Daniel Arbour
@danielarbour.bsky.social
Comox Valley, BC, Canada. Opinions and posts are my own ~ #boycottUSAproducts
Great time with the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust and ACRD this week as they bring together First Nation communities and Local Governments to consider a regional approach to climate work 💡
April 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Great time with the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust and ACRD this week as they bring together First Nation communities and Local Governments to consider a regional approach to climate work 💡
Awesome staff retreat with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. In this era of unnecessary polarization, solutions can be found at the intersection of research, communities, and decision-making ~
March 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Awesome staff retreat with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. In this era of unnecessary polarization, solutions can be found at the intersection of research, communities, and decision-making ~
Momentous achievement in the Comox Valley this past week with our CVRD Board’s voting to create a Housing Authority. If you want to practice your French, I was interviewed on Radio-Canada on this initiative and the broader housing crisis in BC: ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
Le rôle des municipalité pour contrer la crise du logement
Panorama | Pour clore cette semaine thématique sur le logement, Louise Wallace-Richmond, conseillère municipale de Salmon Arm, membre du conseil d'administration de la Fédération canadienne des munici...
ici.radio-canada.ca
March 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Momentous achievement in the Comox Valley this past week with our CVRD Board’s voting to create a Housing Authority. If you want to practice your French, I was interviewed on Radio-Canada on this initiative and the broader housing crisis in BC: ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
Can’t wait to support these climate internship projects as a wave of students deploy across BC. 29 deep change projects in a variety of sectors and communities!
PICS has awarded internship grants to 29 host organizations across B.C.—a record-breaking number! 🎉
Read more about the 2025 internship cohort: pics.uvic.ca/pics-funds-r...
🎓 Students: Positions are being posted now through April, check our careers page for open calls!
#ClimateInternships
Read more about the 2025 internship cohort: pics.uvic.ca/pics-funds-r...
🎓 Students: Positions are being posted now through April, check our careers page for open calls!
#ClimateInternships
PICS funds record-breaking number of internships across B.C. | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) has awarded climate internship grants to 29 host organizations across British Columbia.
pics.uvic.ca
February 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Can’t wait to support these climate internship projects as a wave of students deploy across BC. 29 deep change projects in a variety of sectors and communities!
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Floods can affect everyone in a community —so why should only a few voices shape flood management?
Our latest Explainer explores timeline mapping, a tool that can help communities and leaders make informed, proactive decisions.
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Our latest Explainer explores timeline mapping, a tool that can help communities and leaders make informed, proactive decisions.
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Mapping the future of flood resilience | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
Timeline mapping is a powerful tool that can help communities trace how past decisions and challenges may (or may not) have evolved over time.
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February 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Floods can affect everyone in a community —so why should only a few voices shape flood management?
Our latest Explainer explores timeline mapping, a tool that can help communities and leaders make informed, proactive decisions.
ow.ly/nQ8150V0qeq
Our latest Explainer explores timeline mapping, a tool that can help communities and leaders make informed, proactive decisions.
ow.ly/nQ8150V0qeq
All Canadians should cancel their trips to the US for the next four years. Meanwhile Destination Canada and Destination BC should ad target Democrats in the US to come and visit us over the next four years.
February 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
All Canadians should cancel their trips to the US for the next four years. Meanwhile Destination Canada and Destination BC should ad target Democrats in the US to come and visit us over the next four years.
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Today, scholars & community partners gather at the SFU Climate Innovation Workshop, co-sponsored by PICS, to brainstorm ideas for a sustainable future. The workshop included an inspiring keynote on the difference between simple, complicated, complex and chaotic systems.
www.sfu.ca/complex-syst...
www.sfu.ca/complex-syst...
January 31, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Today, scholars & community partners gather at the SFU Climate Innovation Workshop, co-sponsored by PICS, to brainstorm ideas for a sustainable future. The workshop included an inspiring keynote on the difference between simple, complicated, complex and chaotic systems.
www.sfu.ca/complex-syst...
www.sfu.ca/complex-syst...
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Some good news -- while greenhouse gas emissions haven't (yet!) completely peaked, many other forms of air pollution have.
Now we need to keep going, and drive down all emissions -- greenhouse gases included -- to zero.
Now we need to keep going, and drive down all emissions -- greenhouse gases included -- to zero.
Bit of good news for your weekday: our species has probably passed "peak pollution" based on data from Our World in Data, so don't listen to all the (dubiously funded) doom merchants.
Heck, moving to renewable energy and electric transport will be worth it for the clean air alone.
Heck, moving to renewable energy and electric transport will be worth it for the clean air alone.
January 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Some good news -- while greenhouse gas emissions haven't (yet!) completely peaked, many other forms of air pollution have.
Now we need to keep going, and drive down all emissions -- greenhouse gases included -- to zero.
Now we need to keep going, and drive down all emissions -- greenhouse gases included -- to zero.
Tesla announces a $9,000 increase for Canadian customers. How about we tack on a 50 per cent tariff on top of that?
January 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Tesla announces a $9,000 increase for Canadian customers. How about we tack on a 50 per cent tariff on top of that?
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PICS was honoured to co-present yesterday at the B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering on our support of the implementation of the B.C. First Nations Climate Strategy.
January 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
PICS was honoured to co-present yesterday at the B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders’ Gathering on our support of the implementation of the B.C. First Nations Climate Strategy.
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The Comox Valley Regional District has issued a boil water advisory for some residents of Denman Island.
Boil water advisory issued for Denman Island residents
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) has issued a boil water advisory for some residents of Denman Island.
cheknews.ca
January 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Comox Valley Regional District has issued a boil water advisory for some residents of Denman Island.
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Want to learn about PICS and all the great work we do in the #climatesolutions space? Check out our 2022-2024 report!
✨ Welcome to #12DaysOfResearch! Each day, we’ll highlight PICS-funded projects tackling climate change with innovative solutions. These project snapshots are from our 2022-2024 Annual Report—explore it to learn more! 🌍💡
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December 4, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Want to learn about PICS and all the great work we do in the #climatesolutions space? Check out our 2022-2024 report!