The fruits of collaboration, vision and passion for place resulted in the official grand opening of the Waldo Cove Regional Park August 20. Long a…
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B.C. takes next step to improve Elk Valley water quality
The B.C. government announced via a media release July 31 it has updated the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan to improve how B.C. manages the…
Watershed Study Board struck by IJC
The International Joint Commission (IJC) is pleased to announce the formation of the International Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed Study Board. Its formation complies with the Reference and…
AIP sets stage for more balanced Columbia River Treaty
By Katrine Conroy Minister responsible for the Columbia River Treaty On July 11, 2024, Canada and the U.S. reached a milestone in the process of…
Province planning cleaner drinking water in Elk Valley
The B.C. government announced today (July 16) it is updating the Area-Based Management Plan for the Elk Valley to further improve how B.C. manages the…
What happens upstream affects the South Country
Letter to the Editor My views on the proposed development of Galloway Lands in Electoral Area A adjacent to City of Fernie. Although this proposed…
Yaq̓it – Tobacco Plains site recognized as Key Biodiversity Area
Around 175 sites across British Columbia were recognized as key to the persistence of global biodiversity at the recent CoP15 nature negotiations in Montreal, including a local…
KNC asking feds for EA review of Tent Mountain re-start
The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) has sent a letter to the federal government requesting a federal environmental impact assessment for the proposed re-start of an…
Beware over-confidence, impairment in and on water
A new BC Hydro report finds an increase in drowning or near-drowning incidents at its recreation sites may be tied to visitors overestimating their swimming…
Camping and ORV use restricted in Koocanusa area
The B.C. government is restricting camping and motorized recreation (including the use of off-road vehicles) throughout the entire Koocanusa Recreation Strategy area this spring and…