B.C. logging practices 'chipping' away at caribou survival

Wilderness Committee and Wildsight have discovered legislative loopholes that enable extensive logging in critical southern mountain caribou habitat in B.C.

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Familiar face in a new role: Randal Macnair joins our team

June 7, 2018 by Kieran Simpson

Randal Macnair has joined Wildsight as the new Elk Valley Conservation Coordinator. “I am thrilled to have Randal join our team,” says Robyn Duncan, Wildsight’s Executive Director. “Randal brings a deep commitment to the Elk Valley, a lifetime of…

Beyond Recycling students inspire with what’s possible

June 5, 2018 by Kieran Simpson

Motivated to make a difference, the Grades 4-6 students in Beyond Recycling—our sustainability education program—are coming up with innovative ideas to meet complex environmental challenges. As the culmination of their eight-month journey beyond recycling, each of…

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…

Remembering Juri Peepre

May 16, 2018 by Wildsight

Wildsight mourns the loss of a passionate and courageous leader of the environmental community. Juri Peepre, who passed away peacefully on May 13 at his home at the foot of the Rocky Mountains near Windermere, inspired us with his deep…

Polluting our neighbour’s river—and our own

May 9, 2018 by Lars Sander-Green

British Columbia has vowed to stop Kinder Morgan from building a bitumen pipeline across our province, over pollution and climate concerns. But on the other side of the province, in the Kootenays, pollution of a different kind is flowing from…

If BC won’t act for mountain caribou, the federal government will

May 8, 2018 by Lindsay Cuff

Last Friday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna declared an “imminent threat” to mountain caribou recovery, ordering the BC government to take immediate action to protect core mountain caribou habitat—or the federal government will step in and do it for them…

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B.C. logging practices 'chipping' away at caribou survival

Wildsight news

Familiar face in a new role: Randal Macnair joins our team

Beyond Recycling students inspire with what’s possible

Who has the power? Columbia River Treaty renegotiation

Remembering Juri Peepre

Polluting our neighbour’s river—and our own

If BC won’t act for mountain caribou, the federal government will

Four caribou left in South Purcells herd is a dire situation

Retallack & Yaqan nu?kiy want 700km² of Purcell wilderness for heli-skiing and heli-biking

Bold Steps for Change: Kootenay Kids Celebrate Earth Day

Bold Steps for Change: Kootenay Students Celebrate Earth Day

B.C. logging practices 'chipping' away at caribou survival

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