to 6pm is a short two minute walk from each other.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAchiever is our research vessel and magic carpet to the coast of BC. Come see us at St Roch Dock! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTracker brings our Healthy Waters program to watersheds in BC. Come see us at The Polygon!
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/raincoast-open-house-97819/
LOCATION:St Roch Dock\, Wallace Mews\, North Vancouver\, bc\, V7M 1H9\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241009T190000
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SUMMARY:Nerdnite talks with Auston Chhor\, Alice Murage\, and Martin Austwick
DESCRIPTION:Nerd Nite v54: Salmon\, Work Effects on Health\, and Songs About Science \n\n\n\nCome to Nerd Nite v54! What do salmon\, work effects on health\, and songs about science have in common? We wanted to learn about them so they’re next up for the first of two Fall Nerd Nites coming your way! Tickets as always go fast\, so get in here! \n\n\n\nGet your tickets!\n\n\n\n\n\nAuston Chhor – Salmon\n\n\n\nThe Creekwalkers. They may sound like a breed of moss-covered swamp monsters who are seeking revenge against a mining company for draining their wetland\, but they’re actually a ragtag team of bug-bitten biologists who’ve survived for weeks on a tiny island with nothing more than muffins\, canned soup\, and baloney sandwiches. Their mission? To use the latest technology (their eyeballs) to count the salmon run in 15 creeks in Haíɫzaqv Territory. Join me as I recount the soggy month I spent as a creekwalker\, explain why creekwalking is important\, and share my tips on how to eat lunch when you’re surrounded by piles of dead rotting fish. \n\n\n\nAuston Chhor (he/him) is a salmon habitat biologist at Raincoast Conservation Foundation. He holds a BSc from Queen’s University where he studied what happens to fish habitat when cottagers develop shorelines\, and received an MSc. for studying what happens to fish when those same cottagers catch them for fun. He moved out west with a dream of becoming a “typical BC boy” and spends his free time trying his best to do so. \n\n\n\nAlice Murage – Work effects on health\n\n\n\nAs part of her PhD\, Alice did some digging on what others have written about the connections between work and health. She found a lot of research and policies that address classic occupational safety such as exposure to hazardous materials and physical injuries in the workplace. She also found growing literature on connections between precarious or insecure work and psychological wellbeing that in turn contribute to physical illness.Many workers experience a fight or flight biological responses to stressful work conditions. In our evolution\, this response was critical for our survival. Now\, work can biologically and psychologically be experienced as a lion we need to fight or flee from. This creates a cascade of hormone production that negatively affects our health. In her talk\, Alice will share the psychological\, biological\, life course\, materialist\, and structural explanations of how our work might be affecting our health. \n\n\n\nAlice Mũrage is a research fellow and PhD candidate at Simon Fraser University\, Faculty of Health Sciences. She uses research as a tool to promote social and health equity. Her PhD research aims at understanding experiences of Black healthcare workers who work under conditions of limited job security\, control\, protections\, compensation and/or support in British Columbia\, and how their work conditions affect their health. Under the background of the current healthcare workforce crisis\, Alice hopes to inform equitable workplace and provincial response policies. \n\n\n\nMartin Austwick – Songs about science\n\n\n\nMartin will bring his songs about science to Nerd Nite\, in his capacity as the Lower Mainland’s most English science music songwriter. \n\n\n\nBio:Martin Austwick (he/him) is a singer-songwriter\, musician and podcaster (The Allusionist). Prior to running away to join the circus\, he got a doctorate in Physics and Materials from Oxford University\, and worked in Medical Physics\, and later Urban Data Visualization. In 2023 he moved to the city voted 2nd most important boba city in the world (2015) and hasn’t looked back.
