You are invited to attend the 2015 annual public meeting of the International Joint Commission's Kootenay Lake Board of Control. This year the meeting will be held at the Prestige Lakeside Resort, Monashee Room, 701 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC at 7:00 PM on Tuesday October...
Friends of Kooteany Lake is hiring a Program Manager to cover a 12month maternity leave. This is a wonderful opportunity to play a role in water stewardship in the West Kootenay.
To apply, see the job description below:
FOKL_ProgramManager_JobPosting_final_2015
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For those of you who were not able to make the update meeting below is a link to the BC Hydro Columbia River Operations Summary for Spring 2015.
GDS15-089 Spring2015_Columbia River Operations Summary
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COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING - KOOTENAY LAKE FISHERY
Thank you to all who attended the Balfour and District Business and Historic Association meeting earlier in the Spring regarding concerns about the fishery on Kootenay Lake. Due to the great turn-out by concerned residents, and all the questions...
"This spring, BC Hydro’s Grohman Narrows Channel Improvement Project team is continuing to work on a number of operating studies related to the potential improvements at Grohman Narrows. This supplementary set of studies is a result of feedback from elected officials, First Nations, stakeholders and...
Here is a 42min presentation by Juliet Craig on the new Aquatic Invasive Species Framework for the Columbia Basin. The framework is still in draft form but will be released very soon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHA7FBDlvRs&feature=youtu.be...
The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control, after consultation with FortisBC (re. Corra Linn Dam operations), has declared the commencement of Spring Rise for Kootenay Lake at 00:00 hours PDT on April 2, 2015. Through the freshet and until the lake falls to 1743.32 feet...