SLOPES STUDIO ART AT THE ALLISON CREEK FOREST DEFENDERS CAMP
Defending forests: Cai Creek and Crowsnest Pass – Colin Smith, Defenders of the Eastern Slopes and Last Stand West Kootenay
Rossland teacher wins North American award – Laura Jackman, Columbia Basin Environmental Educators Network
Carney government billions in critical minerals and AI won’t serve Canadians – Caroline Stitt
LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD HERE:
Colin Smith, Defenders of the Eastern Slopes on protecting Allison Creek forest
Defenders of the Eastern Slopes https://www.abdoes.ca/
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Last Stand West Kootenay https://www.facebook.com/LastStandWestKootenay
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Laura Jackman, Columbia Basin Environmental Educators Network
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Caroline Stitt, AI Planetary Justice Alliance
https://aiplanetaryjustice.com
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The EcoCentric Full Show October 27 2026
ENVIRONMENT EVENTS
The Last Stand West Kootenay Music Jam
Tuesday Oct. 27, 2026 5-10pm
Logging defense watch camp
Highway 3 towards Bombi Pass a few kilometres from Castlegar
watch for Cai Creek Forest Service Road on the left
Cai Creek outside Castlegar is holding a music jam get together this evening, Tuesday Oct. 27 at the camp site.
Music starts at 5 this afternoon but people can come early and help set up.
The camp was beg just last week when contractors began feller bunching a new forestry road and pushed kilometres in toward the planned cutblock that overlooks Castlegar.
Sunday, November 15 2026 3 – 8 pm
Kootenay Lake Summit – Synergy: Collaboration in Conservation
Prestige Lakeside Resort Nelson
Join Friends of Kootenay Lake for their annual summit, celebrating the impact that partnerships can have in creating meaningful change. Collaboration in Conservation, celebrates the powerful impact that partnerships can have in creating meaningful change. Kootenay Lake is connected to so many aspects of life in our region, and caring for it is something we all have a role in.
• Lakeside opening ceremony by Robin Louie, ʔak̓aq̓ⱡahaⱡxu land steward, cultural practitioner, and elected yaqan nuʔkiy councillor
• Delicious locally catered dinner and dessert with vegan/GF options available
• Live music by singer-songwriter Dana Lee
• Keynote speech by local conservationist Juliet Craig, MSc, RPBio, and Program Director of the Kootenay Conservation Program
• Silent auction stocked full of local goodies and experiences, including 2 x All Day Full Mountain lift tickets to Whitewater Mountain Resort
• Premiere of our new Shoreline Stewardship short film
• Roundtable discussions, collaborative conversations, and partnership building
Tickets are $60 or $25 sliding scale.
Register at: https://www.friendsofkootenaylake.ca/kootenay-lake-summit-2026-synergy-collaboration-in-conservation/
