The Wilderness Committee has an exciting volunteer opportunity for someone interested in playing a vital role in our campaign to End Fracking in BC. If you love organizing, building power, talking to your neighbours and meeting like minded people who share your values, keep reading and consider signing up to be a volunteer canvasser! 

ABOUT US

The Wilderness Committee is a grassroots, people powered, wilderness preservation group. We have a history of more than 40-years on the front line of environmental battles in BC and across Canada, with offices in Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg and Toronto. Recognizing that enshrining Indigenous rights and title is fundamental to addressing the biodiversity and climate crises, we have helped to protect millions of hectares of wilderness, defended the most at-risk species in government offices and worked tirelessly to fight irresponsible fossil fuel development wreaking havoc on the climate.

THE ROLE

Over the next two years, as we prepare for the 2024 provincial general election, we’ll be setting up and activating teams of volunteer canvass activists in targeted electoral districts throughout BC. Our goal is to draw people into our campaign to End Fracking in BC by visiting them at the doorstep and in public locations throughout BC. We’ll gather signatures for an End Fracking petition, and then invite those who sign to deepen their engagement with our campaign by taking further actions. Our hope is to recruit hundreds of people to meet with their MLAs directly to demand a managed decline of the LNG industry in BC and an end to fracking.

AS AN PETITION CANVASSER, YOU WILL

• Go door to door to gather signatures for our petition to end fracking in BC 
• Represent the Wilderness Committee to members of the public while canvassing 
• Table at community events such as pride festivals or street fairs
• Enter the data you gather into spreadsheets, handling supporter information with care and confidentiality
• Recruit new people to send letters to their MLA calling on them to end fracking in BC
• Participate in volunteer briefings and canvasser training with Wilderness Committee campaigners and organizers

To sign up for this role, fill out the signup form here. Please note we are only organizing volunteer canvassing in specific targeted areas. For more information, get in touch with jason@wildernesscommittee.org