The Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) was adopted by Council on June 29, 2021 and outlines 8 Big Moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase our resilience to climate change impacts. In the spring of 2021, Grade 9 artists from Westsyde Secondary School interpreted the Big Moves through art and their personal reflections. Thank you to the students for sharing their creative visions for a low-carbon future.
Community Climate Action Plan Big Moves Art Project
Big Move 1 - Low Carbon Development: "I think that a low-carbon society will become very important in the near future, so it reflects that we will devise more buildings and live together in a way that is kind to the earth." –Kayori Kiya
Big Move 2 - Car-Light Community: "I think it would be interesting to have everything you need within walking distance. I hope that there are more alternative motives of transportation like bikes, electric cars, and electric/eco-friendly buses. I believe our city can start to change our ways and turn eco-friendly." –Mya Strutz
Big Move 3 - Zero-Emissions Transportation
"In the future, Kamloops will be more colourful with lower gas emissions. I reflected scenery in the windshield to show the Kamloops environment and how the vehicle helps protect the environment." –Ryder Elliott
"In the future, Kamloops will be more colourful with lower gas emissions. I reflected scenery in the windshield to show the Kamloops environment and how the vehicle helps protect the environment." –Ryder Elliott
Big Move 4 - Zero-Carbon Homes & Buildings: "Zero Carbon Homes would reduce the gas emissions from housing. I don't want to watch the world get worse from climate change, and know what it was like to live here when we still had time to stop it from happening." –Lara Johnson
Big Move 6 - Renewable Energy: "I incorporated solar panels, which gets particles from the sun and then it turns into electricity that can power appliances in homes. In the light bulb there's many trees that help with keeping the air clean." –Maddy Waters
Big Move 7 - Municipal Climate Leadership: "City workers should be the first ones through the "doorway" so they can be examples for the rest of Kamloops. The person can also represent all of Kamloops walking towards a better, brighter future. It shows that this future is possible, that there's an open door we can walk through if we work together." –Sage McCabe
Big Move 8 - Healthy Urban Ecosystem: "This is Arrowleaf Balsamroot, a native wildflower commonly found in dry and sunny valleys. It was used for food and medicine by the First Nations people in southern British Columbia such as the Thompson and Nicola Valleys. It symbolizes a healthy urban ecosystem by filtering CO2 from the air." –Seth McRae
The students highlighted a range of local climate action solutions and used a variety of artistic forms.
