Climate activists have this shoulder to lean on

Apr 9

As the head of communications for Sierra Club Canada, 30-year-old Conor Curtis supports environmental activists. Working in Carcross, Yukon. Photo supplied by Conor Curtis

By Patricia Lane & Conor Curtis

These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity.

Conor Curtis reminds us that a bad day never stopped oil and gas industry lobbyists, and we shouldn’t let one stop us either. As the head of communications for Sierra Club Canada, this 30-year-old supports environmental activists. He urges us to take a long view while celebrating markers along the way.

Tell us about your work.

Sierra Club Canada has teams in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and the Prairies and a nationwide youth team. We support local efforts to protect communities and when these are of national importance, help raise the profile across the country. On any given day, I might help the Edmonton group provide a webinar on bison conservation, support the Quebec chapter publicizing Indigenous “Two-Eyed Seeing” to advance marine conservation or assist the youth chapter with their blog.

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