Five things to know about the IJC investigation into Elk-Kootenay water pollution
The international investigation into water pollution from Elk Valley coal mines is about to reach its first big milestone. Here’s what you need to know.
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Hiring Local Store Retail Coordinator – Elk Valley Branch
Position: Retail Coordinator – Local Store Deadline to apply: Aug 20th, 2024 Compensation: $18-21/hour depending on experience Scope: Part-time. Flexible. 13-15 hours/ week, with potential to increase. The ideal candidate will be available on Friday and Saturday…
We’re Hiring: Communications & Fundraising Coordinator
Are you passionate about speaking up for environmental education for all ages? What about engaging the community and encouraging support of local food systems, watershed health, and conservation of plants and animals alike?
A walk through the Seymour River Valley
Photographer Bailey Repp documents what's a stake in the wild and remote forests of the upper Seymour River Valley, where logging proposals threaten old forests and core caribou habitat.
Spotlight on the Western Painted Turtle
As the only native freshwater turtle species in BC, we have a duty to learn about and protect the Western Painted Turtle.
New Kootenay Lake cut level highlights an industry at odds with provincial promises
The decision reveals an industry in which timber-centric thinking still prevails — and points to a problematic disconnect between our provincial leaders’ promises, and the day-to-day decisions being made on the ground.
EV Car share comes to Wildsight Golden
Golden has had an EV car share for a few years now. The program, hosted by Golden Community Resources, received investments from Columbia Basin Trust and a number of community partners. It was always the intention for Wildsight Golden to…
Testing the waters: Water monitoring puts career options top of mind
Emma Watson and Oliver Gatzke sit alongside a wooden dock that cordons off the end of a popular recreational lake near Skookumchuk, BC, a softshell black zippered bag opened between them. Emma grasps a tubular silver and black wand about…
Columbia River Treaty Agreement-In-Principle opens possibilities for restoring river ecosystems
We congratulate negotiators from Canada, British Columbia, and the Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, and Syilx Okanagan Nations, as well as the United States, on reaching an agreement-in-principle for a modernized Columbia River Treaty.
How does mountain biking affect wildlife in the Elk Valley?
Fernie, in British Columbia's Elk Valley, might be best known as a ski town, but when the snow melts and the bears wake up, residents and visitors alike flock to the city's world-class network of mountain biking…