Sierra Club of Canada

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The Sierra Club of Canada is one of the most effective environmental organizations active in Canada and has so since its inception in 1963. We have active chapters in every region of Canada, with offices in Ottawa, Victoria, Sydney, Corner Brook, Halifax, Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto.

Check us out at www.sierraclub.ca!

Program areas

Atmosphere & Energy
Health & Environment
Protecting Biodiversity
Transition to a Sustainable Economy

Recent Successes

Over the years Sierra Club of Canada has played a prominent role in helping to ensure the success of environmental policy and legislative initiatives. The following list of 2007 milestones provides an indication of some of the successful campaigns that SCC has been involved in, both in coalition with others and as a leading advocate.

The cleanup of the Sydney Tar Ponds in Nova Scotia will not include an incinerator for toxic waste, which would have further polluted local communities.

The destructive Mackenzie Gas Project has been delayed for five years and may never be built.

Federal funding has been committed to protect the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia, which encompasses a quarter of the Earth’s remaining ancient coastal temperate rainforests.

Phase-out of a federal tax subsidy to tar sands companies, as well as growing support for a moratorium on new Alberta tar sands projects, which produce the dirtiest oil on the planet.

Get Involved!

When you [join] the Sierra Club of Canada, you get:

A chance to learn more about the environment and how to enjoy and protect it.

A chance to be part of an effective grassroots team that works actively to protect the environment.

A chance to meet like-minded people through social activities, member nights, local outings, fundraising events and annual general meetings.

Local and worldwide outings through our network of chapters and local groups.

Chapter newsletter - you automatically become a member of a chapter and get background on local issues, book reviews and news of upcoming events and outings.