A must-visit summer experience: The 2025 Kimberley Farmers’ Market

Now in its 11th season, the Kimberley Farmers’ Market is in full swing and brimming with energy. Located in the heart of downtown Kimberley BC, this vibrant market draws locals and visitors alike with its unique blend of fresh food, live entertainment, and community spirit. With an average of 30 vendors each week, up from 24 at the same time…

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The proposed Zincton ski resort won’t get an environmental assessment — what does that mean?

August 20, 2025 by Amelia Caddy

In late July, after almost 18 months of deliberating, the B.C. government decided to bypass an environmental assessment for a proposed new ski resort in the province’s spectacular Selkirk Mountains. Instead, the 5,500-hectare Zincton development will…

A must-visit summer experience: The 2025 Kimberley Farmers’ Market

August 11, 2025 by Robyn Skare

DIY Air Filter Workshop empowers Golden residents to breathe easier during wildfire season

July 25, 2025 by Wildsight Golden

Last summer, smoke was a regular part of our lives here in Golden. With wildfire seasons becoming longer and more severe across British Columbia, communities like ours are feeling the impact of prolonged exposure to smoke-filled air.

Revised Fording River mine expansion still poses unacceptable risks to aquatic and terrestrial life

July 25, 2025 by Simon Wiebe

Bighorn sheep, grizzly bears and native fish populations would suffer if a proposal to expand British Columbia’s biggest coal mine by over a third of its current size is approved.

We’re hiring: Communications & Philanthropy Technology Specialist

July 24, 2025 by Lars Sander-Green

Wildsight is seeking a part-time Communications & Fundraising Technology Specialist to join our team, helping to maintain and improve our CiviCRM database and Wordpress websites to help deliver effective communications, engagement and fundraising efforts.

Wetlands: Our unsung water pollution-fighting heroes

July 21, 2025 by Simon Wiebe

In southwestern Alberta, one unassuming wetland downstream of an abandoned coal mine has been silently removing dangerous pollution for decades. Could it hold answers for British Columbia’s Elk Valley?

Bearing witness: My first steps through an old-growth clearcut

July 21, 2025 by Reanne Harvey

Reanne Harvey comes face-to-face with the destruction of an ancient forest for the first time, bears witness to the next giants set to be destroyed, and questions how — in 2025 — this is still able to occur.

Webinar recording: Old-growth logging & caribou in the Revelstoke area

July 16, 2025 by Wildsight

In this webinar recording, join Wildsight Conservation Specialists Eddie Petryshen & Reanne Harvey to learn about old-growth logging in B.C.'s Inland Temperate Rainforest, and what it could mean for our deep-snow caribou.

From the creek to the classroom

July 10, 2025 by Lorene Keitch

A curious teen crouches beside a creek to collect a water sample in a vial from the creek's cool flow. He holds the sample up carefully next to a colour-coded chart to see how much Dissolved Oxygen is…

Cool summers, clean winters: Now’s the time to switch to a heat pump

July 8, 2025 by Wildsight Golden

As summer temperatures rise and winter heating bills loom just months ahead, now is the ideal time for Golden residents to consider replacing their old wood stoves with modern, energy-efficient heat pumps.

Upcoming events

2025 Ebike Raffle and 50/50
Kimberley & Cranbrook
July 3 - August 28
Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrooks annual raffle is back. Now with a 50/50 draw as well! Enter online for your chance to win a sleek 2025 Norco Scene VLT e-bike or a growing cash prize.
Apple Pressing Demonstration
Kimberley & Cranbrook
Thursday, August 28
Pick, juice, enjoy! Whether you have an abundance of apples that you don't know what to do with, or you'd just love to…
Outdoor Trivia Fundraiser
Revelstoke
Thursday, September 4
Join Wildsight Revelstoke for a fun evening of Outdoor Trivia! Family friendly with nature-themed questions, we will have snacks and refreshments available to purchase…
Repair Café at the Revelstoke Farmers Market
Revelstoke
June 7 - September 6
Wildsight Revelstoke is hosting a Repair Café at our booth at the Revelstoke Farmers Market this summer, on the first Saturday of each month.
Discover the Ecology of Cottonwood Island: Guided Nature Walk with Jim Smith
Creston Valley
Sunday, September 7
Explore the incredible ecology of the Creston Valley on a fun and educational guided nature walk. Join us Sunday, September 7 from 9–11am for…

A must-visit summer experience: The 2025 Kimberley Farmers’ Market

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