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/nerdnite-talks-with-auston-chhor-more/
LOCATION:Fox Cabaret\, 2321 Main Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Deadline to submit feedback to the Proposed Marine Mammal Regulations
DESCRIPTION:The federal government is considering changes to distance regulations that would apply to boaters near endangered killer whales. \n\n\n\nMore than a decade of research shows Southern Resident killer whales are adversely affected by the physical presence and noise of vessels. Boats are especially disruptive when killer whales are trying to feed. Boats within 1 kilometre of foraging whales reduce their ability to successfully find and catch prey. \n\n\n\nIn an effort to reduce the harm from vessels\, Washington State will implement a 1\,000 yard vessel exclusion zone between boats and Southern Resident killer whales that will come into effect in January 2025. We are advocating that the Canadian federal government harmonise the measures between British Columbia and Washington State in the U.S. \n\n\n\nPlease take the time to provide the Department of Fisheries and Oceans with feedback. We’ve shared our feedback which you are welcome to use or adjust as you see fit. The survey should take around 15-20 minutes to complete. \n\n\n\nLearn more\n\nTake the survey now
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/deadline-feedback-marine-mammal-regulations-94423/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240814T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240814T193000
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SUMMARY:Auston presents on biodiversity in cities for OurSquamish
DESCRIPTION:This walking tour will be a conversation about how cities can foster biodiversity in open spaces\, led by salmon biologist and urban planning enthusiast Auston Chhor. Using various spaces around Downtown Squamish as a backdrop\, we’ll discuss how changes to land use policies and community-led restoration efforts can help blur the line between urban and natural areas. \n\n\n\nMeet outside the Squamish Public Library at 6pm to join this event! \n\n\n\nLearn more
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/biodiversity-in-cities-oursquamish-94426/
LOCATION:Squamish Public Library\, 37907 2 Ave\, Squamish\, V5G1W7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community events
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SUMMARY:Adam Warner presents killer whale work
DESCRIPTION:Adam Warner\, Research Scientist at Raincoast\, will be giving a presentation about some of his recent genetics work on killer whales.  \n\n\n\nMore information coming soon!
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/adam-warner-killer-whale-94280/
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240613T173000
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SUMMARY:2024 Land Awards Gala
DESCRIPTION:The Land Awards Gala is a night of camaraderie\, revelry\, and inspiration. Presented every two years by the Real Estate Foundation of BC (REFBC)\, the Gala brings people together to celebrate big ideas and bold leadership in sustainable\, equitable\, and socially just land use and real estate across BC. \n\n\n\nWatch for Kristen Walters and Alex Harris! Alex Harris contributed to a film called ĆELÁṈENs TŦE ṮEṮÁĆES that is up for an award. \n\n\n\nLearn more\n\nFinalists\n\n\n\nEmcee: Angela Sterritt Lu Algaxit Ts’im Xsblist\n\n\n\nAngela Sterritt is an award-winning investigative journalist and national bestselling author from the Wilp Wiik’aax of the Gitanmaax community within the Gitxsan Nation on her dad’s side and from Bell Island\, NL\, on her maternal side. Sterritt worked as a television\, radio\, and digital journalist at CBC for more than a decade. She hosted the award-winning CBC original podcast Land Back. Her book Unbroken (Greystone Books)\, a work that is part memoir and part investigation into the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls\, became an instant national bestseller in 2023. Unbroken was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award\, one of Canada’s oldest and most prestigious literary prizes. It was also a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for the best nonfiction book in Canada. \n\n\n\nPoet: ’Cúagilákv Jess Housty\n\n\n\n’Cúagilákv (Jess Housty) is a Haíɫzaqv parent\, writer\, and land-based educator from the community of Bella Bella\, BC. They live in their unceded ancestral homelands\, where they work in community building\, food sovereignty\, and leadership development. Housty is the author of a debut poetry collection\, Crushed Wild Mint (Nightwood Editions)\, and a collection of essays forthcoming from Magic Canoe Press.
