During the past three months, the International Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed Study Board (Study Board) met with the public from across the watershed via three listening sessions…
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Nation joins U.S. saying watershed pollution crosses the line
Canada must uphold its commitment to Ktunaxa ʔaqⱡsmaknik (Ktunaxa people) by participating in a joint submission to the International Joint Commission (IJC) On June 7,…
Fix Canadian mining now
By Rich Moy and Ric Hauer Op-Ed Commentary An international group of science and policy experts from the United States and Canada recently published a…
Spring in the East Kootenay
The following look at the East Kootenay covers springtime, from March 20 to June 20 – from snow and cold and hot and sunny. Life…
MP seeks assurances on Lake Koocanusa
Kootenay-Columbia Member of Parliament Wayne Stetski contacted the US Army Corps of Engineers this week to get answers on the low level of water in…
Kootenay Trout Hatchery celebrating 50 years
For 50 years the Kootenay Trout Hatchery has been raising fish, stocking lakes and introducing people to the pleasures of freshwater fishing. Over the five…
U.S.–Canada coordinate ops to manage flood risk
Current snowpack levels across the Kootenay (spelled Kootenai in America) River Basin are above normal for this time of year, contributing to above-normal spring runoff…
Sleep’s Cabins let one unplug and relax
By Ian Cobb/e-KNOW A determined early spring breeze had the flames of our campfire dancing. Our drinks were cold in our hands but our knees…
Coffee thrown in woman’s face during domestic argument
Columbia Valley RCMP Report By S/Sgt. Marko Shehovac At 6 p.m. on March 27, a Columbia Valley RCMP Detachment officer, while attending to an incident…
U.S. and Canada coordinating to reduce flood impacts
Water managers and dam operators may exceed normal water level limits behind Libby Dam in western Montana in an effort to reduce flooding impacts along…