The B.C. government announced July 6 it is moving forward on conservation-planning processes for three new project areas with the aim of better protecting watersheds,…
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Kootenay Lake area residents invited to share input
In-person opportunities will collect feedback on what people value in local forests (see below) Residents in Creston, Nelson, Kaslo and surrounding areas are invited to…
Local National Indigenous Peoples Day events
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, and we’d like to highlight some upcoming events taking place in recognition of the day. It is an…
Wildlife overpass celebrated at Radium Hot Springs
For decades, Mile Hill on Highway 93/95 south of Radium Hot Springs was a killing zone for Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. Part of the herd’s…
AFN advancing evidence-based water stewardship
ʔAkisq̓nuk First Nation (AFN) is continuing to advance a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to water stewardship on ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa, including Columbia Lake and Lake Windermere. As a…
Justin’s Folly
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal middle of the road government ‘jogged along.’ It’s a term that was used by British…
Shuswap Band’s first biologist now leads a growing team
By Megan Jamison Kootenay Conservation Program Braydi Rice, a lifelong Columbia Valley resident, has been working with Shuswap Band since 2020 and stepped into the…
Ecosystem restoration burn planned for Dry Gulch park
To help reduce the risk of wildfires, the BC Wildfire Service is supporting BC Parks and the Shuswap Band in conducting an ecosystem restoration prescribed…
2025 Salmon Festival Sept. 13 at James Chabot Beach
Celebrate the return of the salmon with a day of community, culture, and fun hosted by Shuswap Band, ʔAkisq’nuk First Nation, and Ktunaxa Nation on…
Shuswap Band tackles wildfire risk reduction
A goal to carry out future cultural burning With funding investments provided by the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC), Kenpesq’t Forestry LP (Kenpesq’t), the…