Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

Over a hundred people gathered in Kimberley on Tuesday night to hear about the impact of current and future logging on wildlife and their habitats in the St Marys River Valley.

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Speak up on Galloway Lands proposal

May 25, 2022 by Wildsight

Friday, May 27 update: A public hearing regarding bylaw amendments to permit new residential development on private property known as the Galloway Lands adjacent to Fernie Alpine Resort has been cancelled. We'll update when we know more.

Wildsight responds to the Ktunaxa Nation’s Media Statement on International Joint Commission Regarding Transboundary Kootenay Watershed

May 16, 2022 by Wildsight

K̓ukamaʔnam/Kimberley - “We are deeply concerned that Global Affairs Canada has unilaterally decided to walk away from discussions to engage the International Joint Commission (IJC) in the transboundary Kootenay River system.

Locally cherished area set to be logged during nesting and migratory bird season

May 10, 2022 by Eddie Petryshen

For years, many residents of the small hamlet of Argenta and the West Kootenay have campaigned for the inclusion of the Argenta face, an important landscape on Kootenay Lake that lies between Argenta and Johnson’s Landing, into the Purcell…

The true cost of coal: An overview of coal mining in the Elk Valley

May 6, 2022 by Wildsight

To kick off B.C.’s Mining Month, we're releasing a five-part series focused on the hidden impacts of coal mining in the Elk Valley. The first instalment of the series presents an overview of coal mining in…

Turtle power in the Creston Valley

April 27, 2022 by Lorene Keitch

Road mortality is a major threat for turtles across B.C., including those in the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA). These slow-moving creatures leave their watery homes in search of ideal egg-laying locations, like gravel roadsides with…

Canada’s Coal Mining Effluent Regulations: Permitting pollution

April 19, 2022 by Wildsight

From the Elk Valley to Tumbler Ridge, the economic boom of coal has brought money and jobs into rural communities across the province for over a century, but as industry continues to make record profits, wastewater is wreaking havoc on…

New evidence shows logging and cutting permits in proposed old growth deferral areas

April 11, 2022 by Eddie Petryshen

Kimberley – B.C. groups are releasing new evidence of ongoing logging and pending cut permits in proposed old growth deferral areas in the province. Images and documentation can be accessed here and here. Conservation North, Sierra Club BC, Stand.earth…

Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

Wildsight news : Conservation

Speak up on Galloway Lands proposal

Wildsight responds to the Ktunaxa Nation’s Media Statement on International Joint Commission Regarding Transboundary Kootenay Watershed

Locally cherished area set to be logged during nesting and migratory bird season

The true cost of coal: An overview of coal mining in the Elk Valley

Turtle power in the Creston Valley

Canada’s Coal Mining Effluent Regulations: Permitting pollution

New evidence shows logging and cutting permits in proposed old growth deferral areas

B.C. allows logging in critical habitat of one of the province’s sole recovering caribou herds. [The Narwhal]

We’re Hiring: Columbia Valley Conservation Coordinator

The Columbia Valley Recreation Planning Initiative is seeking public input

Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

Wildsight news : Conservation

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