The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) is honoured and heartened to announce that Qat’muk, which includes the Jumbo Valley, will remain wild. The Jumbo Glacier Resort,…
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UNDRIP legislation signals firm commitment
Letter to the Editor On October 24, the BC government introduced the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act. Wildsight welcomes this legislation which…
Qat’muk protection funding heralded
The Ktunaxa Nation has received approval from Environment and Climate Change Canada for funding to work toward developing an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, up…
Feds back indigenous protected, conserved area for Jumbo
There is welcome news in the long plight of the Jumbo Valley. The Ktunaxa Nation Council has received approval from Environment and Climate Change Canada…
Local groups celebrate Jumbo decision
Wildsight and the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society are celebrating a win for the Jumbo Valley following a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling August 6. The…
Misinformation: The fight to protect mountain caribou
Letter to the Editor You may have heard in the news about a draft agreement on protecting B.C.’s endangered mountain caribou. Unfortunately, this recovery plan…
Wildsight hails historic partnerships for mountain caribou
The Government of British Columbia recently announced two important agreements that will influence the fate of mountain caribou in the province. The first agreement is…
Creating an ethic to connect people to the land
Faces & Places: John Bergenske By Nicole Trigg John Bergenske knows what it means to love the land. The Conservation Director for Wildsight moved to…
Candlelight vigil to honour mountain caribou
Our mountain caribou are gone—but they won’t be forgotten. Wildsight is holding a candlelight vigil to honour the mountain caribou. The recent transfer of the…
B.C. Supreme Court sides with Jumbo Glacier Resort
The Supreme Court of British Columbia (SCBC) August 17 ruled in favour of Glacier Resort Ltd.’s petition that the Province of British Columbia’s October 12,…