This is not our Canada . . . Dismay and upset followed the Federal Government’s announcement to conditionally approve Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. How could a government claim it represents its people with any semblance of integrity, knowing that the 1,000 km proposed pipeline from the tar sands to the coast is opposed by 130 … Continued
Picture this: an apple core tumbling into a garbage bin. For dedicated composters, this everyday moment turns into a slow-motion tragedy, as that apple core could be much more than a waste of space at the landfill – it could be compost gold! The Wildsight Cranbrook Composts Project has been sharing the joy of composting … Continued
Summer 2014
“They’re amassing out there someplace and they’ll be back. You can count on it.” No, they’re not Hitchcock’s birds, but birdwtchers, flocking to the Creston Valley to partake in the May 9-11, 2014, Creston Valley Bird Fest. Hosted by Wildsight, the festival is a celebration of the art, the agriculture, and the birds of the … Continued
Spring 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 8, 2014 Federal Court to hear lawsuit over endangered wildlife threatened by Northern Gateway pipeline and government delay Delayed recovery strategies threaten humpback whales, white sturgeon, seabirds and caribou along pro-posed pipeline and tanker routes VANCOUVER – Environmental groups are taking the federal government to court over its continued fail-ure … Continued
December 11 was the International Day of the Mountain and Invermere celebrated by asking: Why do we love our mountains? The leadership class at David Thompson Secondary School and Wildsight Invermere partnered to find an artistic way to celebrate the mountains. The leadership class painted a 4’x8’ banner of the iconic Mt. Nelson and surrounding … Continued
November 5, 2013 Kimberley, BC – Wildsight is applauding the BC government’s commitment to reforming the antiquated Water Act, but cautions that the protection of water must guarantee environmental flows for fish, wildlife and sustainable communities. “Our current 104-year old Water Act fails to protect water for healthy communities, fish, and wildlife”, says Ryan van … Continued
Fall 2013
