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Sierra Club of/du Canada (SCC) is a Canadian, volunteer-based environmental organization. It is part of the environmental movement.
The roots of the Sierra Club of Canada go back to 1963, when environmentalists in British Columbia affiliated themselves with the Sierra Club of the United States (many of these individuals were prominent in the founding of Greenpeace). The Sierra Club of Canada became a pan-Canadian organization in 1989, and was legally incorporated as a Canadian organization in 1992.
As of 2005 it has approximately 10,000 supporters. Its main office is in Ottawa.
Organization
The Sierra Club of Canada is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors, three members of which are elected each year in an election in which all SCC members can vote. Two of the seats are reserved for youth members of the Club.
SCC is currently comprised of five Chapters (Atlantic, British Columbia, Ontario, Prairies, and Quebec) and the Sierra Youth Coalition. It has offices in Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria.
In addition, SCC includes several local groups working mostly at the municipal level.
Executive Directors
- 1989-2006: Elizabeth May
- 2006: Stephen Hazell (Interim Executive Director)
Affiliates and subsidiaries
The SCC is also affiliated with the Sierra Club of Canada Foundation and the Sierra Club of Canada, BC Foundation.
The Sierra Youth Coalition is the youth-led wing of the Sierra Club of Canada.
SCC is a major member of the Canadian Environmental Network.
External links
"Sierra Club of Canada"