Mark your calendars for the second Critical Mass Ride in #OakBay on July 10th to demonstrate the importance of safe infrastructure for all ages and abilities. The route: UVic - Henderson - Lansdowne - Cadboro Bay - Estevan - Beach - Beresford - Newport/Oak Bay to Municipal Hall.

Street trees do more than just look good! ⁦⁦District of Oak Bay⁩ ⁦

The wonderful Fruit Tree Project @LifeCyclesPrjct volunteers just picked 130 pounds of Italian plums off our tree, leaving us some to share with friends, but taking most to feed the community. 🥰🤗

A desperate plea from the province, if you are asked to evacuate make sure you evacuate. Crews were forced to go back and encourage people to leave in West Kelowna yesterday after they originally refused. #BCfire

BC's declared a provincial state of emergency in response to extreme, fast-moving wildfire activity. Please don't travel to the central Interior and southeastern BC for non-essential reasons. If you must travel, be alert to rapidly changing situations Emergency Info BC & DriveBC

The most Canadian thing ever is trying to make people understand that when Yellowknife evacuated we have to travel farther than driving from Paris to Copenhagen. #NWTFire

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It is absolutely appalling that #Meta blocks vital and life-saving information & News on its platforms while residents in #Yellowknife & #Okanagan are fleeing for their lives amid extreme wild fires in the western part of the country.

"We will start counting the # of houses (lost) when we stop losing houses." - #WestKelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund.

As if there wasn’t enough bad news. I’m so sorry she wasn’t reunited with her L-pod family, especially her 95 year old mother. 💔

NEW - BC is now restricting who can stay in hotels or campgrounds in the Kelowna area. Details of the order still coming out. This is to ensure emergency responders and evacuees have access to accommodation. #BCWildfires

#Evacuation Order and Evacuation Alert issued by Columbia #Shuswap Regional District for Sorrento/Skimikin area. Info: alertable.ca/#/incidents/CA… Anyone in the Evacuation Order needs to leave immediately. Anyone in the Alert area should prepare to leave on short notice. #BCwildfire

Demand more from governments. We can still bend the worst of the climate curve but we need to get a lot louder. If you’ve been here all along, keep going. If you’re just joining, welcome. The Global Day of Action September 15 is an opportunity to be loud. goodwork.ca/a/climate-stri…!

This is such a huge relief. I sure hope the teachers and children’s houses are still standing as well. ❤️‍🩹 Sending my support out to the North Shuswap community.

🛌 27,000 evacuees ⚠️ 35,000 people on evac alert 🔥 386 active fires 👨‍🚒 3500 wildland firefighters & support personnel 🚒 652 structural firefighters 🚫 1 emergency order A lot has happened over the last 72 hrs. Watch today's #BCWildfire update at youtube.com/live/OPTov7FAV….

Exciting new pilot project! Working together with City of Fernie, Nuqo Modular, & our federal partners, we’re creating 100 child care spaces AND 27 units of housing. Much of the housing will be affordable and prioritized for ECES! fernie.ca/EN/meta/whats-… #BCPoli #ChildCareBC

Today’s announcement by PM Justin Trudeau removing GST from new rental construction is positive news and a significant step toward enhancing housing affordability. I’d like to thank Canada for following through on BC’s request to remove GST on purpose-built rental construction.

You were a fantastic UBCM President @jen_ford! Can’t wait to see what you do next! #UBCM2023

I'm literally pregnant with a child that would not exist if this childcare program didn't come into effect. We simply could not afford to have a second child. We were budgeting for >$2k a month per child and now pay more like $500. It's a life-changing program & needs expansion