The Future is Here! Alternatives Tour kicks off in Victoria on Wednesday (Feb. 18).

Showcasing local innovators, tour  explores how to build resilient communities in the context of climate change.

Tour stops will also feature the award-winning documentary, The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People, which tells the story of North American communities that are becoming energy self-sufficient.

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The Future is Here! tour will also include stops in Kamloops, Merritt, Nanaimo, Comox, and the Fraser Valley.

The Victoria event is at Atomique Productions HQ, 1501 Douglas St., beginning with the Innovators showcase at 5 p.m., screening of The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People at 7 p.m. and followed by a panel discussion at 8:30 p.m.

Innovators featured in Victoria include City Green Solutions (energy efficiency), Solar Colwood, Drive Electric Victoria, Canadian Solar Cities Project and local organic farmers. Panelists will include Andrew Moore of the TB次元官网网址橲ou-ke Nation solar initiative, Robin Tunnicliffe of Saanich Organics, Larissa Stendie, climate and energy campaigner for Sierra Club B.C. and a representative from City Green Solutions.

The event is sponsored by the Sierra Club B.C. and the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association.

Admission is by donation.