Jun 03

Next Monthly Board Meeting

Board Meeting: Wed. July 7, 2010, 7-9 pm Commons Room, 1246 Fairfield Rd.***NOTE UNUSUAL LOCATION***All members of the Council of Canadians are welcome, as long as they are invited or approved ahead of time as attendees by the board. If you are not a board member, and you wish to attend, and/or if you have […]

May 10

Salmon Protest & March of May 8, 2010

The migration event to Victoria was grassroots awesome. Thousands walked. And walking –they talked in ever changing kaleidoscopic migrating citizen knots pooling in back-eddies to surge across intersections 400 a time –unmarshalled. Schools of bright painted cardboard salmon on sticks jumping and twirling over the throng seething –dancing with salmon, the drumbeat, the music enjoining […]

May 04

Historical Background for the AGM on May 17, 2010

As we head toward our panel discussion on “the poverty industry” at our AGM on May 17, we would do well to recall that the Council of Canadians was founded 25 years ago to counter the free trade, deep integration policies of the Reagan and Mulroney administrations.The crushing poverty and homelessness that we have today […]

Apr 29

Next Monthly Board Meeting

Board Meeting: Tues. June 1, 2010, 7-9 pm Commons Room, 1246 Fairfield Rd.***NOTE UNUSUAL LOCATION***All members of the Council of Canadians are welcome, as long as they are invited or approved ahead of time as attendees by the board. If you are not a board member, and you wish to attend, and/or if you have […]

Call for New Board Members

If you would like to become more active in the Council of Canadians in the Victoria area, we have openings on the Board of Directors. Let us know if you would like to put your name forward for possible nomination to the Board. The new board will be elected at the AGM on May 17. […]

Apr 28

Annual General Meeting/Potluck/Panel Discussion

Victoria Chapter, Council of Canadians Annual General Meeting Monday, May 17, 2010 BCGEU Bldg., 2994 Douglas St. 5:45 p.m. Potluck Supper7:15 p.m. Panel Discussion8:30-9:30 p.m. AGM Free admission; open to the public; new members welcome Panel discussion: Jody Paterson, ModeratorExposing the Poverty IndustryAre social services helpful? Solutions will be discussed.Panelists:Kym Hines, former frontline workerCarol Romanow, […]

Apr 23

Board Member, Roberta Cory: Vic West Art Quest

Roberta Cory is resigning from the Board of Directors of the Victoria Chapter after 4 years as the Membership Chair. She founded the Vic West Art Quest in 2007 and will now be spending more time working on her art. Her invitation to this year’s Art Quest is provided below:Vic West artists are excited about […]

Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition meeting

GVWWC GENERAL MEETING Thursday, May 6, 20107:30 to 9:30 pmJames Bay New Horizons234 Menzies Street Guest Speaker:CRD Board Member, Philippe Lucas GET THE LATEST SCOOP !Find out what you can do to ensure that CRD sewage treatment is managed & operated on a not-for-profit basis & that sewage treatment is delivered as a PUBLIC SERVICE […]

Apr 20

29th Annual Earth Walk

Saturday, April 24, 2010Peace, Earth & JusticeMeet at the Legislature at 12 noon. Begin walking to Centennial Square at 12:30 pm, arriving at about 1:15 pm for a concert, speeches and environmental fair.Speakers include Vicky Husband and Ross Crockford.The mc will be Colleen Eccleston.Music by Oliver Swain and Friends and the Ecclestons.Lots of organizations will […]

Apr 18

MEGA-YACHT PROTEST

RT @Denise Savoie: Victoria paddlers and residents came out in force today to protest mega-yacht marina proposal – http://denisesavoie.ndp.ca/node/1163There were something on the order of 200 protesters on land and 100 boats on the water! Very effective protest against corporate (developer) arrogance and disdain for democracy, destruction of a spectacularly beautiful harbour by the installation […]