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.

Wildsight news : Conservation

Wolverines, lynx and access management: Speak up on hunting regulation changes

January 12, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

Should special access be granted to areas closed to the public to protect wildlife values? Should the number of wolverine and lynx being trapped or hunted be reduced? These questions are being asked in the proposed changes to hunting and…

Kimberley volunteers give back to the reindeer this winter

January 3, 2018 by Eddie Petryshen

This spring, pregnant female mountain caribou from the South Selkirk herd will give birth in a protected pen so that they, and their young calves, are safe from predators in the dangerous first six weeks after birth.

Mountain caribou need our help: New agreement is all talk, no action

December 19, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

Across BC, our mountain caribou are disappearing. Habitat destruction and threats from all corners have limited mountain caribou to small islands within their historical range that covered much of the province. After decades of half-measures, Canada and BC have…

Can we keep our mountains wild?

December 9, 2017 by John Bergenske

This year, Wildsight celebrates 30 years of protecting wildlife, clean water and wild places. It’s been quite the journey...

Canada & BC reach historic agreement to protect mountain caribou—but will it be enough?

November 28, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

The governments of Canada and British Columbia last week announced an agreement to protect threatened mountain caribou in part of the province. This historic agreement between the federal and provincial governments is the first ever agreement reached under Section 11…

Selenium in the Elk Valley: Are we locking in centuries of water pollution?

November 20, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

Late last month, Teck Coal announced plans to shut down their Line Creek water treatment plant. The plant was designed to remove selenium contamination from water flowing out of mine waste dumps and into the Elk River, but instead it…

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).

Supreme Court decision on Qat’muk: What’s next?

November 8, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

After years in court, the Ktunaxa Nation suffered their final loss last week in their legal case to stop the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort—but it won’t be the end of their efforts to protect Qat’muk

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…

Selenium in the Elk Valley: Teck’s $1.4M fine highlights long-term problems

October 10, 2017 by Lars Sander-Green

On Oct. 5, Teck pleaded guilty and was fined $1.4M under the Fisheries Act for releasing pollution from their Line Creek water treatment facility in 2014. The three releases of contaminated water killed dozens of bull trout and westslope…

Concern grows over scale of logging in St Marys River Valley

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