# langford (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover langford. Page: Feed: --- ## [Climate Action & Municipal Governments](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/climate-action-municipal-governments/) _2026-08-19 · Yazdan Gordanpour · Dogwood_ Mayors, councillors and other local politicians have immense power to advance climate policies that reduce carbon emissions and prepare us for extreme weather. However, we are seeing many municipal governments rolling back climate policies, setting up a false choice between affordability and climate action. Meanwhile, municipal climate champions working to enact sustainable policies have been \[…\]… ## [Getting just three people to vote will make a difference](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/triple-the-vote/) _2026-07-30 · Yazdan Gordanpour · Dogwood_ Every election season, we are bombarded with messages to vote, vote, vote! And two common feelings can arise in response: does my single vote make that much of a difference in the outcome? And does it really matter who wins when we get the same corporate-influenced decisions either way? Mark Carney weaseling his way into \[…\] The post Getting just three people to vote will make a difference… ## [Meet Yazdan, Dogwood’s New Municipal Elections Campaigner](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/meet-yazdan/) _2026-06-29 · Yazdan Gordanpour · Dogwood_ I’m an immigrant from Iran. I lived in my hometown of Tehran until my mid 20s. I then moved to Syilx (Okanagan) territory for a PhD program in Interdisciplinary Sustainability Studies at UBC-O, and now live on the territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. I was in middle school when the \[…\] The post Meet Yazdan, Dogwood’s New Municipal… ## [Who’s behind the backlash over Indigenous rights in B.C.?](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/whos-behind-backlash-over-indigenous-rights-bc/) _2026-06-25 · Kai Nagata · Dogwood_ The fake letter showed up on a family’s doorstep in Britannia Beach, warning the residents to leave their home and “remove all personal property, structures and improvements,” because the Squamish Nation was coming to take the land back. The fraudulent document, which reads like it was generated by an AI chatbot, was signed with the \[…\] The post Who’s behind the backlash over Indigenous rights in… ## [Summer solstice: beloved by food gardens & gardeners](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/summer-solstice-is-beloved-by-food-gardens-and-gardeners/) _2026-06-21 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ Sunday June 21, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke | Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Today June 21 is the summer solstice in 2026. The so-called ‘longest day of the year’, the sunlight stretches long — from 5:12 am this morning to 9:19 pm this evening (Pacific Time, Victoria, BC). Veggie gardeners will \[…\] ## [BC Hydro scrounges for electricity to feed LNG, AI industries](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/bc-hydro-scrounges-for-electricity-to-feed-lng-ai-industries/) _2026-06-17 · Kai Nagata · Dogwood_ BC Hydro confirmed this week it is considering another hydroelectric dam on the Peace River (this one called “Site E”), as well as damming the Homathko River above Bute Inlet. It’s part of a growing scramble for new electricity, as the public utility grapples with outsized promises our politicians have made to global LNG investors, \[…\] The post BC Hydro scrounges for electricity to feed LNG, AI… ## [Happy Earth Day! Plant some veggies!](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/happy-earth-day-plant-some-veggies/) _2026-04-23 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ Wednesday April 22, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society April 22 is Earth Day. For decades this date on the calendar has reminded people to honour the environment and cycles of the planet. “There is no Planet B” has been a slogan for years. Those who \[…\] ## [Langford waste management could include composting](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/langford-waste-management-could-include-composting/) _2026-03-24 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ Tuesday March 24, 2026 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, UFRIS There is currently a City of Langford online survey open to residents (to end of day April 8, 2026) regarding an option that Council is considering to provide garbage and organic waste pickup as a municipal service. Currently households are to \[…\] ## [Jeffrey Epstein’s love affair with British Columbia](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/jeffrey-epsteins-love-affair-with-british-columbia/) _2026-02-18 · Kai Nagata · Dogwood_ Jeffrey Epstein visited British Columbia regularly, was encouraged to buy real estate and even applied for temporary residency the year before his death in a New York prison cell. Despite his criminal conviction for buying sex with a minor, Epstein traveled freely to Vancouver, booked massages, convened meetings and cultivated relationships in B.C. He and \[…\] The post Jeffrey Epstein’s love affair… ## [Federal government announces grocery benefit starting mid-2026](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/federal-government-announces-grocery-benefit-starting-mid-2026/) _2026-01-27 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ Monday January 26, 2026 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc. (Foods & Nutrition) | UFRIS Executive Lead Many low- and modest-income households have been missing the consumer carbon tax rebate since it was dropped by the Carney government last spring. Delivered along with the quarterly GST rebate, the carbon tax rebate was sometimes \[…\] ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dihDaINxww1T) _2026-01-27 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [Cost of fresh produce continues upward in 2026](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/cost-of-fresh-produce-continues-upward-in-2026/) _2026-01-04 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ Saturday January 3, 2026 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Every year in BC there is a minimum wage increase for workers who hand-pick various vegetables and fruits. The specific list of 15 fruits, vegetables and flowers is: apricots, beans, blueberries, Brussels sprouts, cherries, grapes, mushrooms, peaches, pears, peas, prune \[…\] ## [A plan for a plan](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/a-plan-for-a-plan/) _2025-12-05 · Christina Smethurst · Dogwood_ On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Alberta premier Danielle Smith and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, teamed up to announce a Memorandum of Understanding around a new oil pipeline project stretching from the tar sands to B.C.’s north coast. What Smith and Carney lack in judgement, they make up for in audacity. Dogwood was part of \[…\] The post A plan for a plan appeared first on Dogwood . ## [New program: boosting nutrition for pregnant moms](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/new-program-boosting-nutrition-for-pregnant-moms/) _2025-12-04 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ Thursday December 4, 2025 | VICTORIA, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc. Nutrition The Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) has three key areas of activity in maintaining fresh food in urban communities. We continue our work to guide more municipalities to include (and require of developers) food-growing capacity in all urban infrastructure. This helps \[…\] ## [UFRIS creates flagship community garden for the City to carry forward](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/ufris-creates-flagship-community-garden-for-the-city-to-carry-forward/) _2025-11-29 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ Saturday November 29, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC Some of you may have heard that the Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society (UFRIS) is stepping back from hands-on operation of Porcher Park Community Garden (PPCG) in Langford. Our last day there as the Operator will be December 24, 2025. UFRIS is truly pleased with PPCG — a \[…\] ## [Epstein, Trump … and Mark Carney’s Ksi Lisims LNG](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein-trump-carney-ksi-lisims-lng/) _2025-11-20 · Kai Nagata · Dogwood_ The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump is fueling backlash to an American-owned gas project in Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he will try to fast-track Ksi Lisims LNG with public money. Both Liberal and NDP politicians pushing the MAGA-backed, Korean-built export terminal are getting nervous – as the release of the \[…\] The post Epstein, Trump … and Mark… ## [Pumpkin compost drive a huge success!](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/pumpkin-compost-drive-a-huge-success/) _2025-11-09 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ Saturday November 8, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, B.Sc., Executive Lead, UFRIS Our first annual pumpkin composting drive has been a fabulous success! Over 150 pumpkins were delivered to Porcher Park Community Garden by Langford residents between October 15 and November 8. The drive continues for one more day (November 9). All \[…\] ## [Notice of UFRIS 2025 Annual General Meeting](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/notice-of-ufris-2025-annual-general-meeting/) _2025-11-06 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ Thursday November 6, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC Posted by UFRIS Sunday November 16, 2025. UFRIS Annual General Meeting. 1 pm to 2:30 pm. Location: Starbucks at 2972 Jacklin Rd, Langford. Parking: parking lot. Everyone welcome. Request agenda by email. info@urbanfoodresilience.ca ## [Why urban households need to grow their own food](https://urbanfoodresilience.ca/why-urban-households-need-to-grow-their-own-food/) _2025-11-06 · urbanfoodstuff · UrbanFoodResilience.ca_ November 5, 2025 | LANGFORD, BC by Mary P Brooke, Executive Lead, Urban Food Resilience Initiatives Society Growing food is something people, families and communities have done for thousands of years. In today’s modern world we have become almost entirely reliant on food supplied by groceries stores, and sadly (though thankfully) also by food banks \[…\] ## [Fixing our voting system is just the start](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/fixing-our-voting-system-is-just-the-start/) _2025-07-23 · Adam Bailey · Dogwood_ The B.C. legislature has set up a special committee to seek public input on democratic and electoral reform. This blog is adapted from Dogwood’s submission. To have your say, log in or create an account and submit your comments by 2 p.m. PT Friday, July 25. What do you call a place where 17 per \[…\] The post Fixing our voting system is just the start appeared first on Dogwood .