Beyond Recycling students wrap up the year by making paper Fernie and Jaffray, B.C. — Forty-one students Fernie and Jaffray took recycling into their own hands recently. They collected waste paper at their schools and used blenders, screens, sponges and rolling pins to create beautiful handcrafted paper of their own. Two classes—Grade 6 in Fernie … Continued
Today, Wildsight joins in solidarity with organizations across Canada to ‘Black Out Speak Out’ in defense of two core Canadian values: democracy and nature. Bill C-38 is one of the largest threats to clean air, water and wild spaces in Canadian history. Today we are united. Today we are fighting for the Canada we love. … Continued
Summer 2012
David Suzuki: The Challenge of the 21st Century: Setting the Bottomline Click for tickets Invermere Community Hall Friday June 1 Wine & Cheese 6:30 PM, Presentation 7:30 PM Tickets $15, here and at The Book Bar and Circle Health Wildsight is delighted to bring Dr. David Suzuki to Invermere on the first day of June, 2012. Very few … Continued
Companie des Alpes (Euronext:CDA) and France Neige International visited the Jumbo Valley to consider the feasibility of investing in the Jumbo Glacier Resort this week. Representatives of the French ski conglomerate received a strong message during their visit to the Jumbo Valley. ‘The people of the Kootenays want to keep Jumbo Wild,” was the message … Continued
Demand accountability instead of empty words If you take away fish habitat protection, how do you protect fish? Fish need habitat to survive. And healthy fish populations reflect healthy ecosystems, which benefit all Canadians. These truths are obvious. But if draft changes to Canada’s Fisheries Act are accepted as part of the upcoming Omnibus … Continued
Never mind paying top dollar for that Zen or yoga retreat that promises peace and clarity. Instead spend a day alone in the Columbia Wetlands, with only your binoculars and maybe a field guide, for company. The results may exceed expectations. Some people prefer a water experience and spend their time in the wetlands in … Continued
Thank you to everyone for helping to make the event a success – your participation in the Forum and the engaging conversations was what made it all worthwhile! A special thanks to those who travelled to our community – we had good representation from places throughout the East Kootenay and beyond. It was great to … Continued
Click the photos on the right to enlarge. A couple of weeks ago Ryland Nelson and I visited the upper Elk Valley. We wanted to see for ourselves an area that could become the most intensively industrialized section of Canada’s Southern Rockies. The low hanging pockets of cloud were not exactly what we had hoped for … Continued
There’s no doubt that many of us are drawn towards outdoor adventure, both in the wilds and from the comfort of our local theatres. It’s become an annual rite for locals to purchase their tickets well before Christmas to guarantee a seat at the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Cranbrook in early January. Now the … Continued
