The Wildsight Weekly Wrap-Up | April 21st Edition
This week's wrap-up features articles by William Yardley, Andrea Thompson, Emma Gilchrist, Jon Gertner and a great video from Accelerate Kootenay.
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The Wildsight Weekly Wrap-Up | April 14th Edition
This week's wrap-up features articles by CBC News, Judith D Schwartz, a video from Anjali Appadurai, a trailer for The Messenger documentary, and our own Joh Bergenske gets interviewed by the Revelstoke Mountaineer.
Electric Cars in the Kootenays: Fast Charging is Here
After last week's announcement of 13 DC fast charging stations for electric cars in the Columbia Basin, there has never been a better time to get off gas and go electric.
The Wildsight Weekly Wrap-Up | April 7th Edition
This week's wrap-up features articles by Tim Burkhart, Pieta Woolley, Damien Gillis, Andrew Gage and Dave Quinn.
Feeding Elk is not the Solution
Feeding elk has been promoted as helpful and even necessary during this snowy winter in the East Kootenay. But is feeding elk really best for the animals? Experienced wildlife biologists have repeatedly argued that feeding elk can do more harm…
A Conflux Of Water Work and Appreciation
Not only is it Canada Water Week all week, but World Water Day is all day today - which makes this Wednesday a real confluence of water-related celebrations. We figured we'd take a moment to join in the festivities…
In Memory: Jesse Jensen and Imme Askevold
It is with a heavy heart—a heart heavy with both sadness and gratitude—that we take a moment to pay tribute to two amazing pillars of the East Kootenay community. There is no doubt that their love and passion…
61,526 stand up for Jumbo Wild
On March 13th, we presented a petition calling for permanent protection of Jumbo, with 61,526 signatures from around the world, to the transboundary Ktunaxa Nation in support of their Qat’muk Declaration at a ceremony in a packed venue…
Stand with Jumbo
On March 13th, Wildsight will present the Keep Jumbo Wild petition to the Ktunaxa tri-nation leadership at a special ceremony in Cranbrook (please join us if you're local). After that, we’re travelling to Victoria to present the…
Help Protect our Bees: Ban the Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid
Health Canada is currently taking public comments on the proposed ban of imidacloprid, a widely used neonicotinoid insecticide that many experts believe to be a significant threat to our declining bee populations. Public comments will only be accepted until March…