AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPipeline Fight in B.C.: Victoria city council is preparing a submission opposing a proposed 1,250-kilometre Alberta-to-B.C. oil pipeline or any move to label it “national interest,” warning Ottawa could fast-track approvals and sidestep environmental rules. Urban Greening: Welland planted 171 large native trees along the Lincoln–Division corridor, aiming to boost shade, air quality, biodiversity and climate resilience with $80,000 in city and municipal-federation funding. Climate, Food, and Conflict: New research links climate-driven agricultural decline and extreme weather to rising food insecurity, arguing that harvest losses and disrupted supply chains can heighten instability and conflict risk. Public Health & Harm Reduction: Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas is asking Health Canada not to renew a downtown supervised consumption site, citing thousands of calls and repeated public-safety impacts since it opened in 2021. Arctic Shipping Shift: A new Asia-Europe route via the Arctic is gaining traction as warming reduces ice, potentially shortening shipping times and reshaping geopolitical leverage.
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