Now hiring: Climate Action Technician, East Kootenay Crew

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 the majority of our work taking place within a 50km radius of town.

Wildsight news : Mining

Laws of the land

October 26, 2023 by Simon Wiebe

In late September, British Columbia's Supreme Court gave the province 18 months to update its Mineral Tenure Act. The decision has significant implications for both reconciliation and environmental protections in the province.

What’s in Sparwood coal mine dust?

July 10, 2023 by Lars Sander-Green

In Sparwood, dust from the nearby coal mine sometimes drifts over the town, coating everything in fine black powder and leaving some residents concerned about what they're breathing in. But what exactly is in that dust? The answer may…

It’s time for BC to stand with First Nations and Canada to clean up coal mine pollution in the Elk Valley

April 6, 2023 by Wildsight

For decades, mountaintop removal coal mining has been leaching contamination into the Elk-Kootenay River System. Deemed by some as Canada’s largest-ever contamination crisis, selenium, nitrates, sulphates, and other pollutants are threatening species at risk like cutthroat trout, regional water secu

Teck Coal fined for failed water treatment

February 9, 2023 by Wildsight

Kukama?nam/Kimberley The BC government has fined Teck Coal $16.5 million for failure to construct a water treatment facility by the required permit date, along with fines for exceedances in selenium and nitrate. Wildsight strongly supports the administrative…

Environmental organizations apply to intervene in Gitxaala Nation’s legal case against unwanted mining

December 15, 2022 by Wildsight

The intervenor applications for the Gitxaała Nation’s legal challenge against the Province of British Columbia and four mineral claim holders begin today. The Nation filed the case with the B.C.

Wildsight responds to the Ktunaxa Nation Council’s media statement on released documents regarding Kootenay Watershed pollution

November 2, 2022 by Wildsight

K̓ukamaʔnam/Kimberley – Wildsight strongly supports the Ktunaxa Nation’s decades long call to have the International Joint Commission (ICJ) address the deterioration of water quality in the Elk-Kootenay River System. The IJC, with independent representatives from Canada…

The cost of coal to climate change

July 20, 2022 by Wildsight

If Elk Valley coal mine emissions from coal in the ground to steel in hand were included in British Columbia's total greenhouse gas emissions, it would increase British Columbia's total greenhouse gas emissions by 115%, but they aren…

Canada-US transborder political dispute looms over water pollution crisis in BC’s Elk Valley

June 28, 2022 by Wyatt Petryshen

The Elk Valley, British Columbia, is in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. It hosts stunning views of rugged mountains and scenic rivers. It is also home to 80 percent of Canada’s annual metallurgical coal exports, extracted from Teck…

The cost of coal to human health

June 20, 2022 by Wildsight

From Appalachia to India, research has uncovered the potential harms open-pit coal mining has on the environment and human health. In this second instalment of our series, 'The True Cost of Coal', we take a look at the impacts…

Why the International Joint Commission is crucial to solving the Elk Valley’s selenium problem

May 25, 2022 by Wyatt Petryshen

Why is the involvement of the International Joint Commission (IJC) needed in the Elk Valley? Coal mining has occurred in the Elk Valley for over 100 years. Recently, coal production has drastically increased while water quality has decreased throughout Kootenay…

Upcoming events

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Creston Valley
Sunday, February 8
Join us for the Creston Valley’s showing of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival on Sunday February 8st at 7pm.
Forest and Nature School: Winter 2026 Programs
Kimberley & Cranbrook
January 9 - March 13
Using play-based, child-led, emergent curriculum, young explorers are offered time and space to build, play, and engage with one another.
Camp Odyssey Spring Camps
Kimberley & Cranbrook
March 18 - March 27
Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook is partnering with Spirit Rock Climbing Center for joint Pro-D Day camps in Kimberley, BC. The combo camp will have your kids climbing walls and trees in the same day!
Pro-D Day Camps - Camp Odyssey
Kimberley & Cranbrook
October 24, 2025 - April 27, 2026
Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook is partnering with Spirit Rock Climbing Center for joint Pro-D Day camps in Kimberley, BC. The combo camp will have your kids climbing walls and trees in the same day!
Summit Screening: Celebrating sustainability & mountain culture
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Saturday, September 19
Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook presents Summit Screening: Celebrating sustainability and mountain culture. A mountaintop presentation of select 50th Anniversary Banff Mountain Film Festival films on September 19, 2026.

Now hiring: Climate Action Technician, East Kootenay Crew

Wildsight news : Mining

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