Biologist, author, birder, mediocre fiddle player, slow cyclist and grandfather. Canadian Member of Parliament for South Okanagan-West Kootenay 2015-2025.
Richard Cannings
A politician with the guts to say it:
"No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die fighting in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein War."
- Premier Wab Kinew at the NDP national convention, Winnipeg.
You needed this song at this moment in your life. You just didn't know it.
You can thank me later.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_gE...
It’s unlikely the bobolink, which remains on B.C.‘s endangered species list, will get the help it needs, according to a study published Monday that found genuine improvements in at-risk species’ status are “exceedingly rare.” 🐦⬛
Wear your helmets! I had a bit of a spill on the bike yesterday but luckily my helmet broke instead of my head. The ER doctor said she’d seen five cyclists that day and three of them weren’t wearing helmets and ended in brain bleeds. I’m totally ok except rather stiff and sore.
Charlie Angus
Charlie Angus
Sure sign of spring: a Mountain Chickadee gathering furry nest material from owl pellets. It’s territorial neighbour was tearing apart coyote poop for the same stuff.
A young saw-whet owl looks out of its nest at Vaseux Lake--species number 127 of 131 for the day on my annual bicycle birdathon last Sunday. Please support our fundraising effort for Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory at www.canadahelps.org/s/jShS4E !
Marco knows of what he speaks.
Very well worth the read! open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Tyee
Castanet article on the Dream Society. Go to www.dreamsociety.ca for details on how to support the reopening of a premium live music venue in Penticton!
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Richard Cannings
Thanks to the CFSOS for a start-up grant to the Dream Society for our efforts to reopen a world-class live music venue in Penticton. The Dream Society is a non-profit volunteer-driven society--please go to dreamsociety.ca to see how you can support us!
Penticton non-profit The Dream Society announced Tuesday it will be reopening The Dream Cafe this fall, after six months of the beloved music venue being closed.
To oppose the wholesale dismantling of environmental regulations in Canada, please go to this page www.canada.ca/en/one-canad.... ignore the very leading 'proposed' questions and submit your comments. CC your MP. If you need inspiration here is what I just sent.
