Election 2020: Kootenay East
Climate Our climate crisis needs immediate action. BC can be a leader in climate action with our vast renewable resources, but so far our actions haven’t reduced carbon emissions at all over nearly two decades.
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Election 2020: Columbia River Revelstoke
Climate Our climate crisis needs immediate action. BC can be a leader in climate action with our vast renewable resources, but so far our actions haven’t reduced carbon emissions at all over nearly two decades.
B.C. stalls on Koocanusa selenium pollution limit
Even though Lake Koocanusa is more than a hundred kilometres downstream of Teck’s coal mines in the Rocky Mountains, selenium pollution flowing from the mines is a real danger to fish who call the reservoir home.
Election 2020: Nelson-Creston
Climate Our climate crisis needs immediate action. BC can be a leader in climate action with our vast renewable resources, but so far our actions haven’t reduced carbon emissions at all over nearly two decades.
Youth Climate Corps launches into action
Young adults are getting their hands dirty and their minds filled as they learn about and take action on local projects to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. The Youth Climate Corps, a Wildsight initiative, launched at…
Plastics ban a step forward
“If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned or removed from production.” - Pete Seeger The federal government recently announced plans to ban some single-use plastic products…
Province must take action to reverse wildlife declines
We are calling on the next provincial government to take action on BC’s declining wildlife populations. Wildsight is one of a diverse coalition of conservation groups, representing more than 188,000 members and 54,000 supporters, pushing the next…
Kids need nature
I hope, like me, you have had a chance this summer to get outside and reconnect with nature. To breathe in cool air sweeping off a rushing river, or savour wildflowers blooming on a mountain trail.
Celebrating Nory Esteban
We’d like to extend congratulations to long-time Wildsight Invermere member Nory Esteban. She was recently declared a finalist by the Canadian Museum of Nature for the 2020 Nature Inspiration Awards. The organizers offered these kind words: “Your accomplishments…
Making the road less traveled
British Columbia has more than 600,000 kilometres of resource roads. Every year, an additional 10,000 kilometres are added. These roads are constructed primarily for logging, mining exploration and development. While these roads play an important role for resource…