Announcements

The Council of the Village of Slocan voted unanimously on Monday February 12, 2024, in favour of joining the Sue Big Oil lawsuit. Slocan is the first municipality in BC’s interior to make such a pledge and the fifth municipality in the province. Read the story in MyNelsonNow. Read the story in The Nelson Daily. Read More

On February 7th, 2024, the Town of Qualicum voted 4-1 in favour of working with other municipal governments in BC to bring a class action lawsuit against select global fossil fuel companies to recover the costs related to climate change. Read the story in Parksville Qualicum Beach News. Image credit: Carrie Cole from DepositPhotos.

On December 7, 2023, the Watershed Sentinel hosted a Sue Big Oil webinar, which was well-attended, lively, and informative. They’ve posted a recording of the webinar – along with PDFs containing the slides from each presenter. Read More

On November 16, 2023, the SCRD’s electoral services committee directed staff to reach out to Capital Regional District (CRD), who are investigating whether participating in the Sue Big Oil lawsuit is within the jurisdiction of a regional district, to see if CRD will be willing to share what they discover. The CRD agreed and has directed

On October 24, 2023, Squamish council members voted 5-2 in favour of joining the Sue Big Oil campaign. On November 7th, council officially ratified that vote. This makes Squamish the third municipality to join the campaign. Read the story in the Squamish Chief. Image credit: Tom Wheatley on Unsplash

Are you interested in taking action to address the climate crisis and participating in a campaign to hold big oil accountable for their role in it? Sunshine Coast Sue Big Oil is looking for a volunteer Social Media Coordinator to help get the message out about the Sue Big Oil campaign. You’ll be part of a supportive and friendly team, where you’ll get real experience running a social media campaign. We’ll be happy to provide an endorsement or reference for a job well done! Read More

At its Town Council meeting on June 6th, 2023, View Royal Council voted to work with other local governments to bring a class action lawsuit against global fossil fuel companies for a share of municipal climate change costs. Read the story in the GoldStream Gazette. Image credit: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

On March 7th, 2023, Gibsons Council voted unanimously to work with other local governments in BC to file a class action lawsuit against global fossil fuel companies to recover a fair share of the climate costs they are incurring. Read the story in the Coast Reporter. Image credit: By Hideyuki KAMON from Takarazuka / 宝塚市,