Three more lakes in the Upper Columbia Basin have been surveyed this summer through Living Lakes Canada’s Foreshore Inventory Management Planning (FIMP) program. St. Mary’s Lake in…
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Kootenay Lake fishery could be fixed in less than a decade
“Kootenay Lake was a world-renowned sport fishery for decades because of the large (15-25-pound) Gerrard Rainbow trout – just like everybody else, I don’t want…
Kids win big in KLAIP Youth Derby
By B.C. Wildlife Federation Two Central Kootenay kids have won big for conservation in the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program (KLAIP). Ivan Hale of Proctor (pictured) and Wyatt Luedtke of…
Trout quota increases on Kootenay Lake
Effective Feb. 1, daily quotas for rainbow and bull trout harvest on the main body of Kootenay Lake will be increased to support long-term kokanee…
Kootenay Lake fishery needs your help: BCWF
Despite the efforts of fisheries biologists who manage the Kootenay Lake fishery, the conditions have not substantially improved during the last few years. In what…
Kokanee restocking efforts show promise: province
Following reports of a high survival rate for kokanee eggs planted into the Kootenay Lake spawning channel at Meadow Creek and additional fry releases, the…
Important first step: Macdonald
The launch of a new $1 million plus program designed to establish early detection and immediate response to sightings of zebra and quagga mussels in…
Inaction on zebra mussels will result in massive losses
MLA report By Norm Macdonald, Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Our grandmothers taught us not to be penny wise and pound foolish; to be aware that saving…
Job killer or an unfortunate necessity?
Perceptions by Gerry Warner The temporary foreign workers program is much in the news these days and people can’t seem to decide whether it’s a…
Trudeau lit up Rotary Park
The current rock star of Canadian politics rolled into the East Kootenay Sunday, July 21 and popped by Cranbrook’s Rotary Park to outline a variety…