Author: Robyn Duncan

Art for Mountain Caribou: An interview with Grant Smith & Online Art Auction

November 16, 2017 by Robyn Duncan

Place your bids here. Grant Smith is a Kimberley artist and retired art teacher. When Grant first moved to the Kootenays, he donated “Giant Sitka”, a block print sold as a fundraiser for Wildsight (then EKES).

Wildsight disappointed in Supreme Court decision on Jumbo Glacier Resort

November 2, 2017 by Robyn Duncan

Wildsight is deeply saddened by the Supreme Court ruling today that fails to recognize indigenous spiritual rights connected to sacred places in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We stand with the Ktunaxa Nation in the continued fight to…

Crockpots and canoes: Celebrating the Columbia Wetlands

October 6, 2017 by Robyn Duncan

Water has been at the core of our work at Wildsight for 30 years. To celebrate our 30th anniversary and the enactment of the full suite of federal boating regulations on the Columbia Wetlands, the culmination of 16 years of…

Wildsight seeks environmental educators in Invermere and Golden

July 20, 2017 by Robyn Duncan

Wildsight has been delivering environmental education programs in schools throughout the Columbia Basin for 17 years. We have 5 programs customized for youth from kindergarten to grade 10. We are seeking environmental educators to deliver our Winter Wonder, Classroom with…

CORE: A legacy of landscape protection

July 12, 2017 by Robyn Duncan

Height of the Rockies, Akamina-Kishinena, Gilnockie, Kianuko, Lockhart Creek, the upper Cummins Valley and the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy, Elk Lakes and Bugaboos expansions: some of the area’s most beautiful and biodiverse landscapes were protected as provincial parks through…

Making Waves: Living Lakes Canada launches on their own

July 7, 2017 by Robyn Duncan

Protecting our water has always been central to Wildsight’s work. The Columbia River headwaters, near Canal Flats in the East Kootenays, is the beginning of a river basin of life that supports human communities and provides habitat for hundreds…

Job Posting: Conservation Program Coordinator

May 8, 2017 by Robyn Duncan

This position has been filled. Job Posting: Conservation Program Coordinator Hourly Wage: $18/hour Location: Kimberley, BC Hours: 40 hours per week, travel, evenings and weekend work are required Date Range: May 15, 2017-August 31, 2017 About us: Wildsight…