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@GECCOBC

GECCO connects, educates, and motivates transformative change in the Okanagan community to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Joined September 2016
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Okanagan Climate Hub said government is spending $1.6 billion over the next 12 months on climate mitigation, emissions reduction and adaptation, far below the two per-cent-of-GDP-ratio B.C.’s next budget: report todayinbc.com/news/housing-h…

Housing, health care, climate should be central to B.C.’s next budget: report - Today in BC

Final report from provincial finance committee released after extensive public consultation

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🏖️Sustainability Summer - Events Next Year! - mailchi.mp/bccic.ca/sustaina…
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City of #Kelowna starts climate change consultations kelowna.ca/our-community/new…
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Keep the Okanagan's transit public - Sign the Petition! chng.it/Hhb6wgGT via @CdnChange
Sign the Petition

Sign the Petition

Keep the public in public transit in the Central Okanagan

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ICN | RCC@ICN_RCC3 Mar 2023
Join the @ICN_RCC for our CSW67 Parallel Event, Re-thinking Public Engagement Approaches: Lessons from a research project, on March 8, 12:30 - 2:00 PM EST. Register here: ow.ly/Keoo50N8kMl #ICNEngage
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Super proud to be supporting the work in #Kelowna on #VLRs Do attend to hear more about how the SDGs are localized in the #Okanagan Read the report on our website @BCCICclimate @BCCIC
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Join us on Thu Mar 9 for Think Local with the SDGs, a free webinar exploring the opportunities and challenges for Canadian cities in engaging and taking action on the Sustainable Development Goals. RSVP bit.ly/3Szrn3S @SDSNCanada @CICanImpAct #sdgweekcanada
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We are participating in #SDGWeekCanada March 6-10! We're proud to be one of the many organizations participating! Check the full list of events @SustainUBC @SDSNCanada#sdgweekcanada #ThinkLocal instagram.com/p/CpVjA0DPRB0/…
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castanet.net/news/Kelowna/41… @OTTRutland @misTraceyDavis @BCCICclimate @SOVI_BCCIC @SDSNCanada @FTFOkanagan @dltedesco @amandashatzko @AvalonAlliance @northerncouncil @zerowastecanada @OkanaganCollege @ColeHicksonSD73 @daria_zavarzina @GlobalOkanagan @FlipSideOfBiz @FestKelowna
Okanagan College and high school students work to make the world a better place

Okanagan College and high school students work to make the world a better place

Kelowna high school students are getting a helping hand from third-year students at Okanagan College as they team up to tackle some of the biggest issues of the day.

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Tackling the Tough Issues - GECCO and GCE Events Updates! - mailchi.mp/faa9e069a305/stqx…
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ICN | RCC@ICN_RCC10 Feb 2023
For #IDW2023, we asked young people across Canada and abroad what the Sustainable Development Goals meant to them, and how they #GoForTheGoals. Watch Cynthia, representing @MCIC_CA, tell us why SDGs 3 and 10 are important to them. youtu.be/tRH8OM4Deuw
How does Cynthia #GoForTheGoals?

How does Cynthia #GoForTheGoals?

For International Development Week 2023, the Inter-Council Network ...

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BCCIC@BCCIC20 Jan 2023
@CusoIntl we can't wait to have Pilar Garcia, your Country Representative for Peru at our #IDW2023 event to learn more about your Women United for Food and Environmental Security project ✨
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Visit us in the Trades Atrium at #OkanaganCollege Kelowna campus today! for FrostFest! Climate and sustainability peeps welcome! eventbrite.com/e/frost-fest-…
Frost Fest

Frost Fest

Attention Green activists and climate action lovers! Get to know new friends who care about sustainability in our beautiful Okanagan Valley

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GECCO - Challenges for a New Year - mailchi.mp/beafd79dc8ac/gecc…
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Climate Events!

Climate Events!

Timely events and programs that are climate and sustainability related.

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ABCD of Well-Being Tickets, Tue, 22 Nov 2022 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite eventbrite.com/e/abcd-of-wel…
GECCO is non-partisan in municipal elections. You can view candidates' answers to a climate-and-sustainability-related questionnaire prepared by local groups in the Okanagan Valley on Green Okanagan's website #voteclimate #kelowna #Okanagan #BCvotes greenokanagan.org/electionre…
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Sustainability Education in the Okanagan - mailchi.mp/80f71447d9f0/sust…
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