From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney
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The seasons are turning and the cozy joys of autumn are close at hand. This report has news about municipal interest in joining the electoral area planning service, and progress towards a wood-chipping service in collaboration with Cortes Island.
As progress stalls, emissions trends put Canada’s 2030 climate target out of reach, emphasizing the need for coordinated policy reset.
Originally published on 440 Megatonnes.ca
By Dave Sawyer & Seton Stiebert
Canada’s emissions flatlined in 2024 at 694 million tonnes (Mt CO2e), with emissions essentially unchanged from the previous year. The stall comes at a time when the federation faces compounding pressures: devastating wildfires that highlight the rising costs of climate inaction, an economic slowdown tied to U.S. tariffs, intensifying competitiveness risks for industry, and affordability impacts on households.
Continue reading Canada’s emissions flatlined in 2024, early estimate shows
By Michelle Gamage, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Researchers have crunched data on excess deaths and calculated that Canada’s 2023 wildfire season shortened the lives of 82,000 people worldwide.
The smokiest days caused about 5,400 acute extra deaths across North America alone, according to the research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
That means wildfire smoke is about as deadly as prostate cancer, Michael Brauer told The Tyee.
Continue reading Canada’s 2023 Wildfire Season Linked to 82,000 Deaths Worldwide
From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney
Hello,
Here we are arriving in September rich with cricket music and garden bounty, and excellent community events just finished (Quadrapalooza!) and right around the corner (Youth Harvest Happenings Fall Fair!).
At the August SRD Board meeting there were several Area C related topics discussed. This report shares decisions made regarding Village Bay payphone access and a grant funding allocation to Quathiaski Cove sewer.
From the desk of Regional Director Robyn Mawhinney
Hello,
What a blessing the rain has been, when wildfires and smoky skies have been sparking so much stress. This report is an update on the SRD’s Beach Access project: it shares news on new Quadra beach accesses which Strathcona Regional District staff are working on, plus how to find the shore accesses the SRD have already opened and installed signage for.
