Sept 8 to Oct 1 2026 Home Energy Efficiency Workshops West Kootenay.
Free Workshops that provide practical, hands-on advice and low-cost DIY improvements to help homeowners make their homes more comfortable, energy efficient, and affordable to operate.
Coming up in Salmo – Wednesday September 9; Castlegar – Wednesday September 16; Kaslo – September 22; Slocan – September 23; New Denver – September 24; Trail – October 1
Sunday, Sept. 13, 10am-3pm Nelson Repair Cafe Nelson District Rod & Gun Club, Nelson
Bring broken or damaged items to be fixed for free with the help of skilled volunteers. This community event is a great way to learn something new and meet others who care about keeping things out of our landfills!
Saturday, Sept. 19, Noon film at 1:30pm West Kootenay Naturalist’s Meeting and Film Screening Shoreacres Community Hall
Join West Kootenay Naturalists’ meeting at noon – bring a bagged lunch and a mug for tea, followed by club business at 1 pm, and film screening of Snk’mip – Dig Deeper at 1:30pm
Snk’mip – Dig Deeper is a co-production of the Haven for Ecology (formerly the Valhalla Foundation for Ecology) and Autonomous Sinixt. Following the film, Lori Barkley and Tom Babott, directors on the Haven for Ecology Board, will join for a Q&A about the film and Snk’mip.
Fall GoByBike Week September 18th to 26th West Kootenay Events
GoByBike Week is a free, province-wide, week designed to encourage cycling for everyday transportation. The week is kicking of with Fabulous Friday on Septmember 18 at the Hall St Plaza in Nelson, at 4:30 pm for face painting, a bicycle bedazzling station and a kids’ bike parade! At 5:30 riders will gather for a longer bike tour winding up at Cottonwood Falls Park for the Fabulous Friday costume Party. And on Friday, Sept. 25 there’s a Critical Mass Ride all over Castelgar starting at 5:30 in Millenium Park.
The Better Idea Show Monday and Tuesday Sept. 14 and 15 from 1 pm to 4 pm Online stream from The Energy Mix magazine.
An alternative to the big oligarch investment conference in Toronto, the Energy Mix is holding a two day event focussed on real energy independence and climate actioin with renewables and a new climate economy.
Longest running Enviro News show on the Radio! 