Isolated butterfly revealed as new species Hidden in the wind-swept grasslands of nearby Waterton Lakes National Park, a tiny butterfly has been keeping a big…
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Local tourism groups get Destination BC marketing funding
This National Tourism Week, Destination BC is announcing nearly $4.2 million in funding through the 2025/26 intake of its Co-operative Marketing Partnerships Program. This funding…
A call to the current: Why protecting water starts with us
Submitted by Wildsight Roughly 22,000 people recreated on a seven kilometre stretch of Columbia River between Columbia Lake and Fairmont Hot Springs in 2021 alone….
Ross MacDonald’s legacy honoured with Memorial Fund
Since its founding in 1997, the Wings over the Rockies Festival has worked to inspire action and awareness for birds, wildlife, and their habitats through…
Northern rubber boa calls Kootenay home
There are boa constrictors in Kootenay National Park? Known as the northern rubber boa, these nocturnal snakes can grow up to 85 cm. They are…
Friday Highways Report for the East Kootenay
Friday Highways Report for the East Kootenay is a snapshot to give the travelling public a glimpse of what they may be heading into or out…
Special Public Avalanche Warning issued
Avalanche Canada, in partnership with Parks Canada, Alberta Parks, and the Province of British Columbia, has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry…
Columbia Valley RCMP Report
By Sgt. Jeff Witzke This past week, January 20 through January 26, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 48 calls for service. The following is a…
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…
East Rogers Pass backcountry to close for avalanche control
Parks Canada is alerting backcountry enthusiasts that from November 7-9, the East Rogers Pass area will be closed in order for Parks Canada and the…