June 16, 2026. EcoCentric

Alberta scan on water, logging, forestry and data. – Jenny Yeremiy, TheGravityWell.net

2026 Suzy Hamilton Legacy Award winner Jessica Hewitt.

Canadian concern about lack of action on climate growing. – Tim Gray, executive director, Environmental Defence Canada.

Sierra Club of BC launches campaign for World Cup – Jens Wieting, senior policy and science advisor.

LISTEN TO JUNE 16 INTERVIEWS HERE:

Geo-physicist Jenny Yeremiy quit big oil and started an online channel to talk about Alberta issues: TheGravityWell.net

Jessica Hewitt from Bonnington given the Suzy Hamilton Legacy Award. She talks about threat to Falls Creek. https://www.friendsoffallscreek.ca/

Canadians growing more concerned about climate. Tim Gray, executive director, Environmental Defence. EnvironmentalDefence.ca

100 soccer fields of BC old-growth clear cut every day. Sierra Club of BC’s Jens Wieting talks about big World Cup messaging project. SierraClub.bc.ca

Full 57 minute June 16, 2026 EcoCentric

Alberta is in a water, energy, logging and political crisis. Jenny Yeremiy is an Alberta geo-physicist who left the oil patch to launch an online channel and podcast on big issues in the province.

Jessica Hewitt is a Bonnington resident concerned about logging in the watershed and one of the recipients of this year’s Suzy Hamilton Legacy Award for a female-identified Kootenay environmental activist.

Canadians are getting more concerned about climate every year according to polling, says Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence Canada.

Sierra Club of BC has launched a big public messaging campaign on protecting old growth forest, and just in time for the World Cup frenzy in Vancouver. Jens Wieting from Sierra Club of BC tells us about the exciting campaign.

ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS

Sunday June 21
National Indigenous Peoples Day
National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. For generations, many First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities have celebrated their cultures, languages, and traditions at this time of year. The summer solstice holds deep spiritual and cultural significance for many Indigenous Peoples, marking a time of renewal, connection, and celebration.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Waldie Island Trail, West Access, Old Mill Road, Near Castlegar
CKISS Pulling together walk, work and learn

Join CKISS and the Castlegar Parks and Trails Society for a rewarding day of community action to help restore native habitat along the Waldie Island Trail close to Castlegar. With guidance from CKISS staff, volunteers will use hand tools to remove invasive plants along the trail, helping to protect local biodiversity and improve wildlife habitats, all while learning invasive plant identification and removal techniques. Bring water, snacks, good shoes, appropriate clothes and work gloves, though extras will be available for those who need them.

Free event: Please register at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/waldie-island-communities-pulling-together-event

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Tuesday June 23 6 pm
Where’s the Bus? The Rural Transportation Crisis in BC
Webinar

Where’s the bus? For many people, it’s hard to get around BC by public transit. There’s a bewildering mix of public, private, health and community services, no integrated timetable, and often no service at all. Join us as we ask the question: “What’s to be done?”, with first-hand accounts from Creston, Kitimat, Castelgar, Gabriola, Port Alberni, and Sicamous, Jeremy Valeriote MLA, and experts who have spent years focused on the challenge. 

Register here: transitalliancebc.ca

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Wednesday, June 24 5 pm
Balcony Solar from Climate Reality Project Canada
Webinar

Climate Reality Project Canada, the Calgary Climate Hub, and Volta Home webinar on what plug-in solar is, the regulatory barriers holding it back in Canada, and the momentum building around this solution around the world. The webinar will include a Q&A to talk about for climate activists and local organizers can help bring plug-in solar to their provinces.

Free, register here: https://climatereality.zoom.us/webinar/register/5017810240853/WN_JJPZdlzsRLSRjv9jvtphnw

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