A Toronto energy consultant is biking his way from Calgary to Vancouver to raise awareness and funds for nature.

Part of Alex Simakov鈥檚 1,400-kilometre solo bike ride means he will pass through 琉璃神社 as he travels down to Vancouver.

Simakov is raising funds for Nature Conservancy Canada, with the money he鈥檚 raising going towards the non-profit鈥檚 programs in the Rocky Mountains. He added that he wanted to support them because the non-profit has been leading Canada鈥檚 effort in land conservation.

鈥淲hile we鈥檙e making great strides towards decarbonizing our economy and achieving Net Zero by 2050, we need to confront the reality that climate change is already here and only getting worse,鈥� he said.

鈥淭he world is struggling with a growing frequency of natural disasters, and as demonstrated by last month鈥檚 record-shattering heat wave in British Columbia, Canada is no exception.鈥�

Simakov said the first line of defence against natural disasters brought on by climate change is our natural ecosystems.

鈥淏y better managing the health and restoring the vitality of our forests, wetlands, and prairies, we can dramatically reduce the destructive impact of climate-driven disasters upon our communities.鈥�

Over the last two weeks, Simakov has cycled past some of B.C.鈥檚 wildfires, which has shown him the importance and urgency of investing in Canada鈥檚 resiliency against climate disasters.

If you would like to donate to Simakov鈥檚 Nature Conservancy fundraiser, you can do so .

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