13 Apr FOKLSS is Hiring!
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Email resume and cover letter to nina@friendsofkootenaylake.ca...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Podcast Series: Voices of the Lake
29 Mar Climate Action in the Columbia Basin
Hot off the press for spring is a new summary of climate change, impacts, and action for the Columbia Basin. This booklet has been prepared for Basin residents and communities as an engaging, easy-to-read snapshot of the latest climate science and how communities are preparing...
12 Mar The Nelson Daily: Kootenay-Columbia lakes and rivers win protections
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Navigable lakes and rivers across Kootenay-Columbia will receive blanket protections under new legislation that was introduced after MP Wayne Stetski tabled his own bill on the subject. Read the full article here....
12 Mar UN World Water Development Report 2017
Wastewater: An untapped resource What if we were to consider the vast quantities of domestic, agricultural and industrial wastewater discharged into the environment every day as a valuable resource rather than a costly problem? This is the paradigm shift advocated in the United Nations World Water...
12 Mar World Water Day Fact Sheet
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in Homeowner Resources, Kootenay Lake, Kootenay Lake Library, News, Water, Wetlands
World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. This year’s theme, ‘Nature for Water’, explores nature-based solutions (NBS) to the water challenges we face in the 21st century Click here to see some facts about global water...
05 Mar Collaborative Consent and Revitalizing Indigenous Laws: POLIS Webinar Recording & Summary
On January 15, 2018, we hosted the second webinar in our 2017/2018 Creating a Blue Dialogue webinar season, Collaborative Consent and Revitalizing Indigenous Laws: Pathways to Indigenous Water Governance and Co-Governance with speakers Rosie Simms (POLIS Water Sustainability Project), Michael Miltenberger (North Raven), and Simon Owen (Indigenous Law...
27 Feb CANADIAN COLUMBIA BASIN REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR AN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM: 2015 TO 2020
This Aquatic Invasive Species program framework is the result of a collaborative effort between many different partners. This document was originally written by Juliet Craig, Silvering Ecological Consulting in May 2015 with funding provided by Columbia Basin Trust and direction provided by an interim Steering...
21 Feb UPDATE: Jet fuel spill at heli-ski lodge north of Nakusp
The CMH Galena Lodge is situated on major feeder creek to Trout Lake. Nearby Lardeau Creek drains into Trout Lake, which eventually leads into Kootenay Lake. JOHN BOIVIN Read the full Nelson Star article here....
21 Feb New Fisheries Act
By James Wilt • Tuesday, February 6, 2018 On Tuesday morning, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Dominic LeBlanc officially announced the introduction of a heavily amended Fisheries Act. Read the full article here. ...
25 Jan CONNECTING COMMUNITY-BASED WATER MONITORING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP IN CANADA
Read the full report here....