YesBC Media & News
December 2011
- VIDEO: Victoria Youth Connect with Youth in Durban, South African
December 20, 2011 - CTV Vancouver Island News
High school students in Victoria, BC had a rare opportunity to speak with students in Durban, South Africa via Skype. They talked about climate change and the UN climate conference taking place in Durban. They even managed to talk about rugby, beaches and other topics of interest to teenagers!
- Young Victoria Delegates at Climate Conference in Durban, South Africa
December 20, 2011 - Times Colonist, Victoria BC
- Victoria BC Kids' Art Makes Statement at Climate Talks in Durban, South Africa
December 9, 2011 - media release
- Local Non Profits FUN Society and YesBC Connect Youth in Victoria, BC with Delegates at COP 17 and Youth in Durban, South Africa
December 3, 2011 - YesBC Media Release
September 2011
- VIDEO: Tar Trek
September 27, 2011 - Huffington Post
Victoria, BC teenagers visit the Tarsands on their summer vacation to see for themselves what's going on up there.
- VIDEO: 24 Hours of Reality
September 19, 2011 - CTV VI
Victoria scientists and climate change activists took part in a world-wide phenomenon as part of Al Gore's latest project to draw attention to the climate crisis. It was part of a full day event called "24 Hours of Reality" in which experts in every time zone broadcast the reality of the climate crisis.
- Climate Reality Project Canada
September 6, 2011 - Media Release
AL GORE’S CLIMATE REALITY 24 HOURS OF REALITY EVENT COMES TO FIRST PEOPLES HOUSE AT UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA SEPTEMBER 14
August 2011
- VIDEO: Vic High Electric Truck Project Video
August 11, 2011 - YesBC videodocumentary/Todd Harris, Videographer
Story of the Vic High Electric Truck Project
May 2011
- VIDEO: Off the Grid Festival YesBC
May 21, 2011 - Todd Harris
A video documentary of the Greater Victoria Youth Climate Action Summit and Off the Grid Music & Art Festival held April 21, 2011 at Eagle Ridge Community Centre at City Centre Park in Langford. http://offthegridfestival.ca/
- Belmont Secondary School YesBC Community Champion Award
May 6, 2011
YesBC receives BC Hydro Community Champion award and $1,000 to further environmental and conservation programs in the schools
April 2011
- VIDEO: Celebrating Environmental Stewardship Among Youth
April 21, 2011 - /A\ News Vancouver Island
/A\ News Story covering YesBC's Off the Grid Festival and Youth Climate Action Summit
- EARTH DAY Off-the-Grid Festival aims to energize youth culture for climate action
April 21, 2011 - YesBC Media Release
The Greater Victoria Youth Climate Action Summit and Off-the-Grid Music & Art Festival celebrates Earth Day 2011 on April 21st at City Centre Park in Langford.
- Claremont High School cc350
April 18, 2011 - cc350 Team
A student activism group hold their 2nd Annual cc350 event
- Off the Grid Music & Art Festival Event
April 15, 2011 - Focus Magazine
YesBC has organized the first Greater Victoria Youth Climate Action Summit and Off the Grid Music and Art Festival by closely drawing on the insights and opinions of regional senior secondary school students.
- Emerging artists go Off-the-Grid for Youth Summit
April 4, 2011 - Media Release YesBC
Three young, emerging musical acts will join festival headliners Jon and Roy at the Greater Victoria Youth Climate Action Summit and Off-the-Grid Music & Art Festival on April 21st.
February 2011
- Festival Goes Off-the-Grid
February 28, 2011 - Goldstream News Gazette
Part youth summit and part environmental party, Greater Victoria students will flood into Langford for an “off the grid” sustainability conference and music festival in April.
January 2010
- UBC Res Sustainability Conference
January 19, 2010 - UBYSSEY
"Refresh, Rethink, Renew" conference held at Marine Drive residences at UBC
December 2009
- Claremont High School Tree Planting project
December 17, 2009
Global Studies students planted trees at Claremont High School with support from the Steve Nash Foundation.
- VIDEO: Climate Change Issues Resonate with Youth
December 17, 2009 - /A\ News Vancouver Island
Claremont High School students plant trees and stand in solidarity with Youth in Copenhagen at United Nations Climate Change Conference.