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. The controversial Galloway Lands residential development near Fernie has cleared another hurdle in the re-zoning process. The proposed … Continued
Position: Summer Program Coordinator Positions available: 1 Deadline to apply: June 17th, 2022 Compensation: $20/hour Scope: 32 hours/week Start Date: July 5, 2022 End Date: Aug 30, 2022 Location: Fernie, BC Wildsight Elk Valley – Summer Program Coordinator Are you passionate about your community and the environment? If so, consider joining us as our … Continued
Position: Summer Youth Crew Positions available: 2 Deadline to apply: June 17th, 2022 Compensation: $15.65/hour Scope: 32 hours/week Start Date: July 2, 2022 End Date: Aug 28, 2022 Location: Fernie, BC Wildsight Elk Valley – Summer Youth Crew Are you passionate about your community, the environment and want to spend your summer outside? If … Continued
Position: Lead Grower – Fernie Container Farm Deadline to apply: July 15th, 2022 Compensation: $20-25/hour Scope: Part-time – 20+ hours/week Target Start Date: Late Sept 2022 Location: Fernie, BC Wildsight Elk Valley – Lead Grower – Hydroponic Container Farm Are you passionate about food, your community, and the environment? If so, consider joining our … Continued
NOTE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED Position: Retail Coordinator & Branch Admin Assistant Deadline to apply: April 1st, 2022 Compensation: $18-20/hour Scope: Part-time – 25 hours/week Target Start Date: April 2022 Location: Fernie, BC Wildsight Elk Valley – Retail Coordinator & Branch Admin Assistant Are you a motivated person, passionate about your community and … Continued
The eggs should be here any minute. Potatoes and apples are arriving later today. Perched in the backroom with one ear bent to the phone and the other to the door, Jennifer Lennon juggles the day-to-day operations while squeezing in a chat about the first year for Fernie’s own Local Store. Jennifer moved to Fernie … Continued
To reduce our waste, we need to not just recycle more. We need to produce less. Wildsight Elk Valley is looking to change the way you think about the materials you bring into your home. Single-use packaging threatens the health of our planet. From throwaway coffee cups to plastic bags at the checkout, from a … Continued
Coal mines in the BC Rockies send toxic selenium pollution downstream that puts fish in danger, not just in BC, but in Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River for hundreds of kilometres through Montana and Idaho — and back into BC.
Ben Collison was born and raised in the Kootenays, and is currently a masters student at Dalhousie University. As part of his masters degree, Ben opted to study private land logging and its impacts on this place where he spent his formative years. His research focuses on the Elk Valley and the impact of private … Continued
Massive steep-slope clearcuts on private land have been spreading across the Elk Valley. These private land clearcuts near Fernie and Elkford are on private land owned by Canwel, who own ⅛ of the entire Elk Valley.
