Author: Wildsight

Now hiring: Climate Action Technician, East Kootenay Crew

January 16, 2026 by Wildsight

Climate Action Technician East Kootenay Crew, Youth Climate Corps Contract Dates: Early May to late August, 2026 (exact dates TBD) with the potential for an extension into fall (pending funding and project opportunities). Location: Kimberley is our hub location, with…

Now hiring: Climate Action technician, West Kootenay

January 16, 2026 by Wildsight

Climate Action Technician West Kootenay Crew, Youth Climate Corps Contract dates: Early May to late August 2026 (with the potential to extend into fall, pending funding) Location: Nelson, BC, and area. Occasional travel to project locations further afield such as…

Are the creeks really poisoned? A closer look at Zincton’s contamination claims

January 6, 2026 by Wildsight

Online debate about Zincton Resort has intensified including discussion around the idea that the resort would facilitate the remediation and clean-up of local ‘lead-contaminated’ rivers. We take a closer look at that claim.

Give before Dec 31 to have your donation for the wild matched

December 29, 2025 by Wildsight

Until December 31, every $1 for our wild places and animals will become $2. Make the most of this limited-time opportunity to have your gift matched.

Wildsight challenges Zincton Resort review process in BC Supreme Court

December 1, 2025 by Wildsight

Wildsight has filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court seeking a judicial review of the provincial government’s decision not to require an environmental assessment for the proposed Zincton All-Season Resort.

Ottawa acknowledges serious risks of Fording River mine expansion, orders further assessment

November 3, 2025 by Wildsight

The federal Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has ruled that the proposed expansion of the Fording River coal mine in BC’s Elk Valley requires further assessment due to the significant potential risks it poses to water, wildlife and…

A Trouble in the Headwaters film tour is coming to the Kootenays

October 27, 2025 by Wildsight

This fall, we're excited to be bringing back-to-back screenings of Trouble in the Headwaters to Fernie, Golden and Kimberley from November 22-24.

Shaping water stewardship in Canada

September 16, 2025 by Wildsight

Studies show that a popular East Kootenay lake now has more disturbed shoreline than natural — a situation not seen in any other surveyed lakes in British Columbia's (BC) Columbia Basin. The national nonprofit organization Living Lakes Canada (Living Lakes…

Five years later, BC is still failing to protect old-growth forests

September 11, 2025 by Wildsight

Five years after the release of the Old-Growth Strategic Review report, the BC NDP’s momentum towards a “new, holistic approach” to the management of old-growth forests has slowed almost to the point of regression.

Webinar recording: Old-growth logging & caribou in the Revelstoke area

July 16, 2025 by Wildsight

In this webinar recording, join Wildsight Conservation Specialists Eddie Petryshen & Reanne Harvey to learn about old-growth logging in B.C.'s Inland Temperate Rainforest, and what it could mean for our deep-snow caribou.