What’s wrong with how forestry is practised in BC today?

Why are old growth forests so precious?

What are the solutions and implementation timelines?

This Wednesday, October 28, from 11 am to noon PT, Join Kathy Code, of the Ecoforestry Institute Society, and Jonathan O’Riordan, former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, as they talk about the current model of forestry and the need to build a new approach to sustaining our forests, from the ground up.

The environmental health of our remaining old growth forests and communities is in serious jeopardy if we continue cutting our forests at the current rate.

This new forest framework calls for broadening the value of forests from a multitude of perspectives: from Indigenous reconciliation to creating good, long term jobs in value added harvesting and tourism, increasing carbon storage, ensuring clean drinking water, plus sustaining salmon and wildlife habitat.

The election of a new government provides a unique opportunity for a shift towards this new forest framework. This program will explore how we get there the urgency to make this shift.

Last week, Washington DC lawyer, Mace Rosenstein, provided answers to the following questions:

• Who actually votes for the President?
• What is the role of the Electoral College?
• What are the opportunities for President Trump to game the voting process?
• Is the US really a democracy?

Mace Rosenstein practiced telecommunications law in Washington, D.C. for more than 35 years. He also has a keen understanding of US electoral politics and its constitutional foundations. In this video, he dissects how the vote is undertaken in the US and the many flaws in the process compared with Canada.

Bob Sandford, the Global Water Futures Chair in Water and Climate Security at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, interviews Mace.

Jon O’Riordan, founder of the Gail O’Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Series, summarizes what is at stake in global climate policies and institutions in this pivotal election. He explores how individuals, communities and businesses can implement creative solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises even without leadership from national governments.

This webinar is the first in a two-part series, with the second webinar scheduled for the day after the US Election on November 4th.

Mace Rosenstein will be joined by Tom Axworthy, a senior policy advisor to the Federal government to review on the results available after the election and the implications of Canada-US relations.

If you want to understand the initial results of the US election; how the final selection of the US President between election and Inauguration Day in January 2021 might unfold and the implications of a new presidency on Canada/US relations, you cannot afford to miss this next Wednesday's, November 4th, webinar.

An Appreciation of Trees: Discussion Panel

Sunday, November 1st, 2 - 4 pm PT

The Royal Commonwealth Society, Vancouver Island branch, is launching a 10-month initiative Trees for Life to highlight the role trees play in our lives, communities, and for the longevity of our planet.

Join Dr. John Innes, Sarah Abbott, and Frances Litman for an afternoon of knowledge, conversation, prizes, and an opportunity to spread awareness of the Trees for Life initiative! This first event focuses on an appreciation for trees.

John Innes – Dean, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
(UBC faculty member profile)

Sarah Abbott – Associate Professor in the Department of Film at the University of Regina, and a Doctor of Social Sciences candidate (ABD) at Royal Roads University (personal website)

Frances Litman – community activist, founder of CreativelyUnited.org and co-founder of the Community Trees Matter Network (Community Trees Matter Network)

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Season Two Schedule

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October 28, 2020
The Call for a New Forest Framework
Kathleen Code and the Ecoforestry Institute Society

November 4, 2020
US Election Results – The Impact on Canadians
Mace Rosenstein, Tom Axworthy, and Bob Sandford

November 18, 2020
Treaty Negotiations and Ecosystem Restoration
Kathy Eichenberger, Nathan Matthew, and Kat Harwig

November 25, 2020
Where Do We Go From Here?
Bob Sandford, Jon O’Riordan, Frances Litman, Katia Bannister & Youth Guests

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to watch a multitude of engaging and informative videos

from a wide variety of speakers and presenters.

About Creatively United & Our Partners

The Creatively United for the Planet Society is a registered non-profit society. Since 2012, we have brought together more than 10,000 people from throughout the region who care about happy, healthy, and resilient communities. We have done so through seven zero-waste sustainability showcases, numerous community events and educational talks, collaborative partnerships, a video series, and the CreativelyUnited.org free community information network, resource and solutions sharing hub. 

The Gail O'Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Fund, supported by The Victoria Foundation, is dedicated to changing human consciousness towards global environmental change by combining science with the creativity of the performing arts.

The Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) is a registered non-profit, charitable society comprised of a volunteer Board and a strong core of community volunteers. They are dedicated to the principles and practices of ecoforestry – demonstrating that we can harvest trees and plants from the forest while maintaining healthy and integrated ecological systems.

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