In a landmark achievement for conservation, The Nature Trust of British Columbia (NTBC), a leading land conservation charity, last week announced the protection of two crucial conservation…
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Important bird habitat in RM Trench now protected
Breeding birds and elk among wildlife to benefit from conservation project Grassland-reliant species in the Rocky Mountain Trench now have more protected habitat thanks…
Disappointment and outrage shared over IJC rejection
The governments of Yaq̓ it ʔa·knuqⱡiʾit, ʔakisq̓ nuk, Yaqan Nuʔkiy and ʔaq̓ am as well as the Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) Chair today communicated their…
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…
Sparwood Council Facts
The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the April 20 District of Sparwood council meeting. DELEGATIONS Riversdale Resources Keith Bott and Alisdair Gibbons…
Kootenay Connect gets $2 million in federal funding
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, today (August 4) announced that the Government of Canada is investing $2 million over…
260 ha of land near Canal Flats acquired for conservation
The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC) Kootenay River Ranch Conservation Area just got bigger, thanks to the support of numerous funding partners. This project enhances…
Will conference challenge govt’s climate change policies?
Letter to the Editor From June 4-6, Trail will be hosting a Clean Energy conference with B.C.’s leader of the Green Party invited as a…
Canada and China – on the environment
Wayne’s World By Wayne Stetski A few weeks ago I accompanied the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on a trip…
Luxor Linkage to be preserved by NCC
A prime wildlife corridor linking the Purcell and Rocky mountains has become more secure for the grizzlies, bighorn sheep and other wide-ranging animals that use…