April 26, 2014 Stand up for BC Farmland, Farmers and Food Security Farmers across the province are up in arms over proposed changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), laid out in […] Read more
April 16, 2014 Jumbo Glacier Resort centre of controversy BC government support of the Jumbo Glacier Resort continues to be the centre of controversy. Yesterday, the BC Government amended […] Read more
March 19, 2014 BC Parks at Risk BC Parks are at risk. Bill 4, the Park Amendment Act, would permit industry to carry out “research” in our […] Read more
January 06, 2014 Why do we love our mountains? Wildsight celebrated the International Day of the Mountain by asking elementary school children: Why do we love our mountains? The […] Read more
November 21, 2013 Jumbo Wild wins MEC Competition Wildsight’s Jumbo Wild campaign received another boost last week, in the form of a $5,000 award for first place in […] Read more
October 18, 2013 Teck buys 7,000 ha for conservation Teck Resources announced Oct. 17 that it has purchased more than 7,000 hectares of land in the Elk and Flathead […] Read more
September 03, 2013 Classroom with Outdoors: Back to School in the Columbia Basin What’s your favourite class? ‘Magic of Ecosystems’, ‘The Web of Life’, ‘Lessons from Nature’ or ‘Diversity of Life and Nature’s […] Read more
August 22, 2013 Eyes and Ears on Farnham Glacier Why have you been hearing about the Farnham Glacier in the news this summer? Because it was the setting for […] Read more
March 21, 2013 Elk River Poisoned by Coal Mining A new study clearly indicates that the Elk River is being poisoned by toxic levels of selenium leaching from Teck […] Read more
February 04, 2013 Reconciling mining values with wilderness and wildlife values The Elk Valley is known worldwide for its wilderness and wildlife values. It is equally as well known for its […] Read more
January 02, 2013 Bingay threatens internationally significant wildlife corridor An open pit coal mine proposed for the Elk Valley could jeopardize a crucial international wildlife corridor and contravene a […] Read more
December 05, 2012 Ktunaxa trigger judicial review of Jumbo The Grizzly Bear Spirit was in their hearts and minds as they marched to the passions of a new battle […] Read more