Elk Valley

Trouble in the Headwaters: film screening + panel discussion — Kimberley

St. Mary's field tours highlight forest still under threat
October 29
Although new logging plans currently appear to be on hold in the St. Mary's valley, that pause should not be mistaken for protection. Recent field tours have helped demonstrate what's at stake.
A Trouble in the Headwaters film tour is coming to the Kootenays
October 27
This fall, we're excited to be bringing back-to-back screenings of Trouble in the Headwaters to Fernie, Golden and Kimberley from November 22-24.
Where nature leads, Patty follows
October 24
When you've been teaching environmental education for as long as Patty Kolesnichenko has, you learn a thing or two.
A new era begins for the Elk Valley's Kootenay Forest Lands
October 23
In early October, Elk Valley residents awoke to news that the Nature Conservancy Canada had sealed the deal on the purchase of more than 45,000 hectares (110,000 acres) of the valley for conservation.
Record Ridge mine faces legal challenge as push for protections continues
October 9
The fight to protect Record Ridge and its threatened species and ecosystems is far from finished. Several major developments have reshaped the story, including some recent legal action and a Wildsight push for protections.