June 10, 2025. Architect Lukas Armstrong tours us around the new Confluence Building. Liz McDowell from Stand.Earth tells us how real ‘nation-building’ projects should help and NOT harm. Billions more to build the housing, health care and country we need: Tax the Ultra Rich!

THE CONFLUENCE: CASTLEGAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD JUNE 10 SHOW HERE: We tour the new Castlegar Chamber of Commerce building with the designing principle architect Lukas Armstrong from Stand Architecture. The building is called The Confluence and it’s in the process of being certified highly energy efficient. And it’s … Continue reading June 10, 2025. Architect Lukas Armstrong tours us around the new Confluence Building. Liz McDowell from Stand.Earth tells us how real ‘nation-building’ projects should help and NOT harm. Billions more to build the housing, health care and country we need: Tax the Ultra Rich!

June 3, 2025 City faces pushback on move to take Wednesday Market off Baker St. Go By Bike events all THIS week. Group starts up to promote Taghum footbridge.

NEW NANCY PAUW FOOTBRIDGE IN BANFF, MASS TIMBER INSPIRATION FOR NEW TAGHUM FOOTBRIDGE PROMO. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD JUNE 3 SHOW HERE: For many years the Nelson Wednesday Market has taken up a little more than a block of Baker St. Convenience of a bustling Baker St. is important to local growers and sellers. Now the … Continue reading June 3, 2025 City faces pushback on move to take Wednesday Market off Baker St. Go By Bike events all THIS week. Group starts up to promote Taghum footbridge.

May 13, 2025. BC Green leader Jeremy Valeriote on failure of BC’s climate plan. What’s the forecast? What climate is in store for this Kootenay summer? World moving fast to renewables. BC follows.

HEADLINE IN THE VICTORIA TIMES COLONIST LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MAY 13, 2025 EPISODE HERE: The BC government just announced there is NO hope of reaching its 2030 climate targets. Did they really try? Jeremy Valeriote, interim leader for the BC Greens calls for real leadership on bringing down climate pollution. Low snow pack? Dry spring? … Continue reading May 13, 2025. BC Green leader Jeremy Valeriote on failure of BC’s climate plan. What’s the forecast? What climate is in store for this Kootenay summer? World moving fast to renewables. BC follows.

May 6, 2025. Safety on BC highways, a major concern in the Kootenays.

NELSON, IN THE KOOTENAY VALLEY, VIEW FROM TOAD MOUNTAIN. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD MAY 6, 2025 HERE: Co-host Solita Work helms another show on local transportation issues. Hundreds of people die on BC roads every year and over 70,000 get injured. The highways of the southern interior are some of the province’s most dangerous. Dr. Jim … Continue reading May 6, 2025. Safety on BC highways, a major concern in the Kootenays.

April 29, 2025. Guest panel comments on the election results, local and national. Earth Week fun!

LOTS OF FUN AT NELSON’S EARTH WEEK PARADE. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD APRIL 29 SHOW HERE: A panel of four local guests talks about the election result, and what happened in the historic vote on April 28. Earth Week in the West Kootenay just wrapped up on Sunday, with a big parade in Nelson. The EcoCentric was … Continue reading April 29, 2025. Guest panel comments on the election results, local and national. Earth Week fun!

April 22, 2025. Celebrating Earth Day with more on Kootenay Earth Week events. Logging in BC Parks? Government talks about it at summit in Prince George. New report: low-carbon building materials can save money.

FOREST IN CHAMPION LAKES PARK. BC FOREST MINISTER SUGGESTS LOGGING IN BC PARKS. LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD APRIL 22, 2025 HERE: Local volunteers Suzanne Simoni and Judith Fearing tell us more about all the events coming up for the growing Earth Week celebration. Both the BC Forestry Minister and the Premier spoke at the logging summit … Continue reading April 22, 2025. Celebrating Earth Day with more on Kootenay Earth Week events. Logging in BC Parks? Government talks about it at summit in Prince George. New report: low-carbon building materials can save money.

April 15, 2025. Nelson and District Youth Centre hosts Earth Week events. Eat, Think and VOTE, zoom event raises untouched election questions. Councillor Leslie Payne on getting climate into the election.

ELBOWSUPFORCLIMATE.CA. BOLD PROPOSALS FOR CANADA FROM MUNICIPAL LEADERS LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD THE APRIL 15, 2025 ECOCENTRIC EPISODE Colin Burwell from the Nelson and District Youth Centre and Tom Suddaby with the Nelson Youth Action Network tell us about the Earth Week film festival and the big finish to the Sunday, April 27 Earth Week Parade. … Continue reading April 15, 2025. Nelson and District Youth Centre hosts Earth Week events. Eat, Think and VOTE, zoom event raises untouched election questions. Councillor Leslie Payne on getting climate into the election.

April 8, 2025. Earth Week in the Kootenays, steering a course for the future. The other eco-crisis, biodiversity. Public transit funding crisis in Lower Mainland.

SEE ALL THE EARTH WEEK EVENTS AT EARTHWEEKNELSON.CA LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD APRIL 8 EPISODE: Areview from the upcoming Earth Week in the West Kootenay. Volunteer Ron Robinson tell us about a workshop: Setting a Course for the Future, and some of the other 25 Earth Week events. Including of course a 1 pm Sunday, April … Continue reading April 8, 2025. Earth Week in the Kootenays, steering a course for the future. The other eco-crisis, biodiversity. Public transit funding crisis in Lower Mainland.

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!