Join us on Friday September 17 for a cleanup of the shoreline near the Chahko Mika mall and Lakeside Park from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Beach cleanups are a great way to connect with awesome people in the community while contributing to a healthier Kootenay Lake....
The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network is hosting Indigenous Advisor Faye O'Neil for a free virtual workshop on Indigenous Resources & Perspectives for Outdoor Learning. Faye O’Neil is Ktunaxa and a member of ?aqam just outside of Cranbrook, BC. Her career in Aboriginal Education spans...
Help freshen up Kootenay Lake's shoreline by joining us for our beach clean up on October 1st from 1:00pm-3:00pm. The shoreline of Kootenay Lake near the Nelson Dog Walk is littered with glass which not only poses...
Baby Boomers are retiring at record rates, with 3.2 million more of them retiring in the third quarter of 2020 than in the same quarter during 2019 according to a 2020 Pew Research Center study. Not only does this create a monumental hiring challenge for businesses, government...
Time and Date of webinars TBD. This webinar series has been organized to create space, time and place for a Knowledge Holder and a technician from each of the Ktunaxa, Secwépemc and Okanagan Indigenous Peoples to present on their values, how they relate to water...
Are you interested in learning more about the BC Lake Stewardship Society and how they can help protect your local lake? Do you have questions about lake water quality and ecology? Would you like to know more about our programs and how you can participate?...
The KCP Fall Gathering & AGM serves as one of the primary venues to connect and re-connect KCP partners from across the region. This year the Fall Gathering will be a one-day virtual conference due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the Kootenays. Rather...
Join Take Me Outside and their Outdoor Learning Partners for a week of activities and events that you can engage your students in! From deepening connections with Indigenous perspectives, to increasing our understanding of how outdoor learning affects our well-being, this will be an educational...
The first webinar in the 3-part Indigenous-led Water Relationships within the Columbia Basin webinar series. Making time, space and place for the Ktunaxa People to share values, relationships and responsibilities for and with Water, now and for the future of the water in the Columbia...
Save the date for our next Lakebed Cleanup at Lakeside Park! This is a fun and adventurous cleanup that gives you the chance to travel along Kootenay Lake by boat and support divers as they remove trash from the lakebed! The cleanup will take...
The second webinar in the 3-part Indigenous-led Water Relationships within the Columbia Basin webinar series. Making time, space and place for the Secwepmec People to share values, relationships and responsibilities for and with Water, now and for the future of the water in the Columbia...
The final webinar in the 3-part Indigenous-led Water Relationships within the Columbia Basin webinar series. Making time, space and place for the Syilx-Okanagan/Sinixt Peoples to share values, relationships and responsibilities for and with Water, now and for the future of the water in the Columbia...
