Wildsight News

Finding Balance. A Forum on Community, Environment and the Economy in the Columbia Valley

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Wildsight is hosting a public forum on conservation, the economy and community. We’ve lined up several interesting speakers, including economists, researchers and other innovators. We hope you’ll join us for the keynote presentation, the all-day public seminar and the other events we’ve planned.

Click here for full event details and to register

Job Posting - Outreach Coordinator

Date posted: 9 January 2012 Closing date: 31 January 2012
Salary: $18/hr Job type: part-time (0.5fte) contract
Location: Kimberley, BC Start date: 15 February 2012 ... Read more »

Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook seeking student to fill part-time Environmental Projects Assistant position

THIS POSITION IS NOW FILLED

Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook has a part-time position open for post secondary student. The Environmental Projects Assistant will assist with Wildsight educational events, projects and general organization tasks.

Dates- January 23–June 1(approx)
Hours - Total of 150 hours (av. 8 hrs/wk).
Rate of Pay - $12.00/hour + 4% holiday pay. ... Read more »

Green Building Conference - March 2-3, 2012

This jam packed event will feature leading experts in green and sustainable building from British Columbia, Alberta, and beyond. Join us in the beautiful city of Kimberley as we fill our toolkits with the latest advancements in energy efficiency, greening of the building code, renewable energy, net zero homes and more. ... Read more »

Give Wild this Christmas!

This Christmas, give wild! Choose from our selection of gifts that support environmental protection and promote sustainability in our communities! Local wild-crafted teas by Purcell Organics, Denman Island's organic fair-trade chocolate bars, stunning wildlife calendars and the scintilating stories of the Purcell Suite...are all available for Christmas gift-giving! ... Read more »

BC Roads Legislation Lacking in Stop Signs

Please comment on Natural Resource Roads Act 

http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/mof/nrra/

The Natural Resource Road Act is intended to consolidate resource road legislation into a single act that will: ... Read more »

New pesticide legislation in B.C. depends on your informed input

Click HERE to learn more before commenting

Click HERE to comment until December 16

The BC government wants to know if we, the public, support new laws about the cosmetic use of pesticid