November 5, 2025, Youth Climate Corps BC (YCCBC) celebrates the federal government’s commitment of $40 million over two years to establish a national Youth Climate Corps, as announced in the Budget 2025 - Canada Strong released November 4th.

I’m Sasha Alfonso, a Climate Action Mobilizer with YCCBC Kelowna, and I organized the Holiday Toy Swap that recently happened on December 14th, 2025.

This Tuesday, alumni from the YCCBC Insulators Pilot Program met with the BC Federation of Labour and Rob Sheck from BC Insulators Local 118 to share their experiences in the workforce one year after completing the program.

Climate Action Mobilizers from YCCBC Kelowna are hosting free events in the coming weeks, and we would love to see you there!

This summer, a YCCBC program took root in the Comox Valley! In a piece written by alumnus Maddie Turenne, you can take a look inside the first season of YCCBC Courtenay, where youth worked on food security, ecological restoration, and watershed monitoring through partnerships with LUSH Valley, Lake Trail Community Education Society, and Project Watershed, to name a few.

The YCCBC team, including several of our alumni and volunteers, were excited to meet with BC Premier David Eby and Brittny Anderson MLA for Kootenay Central yesterday.

YCCBC, in partnership with Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition, hired four local Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en youth to participate in two separate but connected programs.

This week, YCCBC was honoured as one of Canada’s 2026 Clean50 Top Projects, a recognition celebrating the nation’s leaders in sustainability and climate innovation.

We’re excited to share that Youth Climate Corps BC’s 2025 season is making headlines! 🌿

The City of Port Moody, with endorsement from the Lower Mainland Local Government Association, has successfully passed a resolution—EB46: Tackling Energy Poverty and Increasing Workforce Capacity by Working with Youth Climate Corps— at the 2025 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention.

The YCCBC Courtenay team was recently featured by CHLY 101.7 FM, a non-profit campus–community radio station based in Nanaimo.

We’re excited to share that YCCBC held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) earlier this month on Thursday, September 4, ... and what a year it’s been!

We’re proud to launch our 2024–25 Annual Report, highlighting a landmark year of growth, partnership, and youth-led climate action across British Columbia.

As several of Youth Climate Corps BC’s summer programs wrap up, our team had the special opportunity to come together and celebrate our vibrant community.

YCCBC Courtenay held its first-ever climate action book club last night, and it was a blast!

Youth Climate Corps (YCC) alumna Katie Martin has been named one of just seven recipients of Nature Canada’s 2025 Young Nature Leaders Grant. This grant supports youth across the country to design and deliver community-based projects rooted in nature and sustainability.

This July, the Kwakwaka'wakw Revitalization Project (KRP) gathered to witness the Ma’amtagila Nation reawaken their sacred ancestral village site at Hiladi—“the place to make things right”

We are thrilled to share the West Kootenay social media takeover. For one week in August, Brontë, Hannah, Dan, Maya, & Sam gave us a peek behind the scenes of the work they're getting done in their community.

Meet Brontë, Hannah, Dan, Maya, & Sam, the 2025 West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps! This year’s crew has brought a unique mix of passion, skills, and personalities to the table.

All summer long, the YCCCBC Courtenay crew has been hard at work mapping the biodiversity of the Morrison Creek Headwaters.

This BC Day, Youth Climate Corps BC Executive Director Ben Simoni joined Mike Smyth on The Mike Smyth Show to explore the question: Does Canada need a nation-building project for youth?

The month of July means full steam ahead at YCCBC. From Northern Vancouver Island to Vernon, all of our teams are working hard in their communities to promote climate resilience and learn important employable skills. 

The Courtenay team has been working with The Project Watershed Society this summer, doing invasive plant removal and water quality monitoring.

Ben Simoni, Executive Director of Youth Climate Corps BC, is advocating for the creation of a national youth climate corps.