Moving kids from climate despair to hope

Where does the seed of hope come from? In the face of our global climate crisis, one teacher in a British Columbia classroom is facing climate concerns head on by bringing in an education program that counteracts despair with action, and pessimism with hope. "Today’s students are regularly confronted with messages about climate change, global warming, and the growing…

Wildsight news : Conservation

What a flight over B.C.’s North Columbia Mountains tells us about the dire state of caribou habitat

March 25, 2024 by Eddie Petryshen

Our plane hovers at 9,000 feet above the massive glaciers of British Columbia’s northern Monashee Mountains. It’s hot and cramped in this small, aluminium sky-box, which is currently being pushed around by rough summer winds.

Report reveals Elk Valley’s $6.4 billion water pollution problem

March 19, 2024 by Simon Wiebe

A new Wildsight-commissioned report has revealed it will cost at least $6.4 billion to reverse rising selenium concentrations in Canadian and United States waterways due to toxic runoff from British Columbia’s Elk Valley coal mines

Wildsight welcomes Elk Valley water pollution inquiry

March 11, 2024 by Wildsight

Qukin ʔamakʔis/Fernie - Wildsight celebrates the announcement of an International Joint Commission (IJC) investigation into water pollution from British Columbia’s Elk Valley coal mines as the first step towards addressing a complex problem with transparency, trust and respect…

The importance of critical minerals should not condone their extraction at all costs

March 6, 2024 by Simon Wiebe

Here in the Kootenays, we have a long history of mining a wide range of materials, including gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc and gypsum. Many of these minerals, like zinc and copper, would very easily fit into most critical mineral definitions.

After years of delay, caribou need your help

February 27, 2024 by Amelia Caddy

We’re calling on Canada and B.C. to protect southern mountain caribou habitat and save our last deep-snow herds. Use our pre-written letter to add your voice to the movement. Logging has no place in their forest homes.

Proposed Crown Mountain coal mine could fan the flames of selenium crisis

February 20, 2024 by Simon Wiebe

NWP Coal Canada is forging ahead with its plans to build a new metallurgical coal mine in British Columbia’s Elk Valley, a region already plagued with the fallout from an international water pollution crisis.

Over 1,400 demand environmental assessment for Zincton

January 23, 2024 by Wildsight

Over the past two months, more than 1,400 people have contacted the provincial Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) to voice their concern that the proposed Zincton All-Season Resort, in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains, might not undergo an environmental…

What Fernie’s water woes mean for Elk Valley groundwater

January 2, 2024 by Simon Wiebe

In early December, the City of Fernie announced it would begin immediately exploring for a new secondary water supply, with workers planning to operate seven days a week until Christmas Eve. Rush jobs and hiring skilled workers to operate without days off is expensive. It begs the question: what exa

We’re entering a new paradigm of grizzly co-existence: Bruce McLellan

December 14, 2023 by Amelia Caddy

They say 10,000 hours of dedicated study is enough to make you an expert. If that’s the case, Bruce McLellan’s grizzly bear expertise is undeniable. After more than 40 field seasons spent studying grizzly bear populations in…

Your voice could help shape BC’s first species law

December 13, 2023 by Jenna Schulhof

In November 2023, British Columbia released its draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework. The framework lays out the province’s vision to overhaul the current system of land and water management, replacing it instead with a new paradigm that prioritizes…

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Floral Explorations Nature Walk
Creston Valley
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Explore the incredible ecology of the Creston Valley with our guided nature walks that are fun and educational for all ages! On Sunday June 8…
Columbia Lake Weed Pull
Invermere
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Led by the fun and knowledgeable weed-busting folk from East Kootenay Invasive Species Council, we'll head out on trails, shoreline or access tracks…
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Since 1950, the average size of a new single-family home in Canada has more than doubled from around 950 square feet to over 2…
Sinclair Creek Weed Pull
Invermere
Thursday, June 26
Led by the fun and knowledgeable weed-busting folk from East Kootenay Invasive Species Council, we’ll head out on Sinclair Creek trail in Radium…

Moving kids from climate despair to hope

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