April 1, 2025. Preview of Earth Week events and PARADE! Thrift the Kootz, with a bus party! Critical Mass bike rides, a great time in Calgary!

CASTLEGAR WOMAN HOPES TO HOLD ANOTHER THRIFT THE KOOTZ BUS PARTY! LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD APRIL 1, 2025 SHOW HERE: Solita Work co-hosts another transportation episode focussing on transportation EVENTS! More than 25 events are on the agenda so far for Earth Week in Nelson, coordinated by the West Kootenay Climate Hub. Judith Fearing and Suzanne … Continue reading April 1, 2025. Preview of Earth Week events and PARADE! Thrift the Kootz, with a bus party! Critical Mass bike rides, a great time in Calgary!

March 25, 2025. Protecting the Cai Creek, Castlegar forest. Eriel Deranger on Indigenous Climate Action. Economist Jim Stanford on what caused affordability crisis!

CAI CREEK FOREST. https://savecaicreek.com/ Photo: Matt Casselman LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MARCH 25 SHOW HERE: Matt Casselman from Castlegar has been working hard to have the old growth forest at Cai Creek, gives us an update on logging plans. Eriel Tchiekwe Derange from Indigenous Climate Action explains how protecting Indigenous rights and lands is important to … Continue reading March 25, 2025. Protecting the Cai Creek, Castlegar forest. Eriel Deranger on Indigenous Climate Action. Economist Jim Stanford on what caused affordability crisis!

March 18, 2025. Gary Diers from Argenta says time to protect the mountainside. How BC responds to Trump suspending Columbia River Treaty signing. Safe Haven: new film on pristine Kootenay wilderness forest lands.

WHITE GRIZZLY ON MT. WILLET.PHOTO: GARY DIERS, http://www.WILLETWILDERNESSFOREVER.CA LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MARCH 18 EPISODE HERE: Last summer Argenta was menaced by a large wildfire north and east of the community. The fire burned a wide swath across the slopes of Mount Willet. Now logging companies are competing to get access to do what they call … Continue reading March 18, 2025. Gary Diers from Argenta says time to protect the mountainside. How BC responds to Trump suspending Columbia River Treaty signing. Safe Haven: new film on pristine Kootenay wilderness forest lands.

March 11, 2025. Nelson’s plans for more active transportation corridors. Rural residents need transportation options. How to protect wild forestry service roads.

BACKYARDS OF GARBAGE AND DESTRUCTION. CAN WE STOP BACK COUNTRY BAD BEHAVIOUR? Photo: Solita Work. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE MARCH 11, 2025 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Nelson's Rosemont dedicated bike corridor has been stalled since it first went through planning and public meetings back in 2021. City planners Natalie Andrijancic and Sarah Shaw say its back on … Continue reading March 11, 2025. Nelson’s plans for more active transportation corridors. Rural residents need transportation options. How to protect wild forestry service roads.

March 4, 2025. BC’s Budget day faces multiple crises. BC requiring prospectors to consult First Nations. Can we get ethical and safe mining?

MOUNT POLLEY GIANT TAILINGS SPILL 2014. PHOTO:Carol Linnitt, TheNarwhal.ca LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MARCH 4, 2025 ECOCENTRIC HERE: BC's budget comes down, March 4. Iglika Ivanova, Senior Economist with the BC. Society for Policy Solutions tells us about some of BC's options. The BC government is changing the rules on mineral exploration. Prospectors have to consult with … Continue reading March 4, 2025. BC’s Budget day faces multiple crises. BC requiring prospectors to consult First Nations. Can we get ethical and safe mining?

February 25, 2025. Rachel Holt on forests. Sierra Club on the Speech from the throne. More detail on Spearhead expansion.

CLEARCUT ON PRIVATE LAND ABOVE MOUNTAIN STATION. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 25 SHOW HERE: Rachel Holt, the local forest ecologist who has played a key role in forest conservation planning in the province, talks about emerging troubling announcements in forestry management in BC. Dr. Shelley Luce, campaigns director with the Sierra Club of BC talks … Continue reading February 25, 2025. Rachel Holt on forests. Sierra Club on the Speech from the throne. More detail on Spearhead expansion.

February 18, 2025 Concerns around Spearhead plant expansion. Update on forest crisis with Joe Karthein.

JOE KARTHEIN (RIGHT) MEETS BRITTNY ANDERSON AND DAVID EBY ON STAGE INNELSON IN AUGUST OF 2024. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 18 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Spearhead timber structure manufacturers on the North Shore near Kokanee Creek is planning a big expansion and a wood lamination facility. Local residents have concerns about possible toxics and watershed disruption. Local … Continue reading February 18, 2025 Concerns around Spearhead plant expansion. Update on forest crisis with Joe Karthein.

February 11, 2025. Riding with the Bike Bus in Portland. Bike packing? Women’s workshop on bike-powered camping. Artist Abby Wilson does West Kootenay Hiking guide book.

BIKING TO SCHOOL IN A BIKE BUS, A SAFE WAY TO HAVE FUN AND LEAVE THE CAR. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 11, 2025 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Human powered fun and recreation is the theme of this week’s show with co-host Solita Work. Sam Balto in Portland talks about how to start a Bike Bus - an … Continue reading February 11, 2025. Riding with the Bike Bus in Portland. Bike packing? Women’s workshop on bike-powered camping. Artist Abby Wilson does West Kootenay Hiking guide book.

February 4, 2024. Repeat show. Report from Busan on plastics treaty. Book on BC’s Big Trees. A national Youth Climate Corps.

GREAT CHATS FROM RECENT ECOCENTRIC SHOWS. COLLAGE FROM WEBSITE. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 4 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Today’s show is another repeat show, replaying some great interviews from previous shows. First up today is an interview with Melissa Gorrie in Busan South Korean, where the UN plastics treaty had just closed without a deal. Repeat from … Continue reading February 4, 2024. Repeat show. Report from Busan on plastics treaty. Book on BC’s Big Trees. A national Youth Climate Corps.

January 28, 2025. Remembering Eloise Charest, with Tom Prior. Report card on BC’s climate action: some failing grades. Pity the poor carbon tax.

Anna and Eloise Charest rescue of children from Cambodia in 1975. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD JANUARY 28 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Local forest activist Tom Prior comes in to remember his friend and frequent blockade comrade, Eloise Charest from Kaslo who died last week. Tom gives a heart felt remembrance to a woman who undertook remarkable activism throughout … Continue reading January 28, 2025. Remembering Eloise Charest, with Tom Prior. Report card on BC’s climate action: some failing grades. Pity the poor carbon tax.