The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) is honoured and heartened to announce that Qat’muk, which includes the Jumbo Valley, will remain wild. The Jumbo Glacier Resort,…
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Report proposes safer wildlife crossings in Elk Valley
Hundreds of animals die on Highway 3 every year Two-hundred and 40 dead large animals are removed from Highway 3 through the Elk Valley every…
UNDRIP legislation signals firm commitment
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…
Wolverine film coming to the East Kootenay
This November, an exclusive regional film tour dives into the world of the fierce yet vulnerable wolverine. Wildsight and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative…
Local youth paddle and learn along the Columbia River
Columbia Basin youth have just returned from a two-week paddle and learning adventure along the mighty Columbia River. This is the second year that Wildsight…
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…
Composting for Beginners Workshop August 21
Teaching Backyard Composting Basics Join Nadine Rake of the Zero Journey Blog for a Wildsight workshop focusing on compost. The workshop will be held in the Kimberley Community Garden…
Community celebrating appeal court decision August 12
Akisqnuk community and Jumbo Creek Conservation Society and Wildsight members are gathering for a potluck celebration of the BC Court of Appeal decision regarding Jumbo…
Local groups celebrate Jumbo decision
Wildsight and the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society are celebrating a win for the Jumbo Valley following a B.C. Court of Appeal ruling August 6. The…
Court of Appeal rules Jumbo Valley to stay wild
The B.C. Court of Appeal today (August 6) ruled that the original 2015 decision of then Minister of Environment Mary Polak, that the Jumbo Glacier…