“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary Joni Mitchell said it best. “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But here in the Kootenays…
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Spring in the East Kootenay
The winter of 2018 was a long and generally normal one. We didn’t get as much snow as the year before but Old Man Winter…
Kootenay National Park update for long weekend
With sun in the forecast we are excited to welcome visitors to Kootenay National Park this May long weekend. Visitors are reminded to plan ahead…
Warm weather raising potential for major flood
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary Have you taken a good look at the mountains lately – the Rockies, the Purcells, Baker Mountain (pictured), the…
The valley’s cowboy takes his last ride
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb A man I have long equated ‘East Kootenay people’ to has decided to take his last ride into the Palliser….
Running Out of Room looks at grizzlies
Join Wildsight in Cranbrook and Fernie April 4 and 5 for a presentation from Clayton Lamb on grizzly bears in British Columbia. Wild and mountainous…
Parks Canada should be liable for flawed fire control
Letter to the Editor Parks Canada should be made liable for the millions of lost dollars that they are causing the East Kootenay with their…
A plea to those backcountry-bound
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb This is the worst wildfire season in British Columbia since 1958. And we’ve still got six to eight weeks of…
Kain Teens explore new horizons
Megan Howe raps during an airy ridge traverse above Pedley Pass, Rocky Mountains, near Invermere, during the ninth annual Conrad Kain Centennial Society Teens Climbing…
Youth can Go Wild in the Hornaday
Local youth will be heading deep into the backcountry this July to explore the Hornaday Wilderness near Elkford with Wildsight’s Go Wild! Rockies Youth Leadership…