Author: Kim Urbaniak

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Joe Lucas Tell us about yourself… While I grew up in Ontario, I have spent most of my life in BC. Upon graduating from Queen’s, I packed everything I owned in a backpack and bought a…

Wildsight Invermere Seeks Branch Manager - Posted February 20, 2017 Wildsight Invermere is the voice of environmental conservation in the Columbia Valley. We aim to engage with our local community to bring about positive change toward conservation, environmental stewardship and healthy…

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Cheryl Goodwin “And the Mountains shall bring peace to the People.” As a former full-time Valley resident, Cheryl feels blessed to spend most of her free time at her cabin located close to the Columbia River…

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Alexis Krueger What do you enjoy about life in the valley? I feel very fortunate to be living in the Columbia Valley and appreciate the lifestyle that the local environment affords.

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Rob Orchiston What is your link to Wildsight? I have followed in the periphery of Wildsight for several years, and supported the Jumbo Wild movement with my kids. Growing up on a farm New Zealand that bordered…

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Marion Travis Vacation-home dweller turned local Marion grew up in Alberta, but spent much of her leisure time in the Valley, either at her family’s vacation home in Windermere, or at Panorama, falling off the…

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Marion Stotts Marion joined Wildsight Invermere in 2006 and jumped right into the thick of things as a board member, working on projects like the Finding a Balance economics and environment forum and the Lake Enid restoration…

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Kirk Mauthner How are you connected with Wildsight? As an internationally certified mountain guide, I’m very happy to be able to spend a lot of time - year round - out in our beautiful backcountry.

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR: Roslyn Johnson Taking it to the Next Level After moving to the Columbia Valley in 2013 to work with The Nature Conservancy of Canada, Roslyn recognized that Wildsight “is an organization that knows how to get things…