This article was originally published in Columbia Basin Trust’s Basin Stories Jeremy Benson spent most of his summer on the Koocanusa Reservoir, but he wasn’t…
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Koocanusa expected to remain low this summer
In one of the driest years recorded for the Kootenay/Kootenai River Basin, extremely low spring precipitation combined with well below average winter snowpack and runoff…
Bi-national commission needed for water quality issues
Letter to the Editor Teck just announced the shutdown of its Line Creek water treatment plant, which was designed to remove selenium from water flowing…
RDEK celebrates 50th anniversary
By Ian Cobb e-KNOW Lloyd Sharpe The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) turned 50 Nov. 30. Established in 1965 to provide local government services…
Prescribed burns planned into mid-month
The public is advised that the Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program in conjunction with the BC Wildfire Service are planning to conduct prescribed burns…
B.C. flexes its mussels
By Todd Larsen East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council Anyone who has been following the news in B.C. this summer is well aware that many organizations…
Koocanusa officer included in funding announcement
Three projects in the Regional District of East Kootenay’s (RDEK) Central Subregion have received a big boost after being awarded funding through the Central East…
Report notes how to address Koocanusa rec issues
A new report aims to reduce some of the issues that have arisen around Koocanusa Reservoir due to increased tourism and recreation on Crown land….
Crews plan restoration burns this week
If weather conditions are right this week, crews from B.C.’s Wildfire Management Branch will conduct two low-intensity, prescribed burns for the Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem…
Our uniqueness has a price
e-KNOW editorial The East Kootenay is a unique place. The people who call the East Kootenay home share a special bond with the wilderness that…