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/2024-land-awards-gala/
CATEGORIES:Community events
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SUMMARY:Healthy Waters and Sam Scott at UBC
DESCRIPTION:“Collaborate & Connect” aims to introduce participants to diverse organizations in the water sector. Participants will move from one table to another to learn about opportunities\, jobs\, and future water challenges while the distinguished Water Partners introduce their organizations and how they are approaching water challenges. \n\n\n\nLearn more
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/healthy-waters-and-sam-scott-at-ubc/
LOCATION:Room #310\, Thea Koerner Lounge\, 6371 Crescent Rd\, Vancover\, BC\, V6T 1Z2
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240608T093000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate World Ocean Day at the Fisheries and Oceans Canada\, Pacific Science Enterprise Centre
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate World Ocean Day at the Fisheries and Oceans Canada PACIFIC SCIENCE ENTERPRISE CENTRE: Join us for a facility tour\, science demonstrations\, and hands-on activities for the whole family!  \n\n\n\nSaturday\, June 8\, 2024 9:30 am – 2:30 pm(last tour begins at 2:00pm) \n\n\n\n4160 Marine Drive\, West Vancouver (Please use transit if possible\, parking will be limited) \n\n\n\nHealthy Waters\, and Tracker\, to be in attendance. \n\n\n\n2024 PSEC Open House Invitation\n\n\n\nPhoto by Alex Harris / Raincoast Conservation Foundation.
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/psec-open-house-world-oceans-day-91600/
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240608T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240608T170000
DTSTAMP:20240708T182819Z
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SUMMARY:World Ocean's Day
DESCRIPTION:World Ocean Day (acronym: WOD) is an international day that takes place annually on 8 June. The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil. \nWikipedia article
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/world-oceans-day/
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240607T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240607T210000
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SUMMARY:Pender Conservancy and POD present: Bright Extinction
DESCRIPTION:Pender Conservancy and POD Present: BRIGHT EXTINCTION📍 Community HallJoin us for an enlightening evening with Raincoast Conservation Scientists as they present their research on the decline of Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW).Misty MacDuffee\, Salmon Program DirectorShe will talk about – Salmon Management: How and where we fish plays a role in the decline of SRKW. More about Misty.Valeria Vergara\, Cetacean Conservation Research DirectorShe will talk about – Sound-Centred Species in Today’s Noisy Oceans: The challenges that sound-centred species like Killer Whales\, Humpbacks\, and Belugas face in their increasingly noisy environment. More about Valeria.Learn about the critical challenges facing our marine life and what can be done to help. Don’t miss this important event!
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/pender-conservancy-pod-bright-extinction-91587/
LOCATION:Pender Island Community Hall\, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd\, Pender Island\, BC\, V0N 2M1
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240529T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240529T183000
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SUMMARY:Clean water\, healthy futures
DESCRIPTION:Orca Month 2024: From Orcas to Humans\n\n\n\nClean Water\, Healthy Futures \n\n\n\nOrca Month\, started by Orca Network\, was created to bring together researchers\, advocates and a growing community of orca lovers to raise awareness about the threats facing Southern Resident orcas. Now in its 18th year\, Orca Month has spread from Washington to Oregon and British Columbia and includes educational and celebratory events throughout the month of June.  \n\n\n\nThis year’s Orca Month theme is Clean Water\, Healthy Futures. Toxic pollution and contaminants in the environment are one of the three main threats facing orcas.  \n\n\n\nSouthern Residents in particular are susceptible to the impacts of toxics when combined with low prey availability. Join us for this special Orca Month opening webinar to hear from experts in the field who will provide an overview of common toxic substances and how they get into the water; how these toxic substances impact fish and killer whales; why people in low income and BIPOC communities experience disproportionate harm from these pollutants; and how we can take action to stop these pollutants from entering our waterways \n\n\n\nLearn more
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/clean-water-healthy-futures-92917/
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240526T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240526T170000
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SUMMARY:Community paddling and education day at False Creek
