As world leaders were huddled in Glasgow for the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, leaders of Earthkeepers: Christians for Climate Justice and Open Way Church held an online vigil to light candles and to pray for climate action. We had…
By all accounts, the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference is a massive and overwhelming welter of events. Tens of thousands of people from all corners of the world are gathered (October 31 – November 12) at the massive Scottish Event…
Four local people affiliated with A Rocha Canada will be taking part in COP26. The giant international gathering will focus on climate change from October 31 to November 12 in Glasgow. Expectations are high for the COP26 summit, which will…
Two Trinity Western University biology students will be taking part in COP27. They will join some 20,000 people from 195 nations for the annual UN Climate Change Conference at Sharm El Sheik, an Egyptian city in the south of the…
Last week Statistics Canada released a report which points to a decline of the Christian faith in Canada. Europe has gone before us and the United States appears to be following. This week, though, Brian Stiller put the situation in…
Members of Fraser Lands Church in southeast Vancouver have been making regular trips to help the people of Lytton and nearby Indigenous communities. Residents in and around Lytton were evacuated from their homes when the village was burned to the…
A Rocha Canada is working with like-minded groups to oppose Surrey’s plan for an industrial park in the protected rural area which surrounds their Brookdale Environmental Centre property. An October 9 CBC News article by Justin McElroy describes the situation:…
‘Reducing emission to 50% by 2030’ ‘Net-zero by 2050’ ‘Leaders’ Summit on Climate’ In the last several months, the Canadian federal government has announced major legislative proposals on emission control and climate accountability, with new policies such as the increase…
Earthkeepers has joined several other Christian groups which are urging the federal government to strengthen its stance in support of climate justice. Following is their ‘Open Letter for Bold Climate Action,’ addressed to North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson, who is…