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Recently, I went overseas for the first time in a very long while. It was exciting to have so much newness around me. But before too long, I found myself thinking about home.

Wildsight news : Water

Students Explore McGinty Lake!

July 9, 2018 by Andrea Chapman

Written by: Kim Urbaniak As the group exits the forest and steps into the clearing by the lake, their eyes fill with wonder, “So THIS is the lake!” someone exclaims. “Look at all the birds!” another student hollers, before running…

Columbia River Treaty: Coming to the Table

July 4, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

In recent weeks, the renegotiation of the 54-year-old Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the US began in earnest. Although it is early in the renegotiation process, it is crucial for Canada to establish now which issues are…

Who has the power? Columbia River Treaty renegotiation

June 4, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

The Columbia River Treaty renegotiation has begun, with the first substantive meetings between Canada and the US at the end of May. More than five decades after the treaty was first signed, we can finally ask ourselves: what should a…

Our 2017 Annual Report

February 26, 2018 by Lindsay Cuff

Our Annual Report is hot off the press. Take a look and read about what we accomplished together last year with our partners, members, donors and supporters. A special thanks to each and every one of you for your commitment…

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…

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…

Crockpots and canoes: Celebrating the Columbia Wetlands

October 6, 2017 by Robyn Duncan

Water has been at the core of our work at Wildsight for 30 years. To celebrate our 30th anniversary and the enactment of the full suite of federal boating regulations on the Columbia Wetlands, the culmination of 16 years of…

Pure clean water: Biomonitoring in the Flathead

September 27, 2017 by Ryland Nelson

A few weeks ago, I spent a few hot days in the Flathead Valley, often in the cold, clear waters of the tributaries of the Flathead River. The whole Flathead, which is the largest unsettled valley in Southern Canada, is…

30 years of Wildsight: An interview with Ellen Zimmerman

September 22, 2017 by Eddie Petryshen

Continuing our 30th anniversary celebration, Eddie Petryshen sat down with Ellen Zimmerman to talk conservation in the Kootenays.

All Living Things: Our Qat’muk Interview with Ktunaxa Storyteller Joe Pierre – Part 1

July 19, 2017 by Eddie Petryshen

This is the first in our three part interview with Joe. The bears, our mountains, and the people of the Kootenays are so fortunate to have Joe and all of the incredible people within the Ktunaxa Nation fighting to keep this sacred wilderness wild.

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