DESCRIPTION:False Creek Friends\, BCIT\, and other partners tabling with interactive displays about ocean science\n\n\n\ncoast salish cultural history walking tour led by Talaysay Tours\n\n\n\n“learn to paddle” event by Dragon boat BC\n\n\n\n\nCome on out with your friends and family and learn to dragon boat with us and explore Vancouver from the water! All equipment and a guide to help you learn to paddle is supplied. Sessions start at 1:00 PM\, 2:00 PM\, and 3:00 PM.  \n\n\n\nJoin Raincoast Conservation Foundation\, False Creek Friends\, and Talaysay Tours who will guide participants through the cultural Coast Salish history of the area\, enjoy community science activities with water scientists\, and see exhibits celebrating False Creek’s beauty. Benefitting False Creek Friends. \n\n\n\nLearn more\n\nLearn more
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/community-paddling-education-day-91593/
LOCATION:Creekside Community Centre\, Creekside Community Centre\, 1 Athletes Way\, Vancouver\, V5Y 0B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240421T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240421T130000
DTSTAMP:20240708T182829Z
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SUMMARY:Deadline to sign our petition to tell the federal government to enact a mandatory 1\,000 meter buffer for SRKW
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Mark Williams / Marine Conservation Photography. \n\n\n\nRecently\, Washington State (U.S.)\, passed legislation (Senate Bill 5371) that establishes a mandatory 1\,000-yard buffer for recreational and commercial whale watching vessels around Southern Resident killer whales. The law comes into effect in January\, 2025\, and will reduce the effects of vessel noise and disturbance on these whales.  \n\n\n\nIt  makes sense for Canada to equally legislate a 1\,000 meter vessel buffer for recreational and commercial whale-watching vessels to match the protections provided by Washington State. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nLearn more\n\nSign now
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/sign-our-petition-91539/
LOCATION:House of Commons Petitions\, Ottawa\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Raincoast events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240419T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240419T183000
DTSTAMP:20240708T182823Z
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SUMMARY:Public forum: The global problem of plastic waste
DESCRIPTION:Peter Ross will join this public forum at the Harbour Centre at SFU. \n\n\n\nThe Department of Political Science is delighted to invite you to our upcoming event ‘The Global Problem of Plastic Waste’ on Friday\, April 19th\, featuring speakers from University of Cambridge\, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\, SFU\, University of Surrey (UK)\, University of Victoria\, the Raincoast Healthy Waters Program\, E5 Solutions Consulting and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. \n\n\n\nRegister now\n\n\n\n\nModerator\, Andy Hira- “Introduction to the Forum- the Global Problem of Plastic Waste”\n\n\n\nBob Paul\, E5 Solutions Consulting\n\n\n\nClair Lloyd\, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy\, B.C. Government\n\n\n\nCurie Park\, University of Cambridge\n\n\n\nHenrique Pacini\, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\n\n\n\nMark McLaughlin and Rita Steele\, SFU\n\n\n\nPeter Ross\, Raincoast Healthy Waters Programme\n\n\n\nRishi Gupta\, University of Victoria\n\n\n\nRosalind Malcolm\, University of Surrey\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Coffee and light refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers \n\n\n\nAndy Hira is the Chair and a Professor of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. He is also the Director of the Clean Energy Research Group\, which produces policy papers and consults with local community groups around climate change and sustainability. \n\n\n\nBob Paul is the Executive Director of E5 Solutions consulting firm. The firm is focused on ways to promote circular economies through industrial symbiosis. Bob brings 30 years of knowledge and expertise in environmental policy and programs. He is an expert in extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy and program design and implementation\, lifecycle-thinking (cradle to cradle product stewardship) including navigating regulatory compliance matters for his clients. He is currently working with Caribbean states on the issue of plastic waste. Bob is also the head of the international society for industrial ecology\, run through U. of Victoria. \n\n\n\nCurie Park is a Research Associate for industrial sustainability at the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge. She has a Ph.D. from the Centre for Competitive Creative Design in Cranfield U. Dr. Park also serves as an adjunct professor at Korea U. Graduate School; the Asian Institute of Technology; and the School of Design in Dankook U.