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Elizabeth May and many Greens marched in the Victoria Pride Parade on Sunday, July 6th, to show support for the vibrant 2SLGBTQIA+ community!
The Green Party’s principles of respect for diversity and social justice demand that everyone deserves their day in the sun.
SGI Greens (Green Party of Canada) News and Events:
August 9, 2-4 p.m. Summer Picnic
(Saturday)
Elizabeth May will be at the Summer Picnic.
The Picnic is a great chance to relax with your Green friends, make new friends, and hear from Elizabeth about all things political and the latest on her great little motivator – granddaughter Lily.
Where: Central Saanich Cultural Centre, Room A, and the park area next to it. (At the Brentwood Bay Library)
Your presence is the most important thing! Please bring a lawn chair for your comfort.
We will be providing some mid-afternoon snacks and (non-alcoholic) beverages. In the past, members have brought lots of wonderful food for lunch, but this year we’re not doing lunch. Please feel free, but not obligated, to bring and share your favourite snack.
Please consider bringing one or more guests or possible new members, so they can check out what a friendly group we are. We are eager to add some new folks, honour our volunteers from past years, and encourage everyone to get to know one another.
August 30–September 1 Saanich Fair
(Saturday–Monday) SGI Greens will meet the community.
Please consider volunteering for one or more shifts.
Contact Debra.Kelly@greenparty.ca
September 6-7 Salt Spring Island Fall Fair
(Saturday–Sunday) SGI Greens will meet the community.
October 18, 2-4 p.m. Annual General Meeting
(Saturday) SGI Greens can elect new Executive members.
Grade 12 Student Scholarships
During June, members of the SGI Greens Executive presented $1000 to one winner at each high school in the SGI area for their short essay describing what one or two of the Green principles means to them:
“The essay should demonstrate the student’s understanding of the principle/s and describe how the student applies it/them in their day-to-day life in a meaningful way.
The evaluators are looking for personal interest and commitment, in special projects or volunteering activities in which the student is engaged.”
– Scholarship invitation letter 2025
The winners were:
- Claremont Secondary School – MATTHIAS SPALTE HOLZ
- Reynolds Secondary School – HANNAH COTTIER
- Mount Douglas Secondary School – UMAMA KHAN
- Lambrick Park Secondary School – TIFFANY HEPNER
- Gulf Islands Secondary School – CLEO NICKELS
- Individual Learning Centre Broadmead – JAMIE CHAPMAN
- Stelly’s Secondary School – TESSA HUNTER-SIEBERT
- Parkland Secondary School – CHARLES MONDESIR
The scholarships raise awareness of the Green Party and are highly appreciated by the recipients (and their parents) for the assistance they provide to their ongoing education.
The small team of essay evaluators was impressed by the quality of writing, thoughtfulness and high level of commitment to improving their world that these students demonstrated.
Congratulations to the scholarship recipients! If you happen to know these students or their families, please make sure to congratulate them personally. We have invited them to the summer picnic, and hope that a few will be able to attend.
General Interest:
Climate (and other) solutions
- Solar power is growing rapidly around the world. In June it became the leading source of electricity in the EU, with Germany and Poland replacing coal with solar.
- China’s solar and wind power have seen astounding growth over the past 15 years.
- Canada still has little solar, but it is growing rapidly. We have a lot of potential!
Greenwashing
- With Mark Carney promoting carbon capture and storage, you might be wondering if this technology has an important role in addressing climate change. Don’t be fooled – its current role is primarily to make the fossil fuel industry look good. A renowned Harvard professor, writing in Scientific American, calls it a “dangerous distraction.”