On a recent tour of the Southern Interior, PICS' Daniel Arbour explores on-the-ground stories of climate action.

“They were dreading having to go back to the places they were living in.”

“It felt like the air was on fire and we were trapped inside a cloud of smoke.”

“This is a sensory nightmare.” PhD student Rachel Stern reflects on her experience of the 2021 heat dome.

The perfect flood map doesn’t exist, but that shouldn’t stop decision-makers from using the ones that are currently within reach. 

PICS intern, Marcela, shares personal insights from her summer spent in Haida Gwaii, illustrating the importance of reciprocity, respect for nature, and collective climate action.

"Climate change is a direct outcome of the superimposition of a worldview that sees Land and its resources as something to be exploited, rather than something sustaining and life-giving."

“My room is usually my safe space but I remember feeling so unsafe in that room.”

"You wave your hands, you can almost feel the dust particles settling. I had this feeling of everything's dirty, everything's gross."

“When we were kids, 'if you had to pack up and you could save three items, what would they be?' used to be an icebreaker question, but now it’s a genuine possibility.”

Sunny skies can bring darker feelings for those working in climate change.