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Kootenay East Candidates respond to Environmental questions
This is a pivotal time for the future of not only our province, but our planet. We need strong leadership [...]
BC government to destroy old-growth caribou habitat
Days after the province announced a new provincial approach to old-growth forests, conservation groups have learned that B.C. plans to log more than three square kilometres of intact rainforest
Wildsight Applauds Province’s Old Growth Report
The BC government has released its long awaited Old Growth Report. After months of speculation by both the forest industry [...]
2020 Hunting and Trapping Regulations: a step in the right direction
Wildlife in BC have a better chance to survive thanks to changes to this year’s hunting and trapping regulations. But [...]
The Ridgemont Trail Revival
Huge kudos to the volunteers over the past few weeks for the work in reopening the Ridgemont trail network. The trails are riding better every day!
Obituary for the Ammonite Trail – UPDATED
UPDATE TO THE EDITOR CanWel has logged the slopes on the south side of Coal Creek, the north face of [...]
Sprawling Resource Roads Cut Connectivity
It’s tough to wrap your head around: in BC, there are enough resource roads to drive from Vancouver to Halifax [...]
The Future Of Forests In British Columbia
Areas clearcut across B.C. between 2005 and 2017 total 3.6 million hectares, a combined area larger than Vancouver Island.
Winter arrived with 64cms of snow
Winter arrived in Fernie with 64 cm of new snow in the last seven days and it’s still snowing. Fernie [...]
Fernie Live Christmas Tree Options
Live Christmas trees are a renewable and biodegradable natural resource and there are a number of environmentally-friendly ways to dispose of them after the holidays.
Old Growth Forests Need Your Help
Old growth forests in the Kootenays at risk. The time to act is now. Tell BC to end the logging of old growth forests.
Creating Destinations to be Desired
This summer, an enthusiastic group of youth gave a helping hand to these types of places in the Basin, improving the condition of several remote, high-use locations.