August 2016 - BCSEA Monthly - Join the BCSEA Board of Directors

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Published on Thursday, 04 August 2016 18:30

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Fortis Net Metering Update: Profit's not the Priority

In June, we described Fortis electric’s application to the Utilities Commission for permission to change its net metering tariff, including slashing the rate Fortis pays customers for year-end credit balances.

The issues in the review of the application are emerging more clearly. Interveners have tested Fortis’s application through information requests – 271 to be exact – and Fortis’s responses have added 167 pages to the record of evidence.

First, slashing the payout rate from 15.2 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 4.52 cents per kWh will, surprisingly, have little or no effect on most net metering customers. In the present system,...

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This #WalbranWednesday tell Premier Clark to protect old-growth

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Published on Tuesday, 02 August 2016 13:15

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This #WalbranWednesday tell Premier Clark to protect old-growth

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Important billboard/van news

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Published on Tuesday, 02 August 2016 12:00

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CAIA Victoria Active Committee now has a scheduled meeting with the Cowichan Tribe regarding the Duncan billboard.

However since we had such a long period before we could get a hearing, we have been given a full refund of our funds for the rent of the billboard space. We will contemplate putting the billboard up at a later date. Summer is most desirable.

CAIA Victoria has now purchased a van to use as our own space to display a billboard sign. We have negotiated with a supporter to design the display. The van design submission will be presented at an August 20 pot luck picnic at Esquimalt Gorge Park (suggested 4 to 7 pm).

For all those that donated to the billboard fund, if you wish a refund of...

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PeerNetBC is hosting a workshop on facilitation for youth!

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Published on Monday, 01 August 2016 22:15

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Youth Facilitation Training Opportunity

Taking place on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish, specifically the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh nations.

Whether we are facilitating meetings or group discussions, understanding our roles and responsibilities as facilitators is an essential component for creating a productive space. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the principles of peer support and explore their influence in creating a foundation in facilitation.

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[Homesteading] Wise Water + Food Forests + Sustainable Ag Conference

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Published on Monday, 01 August 2016 22:00

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Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by subsistence agriculture/gardening, home preservation of foodstuffs, raising livestock, and the small-scale production of clothing and craftwork for household use. Basically, taking care of one's owns needs instead of relying on industrial production and consumer culture. The modern homestead has many manifestations, from a backyard city garden patch to sprawling bucolic farm land. No matter where we live we can contribute, to some degree, to our daily sustenance needs. Homesteading is not defined by where we live, such as the city or the country, but by the lifestyle choices we make.

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[Canadian-BDS-Coalition] Tell the BC Government - Stop Carrying Israeli Wines, End Complicity in War Crimes

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Published on Sunday, 31 July 2016 10:00

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From: Hanna Kawas <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
r51 [Canadian-BDS-Coalition] Tell the BC Government - Stop Carrying Israeli Wines, End Complicity in War Crimes

Here is our petition "Tell the BC Government - Stop Carrying Israeli Wines, End Complicity in War Crimes" and we wanted to see if you could help by adding your name.

Our goal is to reach 100 signatures and we need more support. You can read more and sign the petition here:

https://www.change.org/p/tell-the-bc-government-stop-carrying-israeli-wines-end-complicity-in-war-crimes?recruiter=9044706&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive

Thanks!

Hanna

BDS Vancouver-Coast Salish

CPA Vancouver

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