\, all in S. Korea. She previously worked as an entrepreneur in the clothing industry. Her focus is on industrial sustainability\, with experience in the textile and forestry industries. She heads up the SMEP plastic waste project in Nepal\, after completing several plastic waste business research projects in Thailand and the UK. \n\n\n\nHenrique Pacini is a PhD economist from KTH Sweden. He works at the UN Conference on Trade and Development as an economist and programme lead. His current portfolio focuses on the circular economy\, including managing UNCTAD’s part of the SMEP programme. \n\n\n\nMark McLaughlin\, a chartered accountant by profession\, is more than just numbers; he’s a community builder\, a sustainability advocate\, and occasionally fearless. Passionate about inspiring students to embrace entrepreneurship and social responsibility\, he encourages them to dream big and make a positive impact. \n\n\n\nAt SFU\, Mark oversees the various commercial units across campuses in Burnaby\, Vancouver\, and Surrey focusing on the student experience and campus vibrancy. He played a pivotal role in SFU achieving its Fair Trade Campus designation in 2012 and becoming Canada’s first and only Gold Fair Trade Campus in 2020. Additionally\, Mark leads SFU’s Re-Use for Good initiative\, aimed at reducing and eliminating single-use plastics within the university. \n\n\n\nAs the founding chair of SFU’s Sustainable Mobility Advisory Committee (SMAC)\, Mark addressed challenges related to active transportation and mobility\, furthering SFU’s commitment to sustainability. His dedication has earned him numerous awards\, recognizing his exemplary leadership in promoting environmental stewardship\, social justice and volunteerism. \n\n\n\nPeter Ross is Senior Scientist and Director of the new Raincoast Healthy Waters program. Dr. Ross is an internationally recognized ocean pollution expert\, having published over 160 scientific articles and book chapters on pollutants of concern\, and impacts on fish\, seals and whales. He has studied a variety of contaminants of concern in the Pacific\, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans\, as well as freshwater environments. Dr. Ross is an Adjunct Professor at UBC Department of Earth\, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences\, and at the UVic School for Environmental Studies. He has conducted research on contaminants in BC for over 25 years\, in government\, university and NGO sectors. He has published over 160 scientific articles and book chapters on the fate and effects of a variety of pollutants of concern in the Pacific\, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. He has dedicated a career to conducting research in support of policy\, education and best practices\, and has advised the Government of Canada\, G7\, OECD and other organizations\, as well as municipal and regional authorities in British Columbia. He values his ongoing work on safe traditional aquatic foods for Indigenous communities. \n\n\n\nRishi Gupta is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Victoria. He has previously served as the special advisor to the Dean: Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). He is currently the director of the Center for Advanced Materials and Related Technology (CAMTEC). He leads the Facility for Innovative Materials and Infrastructure Monitoring (FIMIM) at UVic. His current research is focused on smart self healing cement-based composites containing supplementary cementitious materials and fiber reinforcement. His areas of interest include development of sustainable construction technologies\, structural health monitoring\, and non-destructive evaluation of infrastructure. His industry experience includes working as the Director of Research of Octaform Systems Inc in Vancouver. \n\n\n\nRita Steele was the founding chair of the Circular Economy Working Group at SFU from 2021-2022\, supported the team that spearheaded the plastic bottle ban at SFU\, co-launched SFU’s Recyclopedia\, and continues to work on waste reduction efforts through SFU’s Strategic Sustainability Plan. Rita is also an instructor with SFU Continuing Studies’ new Climate Action \n\n\n\nCertificate Program–launched to support professionals to enhance their climate change skills and knowledge. \n\n\n\nRita’s extensive community work includes championing youth climate policy engagement with the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers\, contributing to the creation of Vancouver’s Climate Justice Charter\, and recently launching an online network for BIPOC sustainability professionals. \n\n\n\nRosland Malcolm is Professor of Law and a barrister at the School of Law and Director of the Environmental Regulatory Research Group\, both based at the University of Surrey\, UK\, as well as co-Director of the Governing Plastics Network. She is an environmental lawyer specialising in ways that law can be used to protect the environment by looking at the whole governance frameworks for environmental law including not just the legislation but policy\, implementation\, enforcement and compliance as well as the impact of property rights. Recently she has been working on the ‘wicked problem’ of the polluting waste from plastics and how a stock-centred economy might help to stop the problem of waste. Rosalind has published widely (including monographs\, co-authored books\, and in peer-reviewed journals\, including\, the Journal of Environmental Law\, European Energy and Environmental Law Review\, Resources) and been involved in the guest editing of a number of journals\, including Journal of Cleaner Production\, the Journal of Property\, Planning and Environmental Law\, and Social Sciences.
