PRESS RELEASE - 26 APRIL 2021
Saanich Students Win Prizes in International 'One Planet Film Festival'
(Saanich, BC, April 26, 2021) - A ‘One Planet Youth Summit’ was held last week to celebrate Earth Day,
culminating in six Saanich students winning three team prizes for their One Planet Film Festival videos.
The Summit was an innovative on-line collaboration between One Planet Saanich (oneplanetsaanich.org)
students in Saanich, BC and their partner One Planet Community in Sonoma County, California. Read the press release.
This project brings together municipalities, organisations, businesses, schools and community groups in Canada (Saanich), Denmark (Elsinore), South Africa (Durban) and the UK (Oxfordshire) to make our cities better places to live! ​
The cohort from Saanich includes high schools, a college, the large shopping mall, a local farm, a major cooperative bank, a development project, a social enterprise, and an electric vehicle (EV) company. ​
Explore media coverage of One Planet Cities and One Planet Saanich - like this article...
ALREADY ON BOARD IN THE REGION...
The District of Saanich, Reynolds Secondary School, Claremont Secondary School (Institute for Global Solutions), Mount Douglas Secondary School, Artemis Place Society, Creatively United for the Planet, Camosun College, Uptown Shopping Centre, Haliburton Farm, BEESPOT Neighbourhoods, ​Community Social Planning Council, Power to Be, Bumblebee Electric, Royal Oak Middle School, Colquitz Middle School, Supply Victoria and the First Unitarian Church of Victoria. See some of our stakeholders' published One Planet Action Plans here:
JOIN US ... and create your own One Planet Action Plan!
This is an opportunity to profile your sustainability work, or your first step on your sustainability journey.

You can join a growing number of organizations that are using the One Planet Living Framework to create their own One Planet Action Plan, in Saanich and around the world.

Get started on your One Planet Action Plan using the online platform here: oneplanet.com - build from your existing commitments, get inspired by others here or in your sector.
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Bioregional has created a great manual online here and lots of tutorials here.  

You can find out more by getting in touch with Cora Hallsworth, Saanich resident, Senior Associate with One Earth and One Plant Saanich lead (email).
ABOUT THE PROJECT

One Earth is partnering with the District of Saanich and Bioregional the global ‘One Planet Cities’ project, funded by the KR Foundation, focused on four cities - Saanich (Canada), Elsinore (Denmark), Oxfordshire (UK), and Durban (South Africa).

Saanich resident Cora Hallsworth, Senior Associate at One Earth and Principal of Cora Hallsworth Consulting, is the local lead on the project.

One Planet Saanich is co-sponsored locally by Vancity Credit Union.  As a values-based financial co-operative, Vancity is committed to transforming how banking is done so we can help our members and their local communities thrive financially, socially and environmentally. The local branch is the Mount Tolmie Community Branch.
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Bioregional’s One Planet Living framework is being used to structure the project. The ten simple principles – from health and happiness and sustainable food to zero carbon energy – provide a common language to talk about sustainability and to drive change. Action plans will be assessed against Bioregional’s One Planet Goals and Guidance for Cities and Regions, as well as carbon and ecological footprints, to show cities and stakeholders how well they respond to the challenge of One Planet Living, and how they could collaborate to achieve more. This project will also help inform the development of Saanich's updated Climate Plan: 100% Renewable and Resilient Saanich and deliver a One Planet Sustainability Scan for Saanich.
In February, 2020, One Planet Saanich hosted an orientation for hte region as well as a One Planet Saanich stakeholder action planning workshop. On June 6th 2019, participants of One Planet Saanich shared highlights of the first year at the beautiful gardens at the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific. Twelve Saanich-based organizations have now created their One Planet Action Plans or One Planet ‘Scans.'
Highlights of the first year here.
​Media release here. 
Image sources: District of Saanich, Bioregional
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