Castlegar Sunfest is held annually on the first weekend of June. The goal of the organizing committee is to stage events and provide entertainment suitable for people of all ages. We will have our outreach booth at the ” Festival in the Park” located behind the library at Kinsman Park on May 31 from 3pm-10pm … Read more
The CKISS outreach booth with be at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park on Saturday June 29 in order to educate water enthusiast on how simple it is to Clean,Drain, Dry your watercraft and equipment in order to protect our waters! Come talk to the CKISS staff and pick up free resources like a floating key chain. … Read more
The RedFish Festival will take place on Sunday August 25, 2019. Join us for live music, food vendors, kids’ activities, and – most importantly – guided walks along the Kokanee Salmon spawning channel. CKISS will be there this year with an outreach booth with valuable resources, fun kids activities, stickers and tattoos. Here they come … Read more
CKISS will once again have an outreach booth at the 18th Annual Nelson Garden Festival hosted by the West Kootenay Eco Society happening on Saturday, May 11th, 2019, 10-3 pm, 200 block of Baker Street and Kootenay Street in downtown Nelson. We will be promoting the PlantWise program , we encourage you to stop by … Read more
Gardeners and nature lovers from around the region will want to mark down May 25th, 2019 for Castlegar’s 10th Annual Garden and Nature Fest. Castlegar Communities in Bloom and the Castlegar Garden Club partner to sponsor this open-air festival. The prime focus is the abundance of local gardening talent and nature resources. Plants and gardens … Read more
The Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society (KCDCS) will be hosting an OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, February 23rd from Noon to 4pm at the Creston and District Community Complex’s Sunshine Room. The purpose of the Open House is to update the community on KCDCS’s efforts to develop a new interpretive centre. There will be information on current educational programming offered as … Read more
Mark your calendars for the 6th annual Kootenay Lake Summit hosted by the Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FOKL). The Kootenay Lake Summit is a free event offering an opportunity for community members to engage by attending talks and presentations hosted by experts in their field. Last years event allowed over 100 residents to … Read more
The Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM) is hosting a “Environmental Educators Conference” at St. Eugene Mission Resort on Ktunaxa Nation land in BC’s Kootenay Rockies from October 18-21, 2018. Sessions and Workshops CKISS is partnering with the Invasive Species Council of BC (ISCBC), the Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society (CSISS), and the East … Read more
We are thrilled that there has been an overwhelming positive response to our upcoming Field Tour & AGM. We have reached the capacity of the tour and can no longer take registrations at this time. If you want to be in the know for future events make sure you are signed up for our newsletter … Read more
