During the late evening of May 9, the RCMP National Underwater Recovery Team located a submerged body in the depths of Kootenay Lake. Creston RCMP…
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Predawn falling star fireball adorns Cascadia skies
By Dan Hicks Lead image: Rivalling a nearly full April Pink Moon, AMS Fireball 2075 -2025 (left) casts a bright reflection upon Kootenay Lake –a…
EKISC warns residents to stay alert to Whirling Disease
The East Kootenay Invasive Species Council (EKISC) is raising the alarm after confirmed cases of whirling disease in fish from Kootenay Lake. On December 6,…
Discovery threatens Kootenay Lake fisheries: BCWF
Invasive parasite that causes Whirling Disease confirmed The presence of whirling disease in Kootenay Lake underlines how vulnerable British Columbia’s lakes, rivers, and freshwater fisheries…
Whirling disease detected in Kootenay Lake
Three trout samples taken from the southern arm of Kootenay Lake have tested positive for the parasite that causes whirling disease in juvenile fish. Damage…
Adolescent Health Survey results for region released
East Kootenay regional results from the 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey (BC AHS) were released last week by McCreary Centre Society. The survey, which happens…
Fernie Fire members off to Argenta to help
Big shoutout to members of the Fernie Fire and Emergency Services department who are supporting BC Wildfire Service defending communities near Argenta at Kootenay Lake…
Join the fourth annual National Lake Blitz
Lakes are integral to communities, providing essential resources and serving as recreational and cultural hubs. We live along their shores, explore their fresh waters and…
Burbot recovery work to begin in Lower Kootenay area
British Columbia’s fish biologists and international co-managers will be on Moyie Lake in February to catch, tag and release burbot as part of egg collection…
New data sheds light on climate impacts in local watersheds
By Living Lakes Canada Considered one of North America’s most important water towers, the Canadian Columbia Basin supplies fresh water to millions of people downstream…