Letter to the Editor On October 24, the BC government introduced the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act. Wildsight welcomes this legislation which…
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College hosting annual open house
Potential students, parents and community members invited to learn more about College of the Rockies College of the Rockies is hosting its annual Open House…
Rotary honours Al Skucas and Neil Shuttleworth
By David B. Savage The Cranbrook Sunrise Rotary Club is known for many biking initiatives including the Kootenay Rockies Gran Fondo (which uses the NorthStar…
Kisuk Kyukyit, federal candidates
Federal election candidates in the Kootenay-Columbia have been invited to participate in an Indigenous Issues Debate, to be held at the Ktunaxa Nation gymnasium in…
Latest Columbia River Treaty talks held in ?aq’am
For the eighth round of discussions about the future of the Columbia River Treaty, Canadian and U.S. negotiators recently returned to the B.C., meeting for…
Qat’muk protection funding heralded
The Ktunaxa Nation has received approval from Environment and Climate Change Canada for funding to work toward developing an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, up…
City endorses Truth and Reconciliation initiatives
On July 15, the City of Fernie acknowledged its commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and our role as local government…
Restoring a natural Ponderosa Pine ecosystem
One of 38 FWCP-funded projects in the Columbia region this year The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) is funding a project that will restore a…
US senators ask B.C. to clean-up mine water pollution
Wildsight June 14 pointed out “all eight US senators representing B.C.’s neighbouring states (Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska) have joined together in an unprecedented bipartisan…
Answer to a personal crisis leads to lifetime passion
College of the Rockies People: Their Courage, Curiosity, and Contributions A decision to take a specific course while studying Criminology at Simon Fraser University changed…