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/public-forum-global-plastic-waste-92167/
LOCATION:SFU Harbour Centre\, 515 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 5K3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240405T170000
DTSTAMP:20240708T182828Z
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SUMMARY:Peter Ross at Gear Up Virtual Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Peter Ross\, Senior Scientist and Healthy Waters Program Director\, Raincoast Conservation Foundation on contaminants present in killer whales in the Salish Sea. \n\n\n\nCome join The Whale Museum’s Gear Up Workshop this spring virtually through Zoom! This workshop’s theme will be: Toxins in killer whales and other local marine life: Emerging and legacy issues. \n\n\n\nPresenters include: \n\n\n\n\nDr. Dawn P. Noren\, Research Fishery Biologist\, NOAA\n\n\n\nGreg Merrill Jr.\, Graduate Student\, Duke University \n\n\n\nDr. Anaïs Remili\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, McGill University\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCaitlin Anne Lawrence & Garrett M. Foster\, Graduate Students\, WSU \n\n\n\nPuget Soundkeeper Staff\n\n\n\n• Jenée Colton\, Supervisor of Toxicology and Contaminant Assessment Unit\, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks \n\n\n\n\nLearn more and register
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/peter-ross-gear-up-91577/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Community events
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Whale Museum":MAILTO:tracie@whalemuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240328T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240328T233000
DTSTAMP:20240708T182839Z
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SUMMARY:Auston presents at Wildlife Weeks at Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre
DESCRIPTION:Auston\, Kristen and Chavon collect scales\, otoliths\, fin clip samples\, and measurements from a spawned-out Chinook carcass. Photo by Sherry Miller.\n\n\n\nAuston Chor does a family friendly “walk and talk” about salmon conservation and science.  \n\n\n\nDive into the fascinating world of salmon with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Walk down to Lynn Creek as we talk about what makes the perfect home for salmon and how we can all help keep their habitats safe and healthy. Learn about their intricate life cycle\, discover what it’s like to be a salmon biologist\, and explore the challenges our salmon face.  \n\n\n\nWildlife Weeks: Get inspired\, get educated\, get involved! Learn about the rich biodiversity of our planet from the experts who care for wildlife. \n\n\n\nLearn more and register
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/auston-wildlife-weeks-88606/
LOCATION:Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre\, 3663 Park Rd\, North Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V7J 3G3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240315T235000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240315T235900
DTSTAMP:20240708T182831Z
CREATED:20240229T211154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182831Z
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SUMMARY:Closing of job posting: Species Monitoring and Outreach Technician
DESCRIPTION:Raincoast Conservation Foundation is looking to hire a Species Monitoring and Outreach Intern for a 16-week term with possibility of extension. This partially remote\, partially field-based position will include assisting with vegetation surveys and other baseline monitoring which will inform the development of long-term management and restoration plans for two conservation properties located on North Pender Island\, British Columbia. The position will also include data entry and management\, some outreach and event coordination work\, and maintaining important partnerships. \nBecause Raincoast is a completely remote organization\, the desk-based portion of the position will require that the successful candidate has access to their own computer\, a reliable internet connection\, and an adequate place to work when not in the field. The field-based portion will take place on North Pender Island and the Saanich Peninsula. As such\, applicants must be located in an area that makes travel to these locations feasible. \nLearn more about this job posting.
