Sierra Club Canada
Sierra Club Canada (SCC) is a Canadian environmental organization. It is part of the environmental movement. The roots of Sierra Club Canada date back to 1969, when Terry A. Simmons incorporated the Sierra Club BC, affiliating the local organization with the Sierra Club of the United States (many of these Vancouver individuals were prominent in the founding of Greenpeace). Sierra Club Canada became a pan-Canadian organization in 1989, and was legally incorporated as a Canadian organization in 1992. Organization. Sierra Club 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 currently has 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. Affiliates and subsidiaries. SCC is also affiliated with the Sierra Club Canada Foundation and the Sierra Club British Columbia Foundation. The Sierra Youth Coalition is the youth-led wing of the Sierra Club Canada . SCC is a major member of the Canadian Environmental Network. Successes. Over the years Sierra Club Canada has influenced environmental policy and legislative initiatives. The following list of milestones provides an indication of some of the campaigns that Sierra Club has been involved in, both in coalition with others and as a leading advocate. 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 ITER project. In 2003, Sierra Club Canada lobbied extensively to stop Canadian participation in the ITER project. The SCC, arguing that the research project was a subsidy, influenced public opinion against the project. Canada is now no longer involved  in ITER. Archives. There is a Sierra Club Canada fonds at Library and Archives Canada. Archival reference number is R8161.