The United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons comes into force today, 22 January, 2021. Canada has not signed the treaty. There is a long history of organizing towards nuclear abolition in Canada and Saskatchewan, and we felt it important to mark this occasion by providing some background and to help garner more support... Continue Reading →
Release: Cancellation of Keystone XL
The following is a press release issued by Climate Justice Saskatoon on 20 January, 2021. Climate Justice Saskatoon welcomes President Biden’s cancellation of Keystone XL and calls for economic transition Climate Justice Saskatoon (CJS) welcomes today’s announcement by US President Joe Biden cancelling the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, together with other important climate-responsible... Continue Reading →
Help us support community radio!
Every Wednesday at 6:30pm we are privileged to air our show, From the Ground Up, on CFCR 90.5FM - Saskatoon's Community Radio Station. We're really grateful to have this platform to engage with folks in Saskatoon and beyond on bringing attention to local climate news and initiatives and in participating in national and even global... Continue Reading →
A Good War book launch
We are excited to be co-sponsoring the launch of Seth Klein's recently published book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency. The event will be taking place online on Wednesday, September 30 from 7-9pm. The evening will feature a reading from and Q&A with Seth Klein, a panel discussion featuring local climate activists... Continue Reading →
How to change the conversation, not the climate
Register here! Fall is arriving, and as you no doubt know this fall brings both provincial and municipal elections to Saskatchewan. We want to make sure climate change is on the political agenda for these upcoming campaigns. However, we know climate change can be difficult to discuss during the best of times, and it... Continue Reading →
The past and future of public transit
It's now been more than three and a half years since the provincial government announced that it was shuttering the Saskatchewan Transportation Company, and more than two years since Greyhound Canada announced that it was withdrawing from Western Canada, leaving prairie residents with few options for intercity transit. Now, in the midst of a global... Continue Reading →
Preserving the SK River Delta
The Saskatchewan government recently announced it would be making a $4 billion investment in expanding irrigation out of the Diefenbaker reservoir. As John Pomeroy, head of the Global Water Futures project at the University of Saskatchewan, said in a recent interview, this project is "massive" and has significant implications for our approach and contribution to... Continue Reading →
A Green Recovery for Saskatoon & SK
The COVID-19 pandemic has already had far-reaching social and economic impacts, and it is as yet unclear how profound those impacts will be. The pandemic has presented a classic 'shock doctrine' moment, which Naomi Klein has described as periods of crisis that open opportunities for rapid transformational change; while corporations often try to exploit such... Continue Reading →
Caring Sustainably for Saskatchewan webinar series – you’re invited!
Dear friends, We hope this message finds you well in these trying times. We know these past several weeks have been overwhelming, and that people have been focused on adapting and looking after their communities and loved ones. We've also seen that this pandemic has shifted the way many people think about the climate crisis... Continue Reading →
Statement of Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders
We stand in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and those who seek to protect their traditional territory from pipeline development. Their ongoing, peaceful resistance to unwanted exploitation of their unceded land is to be expected and supported. In seeking to protect corporate interests over those of the people who have lived on this land... Continue Reading →
