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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

As wildfires burn across 🇨🇦, firefighters are working around the clock to protect our communities & the places we love. We need to address the climate crisis driving more extreme fire seasons & be better prepared for the fires already here.✍️ our petition below www.protectourwinters.ca/fire_season_...

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Fire Season: Take Action

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 06/08/2026

Wildfires are blazing across B.C., as First Nations host their annual summer culture camps. Proceeding with caution — and evacuation plans in place — organizers and participants say the camps provide a refuge in a frightening season. thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-c...

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Inside Indigenous culture camps as wildfires rage in B.C. | The Narwhal

Planning a culture camp is a commitment. Meet the organizers who continued on during the heat of wildfire season

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 02/07/2026

The Solutions Journalism Network lauded our immersive multimedia feature, written by @fatimabsyed.bsky.social, on Ontario’s transition away from coal power — which took third place in the multimedia category of the awards! 🥳 thenarwhal.ca/ontario-coal...

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Ontario coal retrospective wins solutions journalism award | The Narwhal

The Solutions Journalism Network lauded an immersive multimedia feature on Ontario’s transition away from coal power

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The math isn’t mathing. A $35B pipeline Mostly public money Built over ~10 years Meanwhile global oil demand is expected to peak around 2030. If investors won’t fund it… why should taxpayers?

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Not your typical gear swap 👀 This week, POW Canada athletes are trading ski boots for dress shoes and heading to Parliament Hill. Why? Because outdoor voices belong where decisions get made.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

A step forward, but the work ain’t over. Canada’s new electricity plan moves in the right direction: a stronger, more connected clean grid and progress on east-west transmission. We’ve been advocating for this alongside athletes, brands & members. Next stop: Ottawa with athletes & policy experts.

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Electricity strategy confirms clean electrification will be backbone of Canada’s economy | Pembina Institute

CALGARY — Chris Severson-Baker, executive director of the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the Government of Canada’s federal electricity strategy announcement:

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Final day of the judicial review in Rossland regarding the proposed Record Ridge open-pit mine. POW stands with local businesses and organizations calling for a pause on approvals until concerns around tourism, ecosystems, public health, and Indigenous rights are addressed.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

A study done by Ontario’s electricity operator found that wind and solar energy combined with battery storage can meet about 99.5% of Ontario’s electricity demand. Renewables can power Ontario’s future. Let's put #RenewablesON! act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/188460/...

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Let's put #RenewablesON!

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

A project with province-wide consequences. Here’s what’s happening at Record Ridge near Rossland. → www.protectourwinters.ca/save_record_...

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Who needs winter? Kids sledding. Pond hockey. Fresh tracks. Farmers relying on snowpack. Forestry crews. Hydropower that keeps Canada lit. Turns out… a lot of us. ❄️ We all need winter.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The pressure to make the most of limited ski days can push backcountry users to make questionable decisions, like underestimating the avalanche hazard or pushing into higher-consequence terrain, researchers suggest. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/06/n...

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Is climate change making avalanches more dangerous?

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A survey by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) shows Canadians overwhelmingly love winter sports and many want fossil fuel companies removed from Olympic sponsorship because of climate change concerns. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/03/n...

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Canadian athletes and fans want fossil fuel sponsors out of the Olympics, poll finds

As Canada’s teams, sponsored in part by Petro-Canada, prepare to head to Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina, Podborski is among thousands of Canadians surveyed who argue the Games sho...

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

“We need mitigation to give adaptation a fighting chance.” New research by Dr Daniel Scott shows climate change is already shrinking where the Games can be held. Read more on our blog: www.protectourwinters.ca/winter_games...

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Winter Games In The Hot Seat | Can The Winter Games Continue In a Warming World?

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

A year that flew by and somehow felt like five. Grateful for the people showing up for climate and the outdoors, again and again. Onward to 2026.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Big lines. Big landscapes. Big reasons to act. Thanks to this community, we’re just $5,000 away from our Give the Gift of POW goal. With Arc’teryx matching every donation until year-end, there’s still time to make a doubled impact. Let’s finish the year strong. ⛷️: Greg Hill 📷: Angela Percival

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Outdoor recreation is more than a pastime, it’s an economic engine. That’s why we were invited to present our outdoor rec economic report to the Productivity Committee. One step closer to recognizing it as a real economic sector. When outdoor rec has a seat at the table, climate action does too.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We are looking for a Marketing Content Coordinator to join our team. If you speak fluent meme, love the outdoors and think outside the box… this job is for you. Come work with us. Applications close on January 4th 2026 Link below for the full job description and how to apply.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Normalize saying "fresh tracks on a pow day" and"shredding the gnar" on the floor of the BC Legislature. 😎 Thank you to @jervaler.bsky.social for the shout out.

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Nov. 20, 2025 - MLA Valeriote celebrates Mike Douglas and Protect Our Winters

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

That’s quite the forecast… A new pipeline crossing BC raises a lot of red flags for communities that rely on healthy land, water, and outdoor recreation. There's a lot of instability in the mix... if you know what I mean. #KnowBeforeYouGo

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Climate Caucus @climatecaucus.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🔥Upcoming Call for Outdoor Recreation Communities 🔥 Cohosted with @powcanada.bsky.social, join us for a practical conversation on how municipalities can better prepare, adapt, and protect recreation assets. 📅 Nov 26, 11 PM PT / 3 PM ET 🔗 climatecaucus.ca/event/adapti... #outdoorrecreation #climate

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We spent (almost) 2 days in Canmore with our ambassadors digging into our strategy, wildfires, renewable energy, & how to tell better climate stories. So grateful for this group, the work hits different when we’re together. Thanks to all our speakers & our partners for helping bring this to life.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

We’ve climbed a lot of mountains together… metaphorically speaking. As a small remote team scattered across 🇨🇦, meeting IRL is a rare sight. Last week in Banff, we got together, touched some trees, reviewed the year, and planned the final push to 2026. Feeling pretty stoked about what’s ahead.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Name a Halloween coded phenomenon caused by climate change... we'll go first: Zombie fires. We wish this was fiction...

