Federal Election 2025: 3 Key Questions to Ask Your Candidates
With an election fast approaching, now is the time to engage with your local candidates and make sure they’re focused on what matters most: clean air, safe water, and healthy communities where we can live, work, and play. For generations, we Canadians have taken pride in our forests, rivers, lakes, and coastlines. These natural places shape who we are and remind us of what makes this country…
BC Election 2024: 6 Key Questions to Ask Your Candidates
With the BC election just two weeks away, now is the perfect time to engage with your local candidates and ensure they’re prioritizing the things that matter most—clean air, safe water, and a healthy future for all of us. Whether you’re planning to attend a debate, drop by a campaign office, or have a conversation with candidates on your doorstep or over the phone, it’s essential to make…
Castlegar mom wants her kids to grow up in a fair province with healthy forests
The forest industry has supported our family and friends and provided a good quality of life for many of us and B.C. But the way we have been managing our forests is not working. Only 3% of the big-old growth trees we love are still here, and putting timber values above all else is still common practice, putting the people and places we love at risk. But the province of British Columbia is…
Montreal Biodiversity Summit Defends Nature
Here’s what happened at the Montreal UN Biodiversity Summit After two weeks of representatives from 196 countries negotiating at the 15th United Nations Conference of the Parties on biological diversity, there is an agreement on a Global Biodiversity Framework, the Kunming-Montreal Agreement. Countries agreed to protect at least 30% of global lands and waters, respect the rights of Indigenous…
A Weekend in the Wild ?
Join us for a weekend in the wild On Saturday, September 10 at 10 am, in collaboration with the Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society we will be learning how to weave with the inert leaves of invasive yellow flag iris along the shores of Kootenay Lake in beautiful Nelson B.C. This is a free event, but registration is required. There are only a few spaces remaining. Register now to secure your…
We’re hiring: Research and Engagement Coordinator
Title: Research and Engagement Coordinator Start Date: No later than October 17th, 2022 Terms: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 1 year contract with possibility to extend; $41,600-45,500 annually (dependent on experience) Location: Remote; any location in BC, West Kootenay location preferred Job description Neighbours United, (formerly known as West Kootenay EcoSociety) is a non-profit…