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/closing-job-posting-species-monitoring-and-outreach-technician-91334/
CATEGORIES:Raincoast events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240313T135500
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240313T140500
DTSTAMP:20240708T182830Z
CREATED:20240304T205736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182830Z
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SUMMARY:Auston Chhor presents at Environmental Flows Conference
DESCRIPTION:Auston Chhor will be presenting on his Nicola water project: Examining flows\, water temperatures\, and water licencing in the Nicola watershed under the Water Sustainability Act. \n\n\n\n\n“Be a part of this critically important conversation and help chart the future of water management.”
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/auston-chhor-presents-at-environmental-flows-conference-91377/
LOCATION:Coast Capri Hotel\, Coast Capri Hotel\, 1171 Harvey Ave\, Kelowna\, BC\, V1Y 6E8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Environmental Flows Conference":MAILTO:info@environmentalflows2024.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240312T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240315T210000
DTSTAMP:20240708T182830Z
CREATED:20240304T204159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182830Z
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SUMMARY:Raincoasters attend Environmental Flows Conference
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Yuri Chufour.\n\n\n\n\n\nKristen Walters and Auston Chhor will be attending the Environment Flows Conference in Kelowna! Watch out for for both Kristen and Auston from March 12 to March 15. Auston will also be presenting on March 13. \n\n\n\nKristen on Twitter/X\n\nAuston on Twitter/X\n\n\n\n\n“We are in a time of great change in water management in B.C. and across Canada\, as governments move forward with reconciliation\, and bring policies into line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The upcoming Environmental Flows Conference\, held March 13 – 15\, 2024 in Kelowna\, is a rare opportunity to get an insider’s view of how these changes are evolving\, and what they mean for all water users.“ \n\n\n\n\nLearn more
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/raincoasters-attend-environmental-flows-conference-91367/
LOCATION:Coast Capri Hotel\, Coast Capri Hotel\, 1171 Harvey Ave\, Kelowna\, BC\, V1Y 6E8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Environmental Flows Conference":MAILTO:info@environmentalflows2024.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240301T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240301T163000
DTSTAMP:20240708T182833Z
CREATED:20240226T233421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182833Z
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SUMMARY:Underwater Noise Workshop 2
DESCRIPTION:Greetings Sunshine Coast community! We are excited to invite you to the Sunshine Coast: Quiet Vessel Initiative Learning Session. \nThe full day\, hands-on workshop is dedicated to fostering knowledge and dialogue around the important issue of underwater noise\, its impacts to marine species and mitigation measures. The learning opportunity is supported through Transport Canada’s Quiet Vessel Initiative and presented in co-operation with the Loon Foundation and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. \nThe Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Loon Foundation are hosting the event and covering the costs for participants to attend a full day workshop (2 date options). The day includes refreshments\, breakfast\, and a light lunch. \nWe are working with Jonathan and his team at SLR Consulting who have combined over 30 years of experience working in underwater acoustics. During this learning session\, you will have the opportunity to: \n\nUnderstand underwater radiated noise\nInterpret metrics used in the measurement of underwater noise\nUnderstand the impact of underwater noise to marine species\nIdentify technology and methods for mitigation of underwater noise\nGain hands on experience deploying and using a hydrophone\n\nWe have 20 spaces available for each date option to join in person. Hands-on hydrophone testing will take place at one of the local marinas. We encourage you to register soon\, as in person spaces are limited. To register\, email: maureen [at] raincoast [dot] org. \nQuiet Vessel Initiative Learning Session (PDF)
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/underwater-noise-workshop-2-91217/
LOCATION:Sarah Wray Hall\, 4334 Irvines Landing Rd\, Garden Bay\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Raincoast events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240229T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240229T163000
DTSTAMP:20240708T182833Z
