Government sending mixed messages in regards to student debt
Students at Selkirk College in Castlegar are frustrated following misleading comments by Minister of Advance Education Andrew Wilkinson recently about the levels of debt among students and graduates. “Politicians in Victoria are putting sound bites before citizens when it comes to the student debt crisis in BC,” said Matthew...
Valhalla Wilderness Watch says wolf cull is not the solution, and 173,000 people around the world agree
A coalition of 60 environmental groups from across the province including the local Valhalla Wilderness Watch has sent the provincial government an open letter signed by 173,000 people from around the world, which calls for an end to the wolf cull. Those groups behind the petition argue that caribou are threatened by human ...
Surprise adjournment in WKES Jumbo Municipality court case
Before the case was even heard by a judge, the West Kootenay EcoSociety sought, and was granted, an adjournment after receiving an amended response and new evidence from lawyers for the municipality at the eleventh hour. The adjournment, according to WKES lawyer Judah Harrison, gives EcoSociety an opportunity to respond to...
Letter: Paying It Forward For The Environment
Editor: Canada – a powerful word that until recently brought with it images of world-class wilderness, functioning ecosystems, serious concern for climate change and a belief in a healthy economy AND a healthy environment. Where are we today? Here are just a few headlines from the last three years under Prime Minister Harper...
Concern for flagging Kootenay Lake fishery draws big crowd
The short version is that there are too many mouths to feed. The longer version is that it may take anywhere from two to ten years for the Kokanee to recover in Kootenay Lake and everyone has to help. That was the message from Forest Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) biologists who spoke to a packed meeting of...
Residents save "bagged" deer
A Grand Forks deer is luckier than most, after being spotted with a bag fixed to her head. The deer was first spotted in the Ruckle area of the city on Saturday night around 5:30 p.m. with a bag tightly wrapped around her head. At first, residents tried to rally the authorities, with no immediate results. By Sunday morning,...
OPINION: Wildlife habitat losing every fight with forestry and agriculture
(Hon. Steve Thompson) The purpose of this newsletter is to give you facts that with few exceptions can be corroborated that illustrate why nothing less than a complete overhaul of the management of our wildlife and wildlife habitat resource can reverse the dramatic decline in many wildlife populations and the steady compromise...
PODCAST: The Rossland Beer Company owners quit their jobs and go all in on their passion
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is...
More Locally Raised Meat
Following the success of the 2014 conference, where over 400 people attended over two days to celebrate and discuss the challenges with our local food system, the West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op is putting on a one day event in 2015 focused solely on the issue of sustainable local meat production (the two day conference will...
Grand Forks man pulls the winning $5 million numbers from a hat
Grand Forks has a new millionaire in town, Frank Senger. Playing the same random set of numbers that he pulled from a hat when he first started playing the lottery, Senger hit the jackpot on Feb. 18. Grand Forks has a new millionaire in town, Frank Senger. Playing the same random set of numbers that he pulled from a hat when...
