Tag: Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society

Pull poison hemlock, get paid in Creston

Fish & Wildlife Storrm Lennie -
Landowners in Creston are being invited to join the fight against poison hemlock - and get paid for it.

B.C. backs bodies battling bothersome botanicals

Environment My Creston Now Staff -
May is Invasive Species Action Month, and the B.C. government is helping kick off the occasion by funding local...

Kootenay watersheds remain mussel-free

Environment My Creston Now Staff -
Lakes and rivers in the Kootenay region have remained free of invasive zebra and quagga mussels this year. A press...

Boaters asked to do their part to keep invasive species out

Environment My Creston Now Staff -
Many boaters will be eager to hit the waves with warm summer weather ahead, but they should be mindful...

CKISS launches Kootenay Broom Busters Program to help combat invasive Scotch broom

Environment My Creston Now Staff -
The Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) has launched the Kootenay Broom Busters Program, a pilot program aimed at...

CKISS to host two events in May to bring awareness on local invasive species

News Storrm Lennie -
The month of May marks the start of Invasive Species Action Month across the province, and the Central Kootenay...

CKISS urging anglers to help prevent spread of whirling disease

News Ryley McCormack -
The Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) is asking anglers to do their part in keeping an invasive parasite...

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Kootenay unemployment rate dips to 4.9% in September

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The jobless rate in the Kootenays stood at 4.9 per cent in September, down from 5.8 per cent the previous month and six per cent a year earlier.

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