Kamloops Greens (BC Greens)

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NDP Used to Care about FOI Laws—not anymore, say BC Greens Statement from Rob Botterell, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands on Bill 9 and proposed changes to B.C.’s Freedom of Information law.

In 1991, BC Green MLA @robbotterell.bsky.social led the team that drafted BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy legislation for the BC NDP government of the day.

A new bill seeks to weaken the FOI Act, and we're calling on the BC NDP to withdraw.

#bcpoli

The Conservatives are taking aim at the workers who keep our province running. We should be making this the easiest province to join and form a union, but attacks on labour from establishment parties are growing.

YouTube video by BC Green Caucus 30x30 MLA Botterell on protecting 30% of BC land & water by 2030

BC Green MLA Botterell asks the BC NDP if they will fulfill their promise to protect 30% of BC's land & water by 2030.

#30x30 #bcpoli #bcbiodiversity

Local non-profit angry with Kamloops MLAs for supporting first reading of bill to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code - Kamloops News

Local non-profit angry with Kamloops MLAs for supporting first reading of bill to scrap B.C.’s Human Rights Code #Kamloops

This is not about assigning blame. It's about understanding the full spectrum of factors that led to such a devastating event and developing meaningful recommendations to prevent it from happening again. Mental health supports, policing responses, health & housing, firearms access, AI and more.

BC Greens: Tumbler Ridge Inquiry Must Examine Systemic Failures B.C. Green MLAs Rob Boterell and Jeremy Valeriote are voicing their support for a public inquiry into the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge.

BC Green MLAs Rob Botterell, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, and Jeremy Valeriote, MLA for West Vancouver–Sea to Sky, are voicing their support for a public inquiry into the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge that examines the full spectrum of failures that contributed to it.

#bcpoli

Congratulations to Hannah Spencer and Zack Polanski. Greens across the world are proving that this fight is one we can win. #globalpolitics #greensweep 💚 @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social

"The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong."
This applies to voters here in BC, as well. Vote Green!

The BC Conservatives helped push forward a bill to abolish the Human Rights Code.

These politicians use threats on the rights of marginalized British Columbians to divide the working class. We won’t let them.

The only minority making life harder for British Columbians is the ultra-rich. #bcpoli

Growing pains: How is Kamloops responding to urban sprawl? Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash   Two mornings, one city  Scene one: At 7:15 a.m., she grabs her bicycle and rides through streets shaded by old trees, arriving within minutes at her neighbourhood café where the barista greets her by name. She chats briefly with a neighbour about weekend plans and the upcoming school...

ICYMI: #density #landuse Growing pains: How is Kamloops responding to urban sprawl?

YouTube video by BC Green Caucus BC Green MLA Botterell on protecting old growth forests

Today BC Green MLA Botterell asked the Minister of Forests to protect BC's last remaining old growth.

It was disappointing to hear the Minister blame CARGA for his government's 5 years of neglect of the Old Growth Strategic Review. His majority government has the power to act.

#bcpoli

Emily Lowan: Enemy of the oligarchs, champion of local (small) business ‼️ #30under30 #bc

Photo of solar panels on an apartment balcony, with text over top. Balcony Solar What if you could put a solar panel on the balcony of your apartment, plug it into your wall outlet, and lower your electricity bill? Balcony solar may soon be a lot easier in BC

What if you could put a solar panel on the balcony of your apartment, plug it into your wall outlet, and lower your electricity bill?

Balcony solar may soon be a lot easier in BC.

#bcpoli

Rob Shaw: Eby government happy to scrap hiring watchdog as insider contracts grow Minister insists there is no patronage as province eliminates the only office tracking non-merit hiring

Rob Shaw: Eby government happy to scrap hiring watchdog as insider contracts grow

Paramedics and dispatchers are on the frontlines of our healthcare crisis. This budget has shown all of us that the BC NDP is not interested in improving their working conditions. I stand with CUPE 873 — see you on the picket line. @apbc873.bsky.social #bcpoli

Amazon is doing what they do best — exploiting workers. I stand with Unifor Local 114 and call on the BCLRB to accept their request for a mediator. It’s billionaires against the rest of us. #bcpoli

B.C. cities left in limbo as province quietly abandons Bear Smart oversight - BC News In Whistler, it's used to help promote high-altitude safaris, where tourists catch glimpses of bears foraging in alpine meadows.

B.C. cities left in limbo as province quietly abandons Bear Smart oversight (BC)

Photo of a blue tricycle with a woman, probably the owner

Do you recognize this blue tricycle? The Northshore Community Policing Office recovered it recently but hasn't been able to get in touch with the owner. You can contact them at 250-214-3418 #ykabike

BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'stalled or undelivered' commitments B.C. Green Leader Emily Lowan says the New Democrats haven't met commitments on issues such as expanded community health care, electoral reform and bringing more transit to Vancouver Island and the Sea-to-Sky region.

BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'stalled or undelivered' commitments

Our full press conference on the end of our agreement with the BC NDP, including reporter Q&A

youtu.be/FCaqtvMCR5k?...

#bcpoli

Are you concerned that Pierre Poilievre refuses to get national security clearance?
We are facing unprecedented level of threat from external forces and internal traitor groups.
Please sign this petition calling on all national leaders to put their nation first.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

And in Japan you cannot own a car unless you can prove to the authorities you can store it in a private parking bay or facility OFF STREET

Great @maddow.bsky.social recap on our successful Pattison ICE boycott🧊🚫
To keep up the pressure against ICE in Canada - follow @democracyrisingnow on Hootsuite actions, keep sharing and educating your community, and donate to relief funds for families impacted by ICE.

Foreign corporations get billions in taxpayer funding. What do they do with it? Strip our resources and leave working people to pay for the mess.

It’s the BC NDP playbook: privatize the profits, socialize the costs.

#bcpoli

"a recent report from B.C.’s auditor general found cleanup at the Port Alice mill accounted for 97 per cent of all taxpayer-funded spill response between 2016 and 2020. Six years ago, Port Alice’s spill response costs were tallied at $13.5 million. As of last year, costs have risen to $170 million."

The multi-billion problem Canada’s oilpatch doesn’t want to disclose Canada's oil and gas industry is a fiscal time bomb due to oil well cleanup liabilities that have been kept off the books.

Canada's oil and gas industry is a fiscal time bomb due to oil well cleanup liabilities that have been kept off the books. @chrishatch.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/30/o...

Big news for the Riverside Park Skating Loop! ⛸️❄️

Starting Wednesday, February 4, skate rentals and on-site skate sharpening are officially available, making it easier than ever to jump on the ice, whether you’re a first-timer or a regular loop-lapper.