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

It’s live! 🎉 POW Canada’s first-ever silent auction is up with over $70K in prizes: gear, trips, spa days, you name it. Shop smart. Bid smarter. Every dollar helps keep the powder deep and the outdoors wild. Bidding’s open until Nov 16... don’t sleep on this one.😏 auctria.events/POWCanadasil...

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

It’s time for Canada to invest in prevention, training, and real protection for our communities and the wild places we love. The outdoors we play in deserve more than reaction, they deserve a plan. 👇 Read more from Corporate Knights

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

From shrinking snowpacks to smoky skies, climate change isn’t a future threat, it’s here. 77 Canadian athletes are calling on PM Mark Carney to take bold climate action. Now it’s your turn. Join them: www.protectourwinters.ca/we_all_need_...

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TAKE ACTION | Canadian Athletes Have Spoken Up, Now It's Your Turn

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

40,000 voices. 40,000 outdoor lovers. 40,000 reasons to believe in a future with clean air, clean water dee POW & a healthy planet. Helps us reach our next milestone of 50,000 by EOY! Let’s keep the snowball rolling...

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

By joining POW, your voice, the outdoor community's voice, becomes louder. From Sept 19th to Oct 5th, The North Face is giving even MORE of a reason to join: - every new sign up = 20$ donation - each new member will get a 20% discount code & and entry to win a unique prize pack with Ben's artwork

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Recently, we submitted three key recommendations to the federal government’s budget process. Because budgets decide the future and we’re making sure that the future includes winter. Read our full recommendations on our website.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Do you like your Pumpkin Spice Latte with a side of air quality warnings?

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Behind the rope : A casual chat with Alannah Yip and Will Gadd during last week’s Arc’teryx Climb Academy. Two pro climbers. One big reason to join POW Canada. Catch the full interview at www.protectourwinters.ca/behind_the_r...

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Calling all local elected officials & municipal staff working in communities with high outdoor recreation. Save the date - September 10th. Let's work together!

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Canada has already lost 7M+ hectares to fire this summer, like burning every Rocky Mountain national park twice. The problem isn’t evidence, it’s fear of solutions. But solutions are how we keep our air clean, summers enjoyable & wild places intact. Help us tell MPs: it’s time to act.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Canada’s air quality is trending… and not in a good way Last weekend, we had some of the worst air quality in the world for the second time this summer. This isn’t just wildfire season, it’s a smoke signal. Our health and wild places are at risk. Link below to take action.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Those damn ski bums who just want to enjoy the outdoors and make sure future generations can too 😤

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Wasaga Beach for sale?! This iconic shoreline could go from campfires and sunsets to construction zones and resort fences. Act now. Submit your comment by August 11 and tell Ontario: Our provincial parks aren’t for sale. Link in comments below⤵️

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

NIMBY only works if there’s still a backyard… This is why POW Canada Athletes, Haley Daniels, Sandy Ward, Marion Thénault & Nat Knowles are holding burnt postcards headed straight to federal ministers. Sign our letter calling on the government to help us protect the parks and places we all love.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

And speaking of myths and conspiracy theories...

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

"[...]summer months are the best time of the year to spend time outdoors recreating, enjoying time with family, and creating new memories, but this wildfire smoke makes it difficult to do all those things" They’re so close to seeing what we see…😪

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. THIS VIDEO ISN’T. ➡️ Disinformation spreads fast. ➡️ So let’s clear the smoke on wildfire myths. Check our latest blog with some of the most common wildfire myths explained. www.protectourwinters.ca/wildfire_facts

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

AI can do a lot these days… but should it be your trail guide? With AllTrails recently launching a new AI feature, Search and Rescue teams are concerned people relying on AI-generated routes could be led into dangerous terrain or false terrain. What is the place of AI in the outdoors, if any?

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

It’s giving: “I know smoking is bad, but I’ll quit next year.” Alberta’s new record is not one to celebrate if you like clean air, water and land.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We’ll keep pushing for the policies that matter. You keep biking, hiking, paddling, and we keep reminding MPs to go touch some grass and that the outdoors isn’t just nice to have. It’s who we are.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

50% of 🇨🇦 carbon pollution is in the control of municipal governments. Not billionaires or your friend that went to Japow (we know-we’re jealous too). You can influence your city or town. Climate change is here. Policy is the plan. People are the power.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

"How sad to think that nature speaks and mankind doesn't listen." Victor Hugo, 1840 Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the wildfire in Manitoba and the glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland.

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

We’re POW Canada — a growing, people-powered, non-partisan movement of outdoor lovers protecting the places, seasons & communities we love. Climate change is real, but solvable — and we’re not backing down. Join us. There’s POWer in numbers. www.protectourwinters.ca/become_a_mem...

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Protect Our Winters Canada @powcanada.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The impacts of glacier recession goes far beyond not being able to ski in the summer. These glaciers are telling us a story, and it's time we listen.

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