Map of local Nelson businesses who reduce waste – local Lyne ChartierBC government pushes clearcutting but in Parks? – Jens Wieting, Sierra Club of BC Ontario contracts for renewable power for 350,000 homes. It’s cheapest! – Jack Gibbons, Ontario Clean Air Alliance. BIG PONDEROSA ON KOOTENAY LAKE. Photo: KWiley. Blewett resident Lyne Chartier has been … Continue reading April 14, 2026 EcoCentric

OPTIONS FOR GETTING AROUND VISITING BEAUTIFUL BC. http://www.krtourism.ca Provincial funding for active transportation alternatives frozen for over a year – Colin Stein, executive director of the BC Cycling Coalition.Nelson Green Home and Energy Show coming up April 15 – Emily Mask, Nelson’s Climate and Energy strategist.Inter-modal options for travelling and tourism in the Kootenays – … Continue reading EcoCentric April 7, 2026.

April Earth Month in Nelson events – Judith Fearing, Earth Days NelsonNature can’t afford Carney, the banker. – Eric Reder, Wilderness CommitteeGlobal water crisis talk in the Kootenays – Maude Barlow, Canadian author and activist WHISTLER SWANS NOW OVER WINTERING ON KOOTENAY LAKE WEST ARM. PHOTO: KWiley. April is a big Earth month in Nelson … Continue reading March 24, 2026. The EcoCentric

Rosslanders win injunction on open pit mine – Melanie Mercier, Save Record RidgeKitimat residents cope with noise, soot and light – The Narwhal’s Matt SimmonsWar spikes oil prices, will inflation and chaos follow? – Economist Jim Stanford GIANT METHANE GAS BURN OVER LNG CANADA PLANT LIGHTS UP KITIMAT. LISTEN NOW OR DOWNLOAD THE FULL MARCH … Continue reading March 17, 2026 EcoCentric

Cuba’s local food revolution self-sufficiency – Powell River’s Urban Farmer Ron BerezanKootenay Water Day Symposium  – Mari Greene and Ramona Faust, West Kootenay Watershed CollaborativeSome good news messages in a dire world of war and disaster. SOLAR POWER IMPORTANT IN FEEDING CUBA IN CRISIS. http://www.theurbanfarmer.ca/solidarity LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MARCH 10 ECOCENTRIC HERE: Ron Berezan, the … Continue reading March 10, 2026 EcoCentric

Workshops on biking in Kootenay back country – Moe Nadeau, Building Momentum Bikepacking Getting a cargo bike lending program rolling in Nelson – Dr. Kyle Merritt, Doctors and Nurses for Planetary Health Kootenay-Boundary We can’t go backwards with rural active transportation – RDCK Director Andy Davidoff BIKES ON THE TRAIL. FINDING OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ACTIVE … Continue reading March 3, 2026 EcoCentric

Saving money with rooftop solar in Nelson – Dan GrecAnother court challenge to protect southern mountain caribou – Wildsight’s Eddie PetryshenOne Canadian Clean Economy, report prioritizes clean energy – co-author Ollie Sheldrick, Clean Energy Canada CLEARCUT ANCIENT FOREST IN CARIBOU HABITAT. PHOTO BAILEY REPP. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 24 SHOW HERE: Under the federal Species … Continue reading February 24 2026. EcoCentric

Forest defenders across BC on the line and in court – lawyer, Ben IsittLocal art on community response to wildfire emergency – New Denver artist Petra HekkanbergEarth Day coming up in Nelson with many activities – local activist Judith Fearing FOREST DEFENDERS IN BC'S WALBRAN VALLEY. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE FEBRUARY 17 ECOCENTRIC HERE Eight … Continue reading February 17, 2026

Protecting the Argenta face on Kootenay Lake – Joe Foy, Wilderness CommitteeBC can save $ and power with heat pumps – Jana Albrecht, Clean Energy CanadaDetecting malicious misinformation – Aaron Korbacher, local researcher IMAGE FROM THE WILDERNESS COMMITTEE CAMPAIGN. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 10 SHOW HERE The lakeside above Kootenay Lake by Argenta and Johnsons … Continue reading February 10 2026 EcoCentric

Roads and traffic impact on nature – American author Ben GoldfarbCar and road pollution hurts – Dr. Monica Dutt, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Incessant Noise hurts, mostly from traffic – Ingrid Buday, No More Noise HUMANS CREATE A NOISY WORLD. ADD: HELICOPTERS AND CHAINSAWS. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 3 ECOCENTRIC Solita Work … Continue reading February 3 2026 EcoCentric