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Let’s hear it for Castlegar! Council votes to adopt 100% Renewable Energy Plan
Let’s start off this week with some good news, Castlegar City Council just voted unanimously to pass your 100% Renewable Energy Plan! Castlegar…
Something to Celebrate! Rossland adopts Renewable Energy Plan
Let’s take this moment to celebrate, Rossland City Council just voted to pass your 100% renewable energy plan! They are the third local government…
Enjoy the 100 Acre Wood Trail All Year Round!
I had an hour long drive ahead of me to the 100 Acre Wood old growth forest trail and it was the perfect opportunity to listen to the reading of a…
Let’s hear it for Warfield! Village Council adopts 100% Renewable Energy Plan
Let’s hear it for Warfield! Village council just voted to adopt your 100% Renewable Energy Plan! Warfield is the second local government to adopt…
Something to Celebrate! Kaslo adopts Renewable Energy Plan
Let’s take this moment to celebrate: Kaslo village council just voted to pass your 100% Renewable Energy Plan! Kaslo is the first community in the…
Let’s celebrate – final Renewable Energy plan is out!
After years of dedicated hard work, we have a final West Kootenay 100% Renewable Energy Plan to celebrate! There is no way this would have been…
Davis Creek – A true grind leading to a truly spectacular old growth forest
It’s getting later in the hiking season but we were able to sneak in one more old growth forest hike on a brisk, damp and grey fall day. My hiking…
EcoSociety’s non-profit of the year award belongs to our team of volunteers
Photo: Our Organizing Director Natasha accepting the award, image provided by Trail Chamber of Commerce The Trail and District Chamber of Commerce…
Kokanee Old Growth Forest Trail – An Unprotected Gem
The rain was steady but light as my coworker, Laura, and I drove the 11 kilometre gravel road to the Kokanee Old Growth Forest Trail. The road is…
Have your say & keep the momentum going
Thanks to you, our donors, supporters and volunteers, we have reached an important milestone. We are proud to share the draft West Kootenay 100%…
Message to New NDP Government
The NDP will form a majority government, with Katrine Conroy being re-elected in Kootenay West by a landslide, and Brittny Anderson, NDP has been…
Here’s what we could find in the 2020 BC party platforms regarding stopping the logging of old-growth forests.
The West Kootenay EcoSociety is a non-partisan organization. We are sharing information on issues related to the health, safety and well-being of our…
The BC election is Saturday. Are you ready to be a voter?
Why will you be a voter? We don’t have a bunch of celebrities urging you to vote like that other big election happening soon. What we have is people…
Forests & Climate Takeaways from UBCM 2020
The scoop from a virtual UBCM In mid-September I, along with my local government colleagues from around the province, concluded the Union of BC…
Digital Organizer: Youth Internship
Location: West Kootenays/remote working from home office Reports to: Executive Director Type of Position: full time, 40 hours Compensation:…
Do you see yourself in these stories? Check out our new online magazine.
Living Here is a new online publication that highlights the positive solutions coming out of our rural communities around healthy living, clean…
Farms to Friends extends to end of December
Bringing healthy, local food to families in need simply makes sense in these trying times. We launched Farms to Friends this summer to do just that,…
Glade Watershed – Moving onward with hope
Glade Creek Waterfall Glade Watershed Protection Society Since moving to the community of Glade in 2017, and building our home as the homeowner…
Exporting Our Watersheds
Eagle Creek, Regional District of Central Kootenay. Story by Chris Charlwood One of the main reasons we bought our house 17 years ago…
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