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SUMMARY:Underwater Noise Workshop 1
DESCRIPTION:Greetings Sunshine Coast community! We are excited to invite you to the Sunshine Coast: Quiet Vessel Initiative Learning Session. \nThe full day\, hands-on workshop is dedicated to fostering knowledge and dialogue around the important issue of underwater noise\, its impacts to marine species and mitigation measures. The learning opportunity is supported through Transport Canada’s Quiet Vessel Initiative and presented in co-operation with the Loon Foundation and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. \nThe Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Loon Foundation are hosting the event and covering the costs for participants to attend a full day workshop (2 date options). The day includes refreshments\, breakfast\, and a light lunch. \nWe are working with Jonathan and his team at SLR Consulting who have combined over 30 years of experience working in underwater acoustics. During this learning session\, you will have the opportunity to: \n\nUnderstand underwater radiated noise\nInterpret metrics used in the measurement of underwater noise\nUnderstand the impact of underwater noise to marine species\nIdentify technology and methods for mitigation of underwater noise\nGain hands on experience deploying and using a hydrophone\n\nWe have 20 spaces available for each date option to join in person. Hands-on hydrophone testing will take place at one of the local marinas. We encourage you to register soon\, as in person spaces are limited. To register\, email: maureen [at] raincoast [dot] org \nQuiet Vessel Initiative Learning Session (PDF)
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/underwater-noise-workshop-1-91197/
LOCATION:Chapman Creek Hatchery\, 4381 Parkway Dr\, Sechelt\, BC\, V7Z 0G8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Raincoast events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240228T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240228T100000
DTSTAMP:20240708T182833Z
CREATED:20240226T235427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182833Z
UID:91223-1709110800-1709114400@www.raincoast.org
SUMMARY:Webinar: Planet vs. Microfibers: Fashion’s Gigantic Little Problem
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, we look at the remarkable work of scientists who have traced the pervasiveness of microfibers at the farthest edges of the globe\, who are guiding governments in confronting this crisis and who are\, through invention\, designing a new path for the sake of the planet. \nCo-convened by EARTHDAY.ORG in collaboration with the United Nations Fashion and Lifestyle Network and the Fashion Impact Fund\, this webinar is aligned with EARTHDAY.ORG’s 2024 theme\, Planet vs. Plastics. \n \nPeter Ross will be joined by Krystle Moody Wood from Materevolve and others. \nLearn more about our Fashion for the Earth campaign: https://www.earthday.org/campaign/sustainable-fashion/
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/webinar-planet-vs-microfibers-fashions-gigantic-little-problem-91223/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Community events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240212T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240212T235959
DTSTAMP:20240708T182840Z
CREATED:20240120T003238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182840Z
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SUMMARY:Deadline for input on recovery of Southern Resident killer whale potential management measures for 2024-25
DESCRIPTION:Southern Resident killer whales are identified as Endangered under the Species at Risk Act. As of December 2023\, only 75 individuals remain\, and supporting their recovery is a key priority. You can help by providing input. Policy and practice guidance from Raincoast is forthcoming.  \n\n\n\nMore information\n\nSurvey
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/input-on-recovery-of-southern-resident-killer-whale-potential-management-measures-for-2024-25-closes/
CATEGORIES:Raincoast events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240207T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240207T235959
DTSTAMP:20240708T182839Z
CREATED:20240122T161523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240708T182839Z
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SUMMARY:Closing of Job posting: Salmon Conservation Technician
DESCRIPTION:Raincoast Conservation Foundation is seeking Conservation Technicians to assist with fieldwork for our Wild Salmon Program. Technicians will play a crucial role in gathering data on juvenile salmon presence\, migration timing\, and their utilization of various estuary habitats. \n\n\n\nJob posting\n\nCareer opportunities
URL:https://www.raincoast.org/event/closing-of-job-posting-salmon-conservation-technician/
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