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A Win for Wild Salmon Spring 2021 finding solutions davidsuzuki.org A WIN FOR WILD SALMON PHOTO: JEFFREY YOUNG During their miraculous but perilous journey from countless Indigenous leaders, community activists, inland spawning grounds, down rivers, out to sea and scientists and elected officials you helped make this back again years later, Pacific wild salmon often must groundbreaking win possible. run a gauntlet of open-net salmon farms on their coastal Decades of research show that the 19 Discovery Islands migration route. There they swim through waters that fish farms — located on one of the most important can harbour parasitic sea lice and harmful viruses and salmon migration routes in the world — pose a risk to bacteria, made worse and spread by the farms. wild salmon. The aquaculture industry’s own data show In December, the federal government decided to 33 per cent of farms exceeded the federal government’s phase out salmon farms in the Discovery Islands sea lice limit while juvenile salmon were migrating past off the coast of British Columbia within 18 months the Discovery Islands in spring 2020. — the first step toward Canada’s commitment to Phasing out these farms means Okisollo Channel — also move open net-pens out of the water by 2025. This called “Wild Salmon Narrows” because of its importance gives juvenile fish migrating past the Discovery for juvenile salmon — will be free of farmed fish by the Islands a better chance of survival. Together with 2021 salmon migration period. INSIDE Supporting community action 2 A landmark win 4 Pollinator passion 5 Butterflyway garden 6 FUTURE GROUND NETWORK SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ACTION INSPIRATION: THE GIANT STEPS OF THESE LOCAL SUPERHEROES SOWING JOY IN QUEBEC CITY “There’s truth to the saying, ‘Think globally, act • Recruitment and training of volunteer specialists to locally.’ To resolve a planetary crisis like climate help with tech support, design and grant-writing for Beauport, Quebec City resident Marie-Claude Fontaine disruption, we need change from the top, but community-led initiatives throughout the country. inspired 14 other families in her neighbourhood to come without localized support, that’s difficult to achieve.” The project was piloted in Ontario and Quebec and launched together to create a “flyé” (extraordinary) green space at the ~DAVID SUZUKI nationally on February 10, 2021. Groups gather on the new digital end of her street. platform to promote their work, start local initiatives, host Croque Ton Quartier (“bite” your neighbourhood) quickly Moving Canada away from climate-altering fossil fuels and events and push for policy change. At the time of writing, more became a happy hub of connection. Residents installed into renewable sources requires more than top-down policy than 100 groups were registered. That’s more than 2,000 people swings, a sandbox, games, a book exchange and a change. We need collective action by many people in many connecting with tens of thousands in their communities. community garden. They made it easy and fun for people communities. Follow the progress you made possible or find a group to get to meet and raised awareness about how urban agriculture can contribute to food security. You helped build Future Ground Network/Réseau involved with where you live at futuregroundnetwork.org for Demain le Québec. It’s an online organizing resource, Future Ground Network and at reseaudemainlequebec.org When COVID-19 restricted public gatherings, the group and a new convener and mentor for the environmental for Réseau Demain le Québec. If you missed the February shifted to visiting neighbours from a distance — sometimes 10 English launch webinar, you can catch that at community. It amplifies and accelerates the meaningful dressed up as clowns and unicorns — sounding the Croque- Croque Ton Quartier founder Marie- PHOTO: PATRICK CÔTÉ. CROQUE TON QUARTIER work of local groups in their communities and connects http://bit.ly/futuregroundwebinar. mobile horn to bring smiles and break the isolation. Claude Fontaine and her “Croque-mobile” them to each other. help cheer residents in her Quebec City neighbourhood of Beauport. Your support powered: • Monthly training webinars for community organizers, MOBILIZING CITIZEN-LED on topics including transitioning beyond COVID-19, CHANGE IN LAVAL organizer burnout, how to have difficult conversations, government relations and campaign strategizing. Two proposed real estate mega- projects on Île Gagnon and Place • Resource guides about creative team-building, Sainte-Rose inspired residents to come fundraising and social media. PHOTO: AL DOERKSEN VIA 50BY30 WATERLOO REGION together to make a difference asLaval in Transition. Spokespersons Alexandre Warnet RAVE FIRST REVIEWS and Geneviève Dagneau asked, “What are the criteria — public and “I feel privileged to be part of the network, I feel recognized “Just being able to share our experiences — our successes and private — that would attract citizens’ and listened to … you have allowed me to hold on because I frustrations — is so valuable. Maybe we won’t all have to invent enthusiastic support for a real estate or unfortunately had the desire for a certain period of time the wheel every time we undertake a project, knowing how The citizens of Laval in Transition are joining forces PHOTO: LAVAL EN TRANSITION land development project?” to drop my citizens’ committee but you have given me the others have done it.” to positively transform their community. courage to continue.” ~ KATHRYN AITKEN, Transition Notre-Dame-de-Grace (Montreal, Quebec) They formed a citizens’ committee ~ VALÉRIE MESSIER, Comité des citoyens et citoyennes pour la protection de with goals to reduce emissions, takes into account economic, cultural Their approach is now inspiring other l`environnement maskoutain, (Les Maskoutains, Quebec) “Invaluable tools and resources, thought-provoking webinars, and ecological issues — and brought citizen-led movements, which are and connections with other environmental initiatives positively transform the community it to decision-makers. And in August, using the same grid to promote their “Not only can we benefit from the knowledge and insights of throughout the country … a lot of potential for both individual and help mitigate the climate crisis. It other organizers in the network, the tools and support you and collective action.” developed a social and environmental Laval rejected the Île Gagnon real aspirations to their municipalities. provide — instructive webinars, the Action Network organizing ~ TASFIA AHSAN, ECHO Canada (Vancouver, B.C.) acceptability evaluation grid that estate project. Victory! platform and access to Superteam resources — will make us more effective at getting the job done.” “After hearing about how a lot of the other groups are meeting ~ HOLLY REID, Cycle Don Valley Midtown (Toronto, Ontario) with politicians, we feel like larger-scale actions are possible! Your ‘difficult conversations’ webinar was the inspiration behind “I’ve raised a lot of alarms, and it’s the first time I’ve been heard...” the climate dialogue we held with our community!” ~ PATRICIA, SOS Boisé des Pinedes (Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec) ~ MARIA NESTOROVSKA, Peel Environmental Youth Alliance (Mississauga, Ontario) 2 3 A LANDMARK WIN FOR NATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION WINNING PRAISE FOR POLLINATOR PASSION On March 25, the Supreme Court • Leading the charge to establish Human activity — habitat destruction, • Hosted or taken part in more than Pandemic lockdown has not put of Canada upheld the federal North America’s first significant climate disruption, toxic pesticides 200 community events, plantings, off those who are passionate about government’s legal authority to carbon price in B.C. in 2008. — is driving insects to extinction. parties, parades and potlucks. pollinators. implement national measures to When the bottom of the food chain • Fighting highly polarized provincial • Created 15 neighbourhood Armed with a few webinars’ worth combat climate change, including is endangered, so too is everything up and federal elections on it. Butterflyways. of online training, last year the a price on carbon pollution. Canada the chain, including people. Butterflyway Rangers emailed, texted, can now respond to this emergency • Spending the last three years The good news: communities can be messaged and Zoomed their way through and comply with the Paris Agreement on one of the most significant hot spots for pollinators and other their networks and neighbourhoods. through an effective, fair, countrywide environmental cases ever insects. And, thanks to you, residents They enlisted new recruits who could response based on science. considered by the Court. are leading conservation efforts by help spread the word, and began planting In its decision, the Court affirmed You made this victory possible. adding pollinator patches via the seeds — figuratively and literally — that that climate change is “a threat of the Butterflyway Project. quickly grew and blossomed. A record With your help, we’ve advocated for highest order to the country, and indeed 1,000 new Rangers joined this spring! carbon pricing as a climate solution for the world… The undisputed existence Since 2017, the Butterflyway Project has: 20 years, including: of a threat to the future of humanity • Recruited and trained 1,008 In November, the Butterflyway Project cannot be ignored.” volunteer Rangers throughout received the 2020 Nature Inspiration Canada. Award from the Canadian Museum of Nature. We donated the $5,000 prize • Planted
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