B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has launched a new tool to engage the public during environmental assessments, empowering people to have a more meaningful impact…
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Pact a paradigm shift for Indigenous-led conservation
The federal and provincial governments, together with First Nations leadership, announced over $1 billion in funding Nov. 3 to conserve British Columbia’s species and landscapes…
Nicole Cherlet launches election campaign with online event
Columbia River-Revelstoke’s candidate for the BC NDP, Nicole Cherlet, kicked-off her campaign Sunday via Facebook Live. The online forum included speeches from provincial leaders offering…
I Love Jumbo Wild: Jim Galloway
By Lorene Keitch If you have been involved on the ground with the Jumbo Wild campaign, you likely know Jim Galloway. His name is synonymous…
Mountains as her muse
Faces & Places: Baiba Morrow Submitted by Kootenay Conservation Program For Baiba Morrow, the mountains are both her muse and her sanctuary. Whether it’s the…
Jumbo Glacier Resort is dead
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,…
Major Jumbo Valley announcement coming
The Ktunaxa Nation Council today (Jan. 16) announced it will be making a significant announcement on Saturday, January 18 about the Jumbo Valley. The announcement…
2019 in the East Kootenay
Who is going to miss 2019? That’s right; all eyes forward and no looking back – except for this brief photographic presentation showcasing some of…
Summer in the East Kootenay 2019
Summer 2019 in the East Kootenay was about as lovely as one can hope for nowadays. We didn’t suffer from breathing weeks-upon-weeks of thick forest…
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…