“The West Kootenay EcoSociety is a non-profit community-driven organization that works to bring together local residents to protect the natural environment while building just, equitable, healthy, and livable communities in the West Kootenay region.”
Organization Vision
Their vision is of the ‘…West Kootenay region as the pre-eminent rural-Canadian model of inclusive and ecologically sustainable living. 100% renewable energy is in place in all sectors notably, transportation, buildings, and industry. Local food is affordable for and accessible to local residents and grown sustainably. The region’s ecosystems are thriving and protected. Oppressed and vulnerable people, and Indigenous Peoples and First Nations are engaged in local decision-making.
Key Issues
- Take action to reduce the crisis of climate change
- Preserve wild places, ecosystems, air and water for future generations
- Promote sustainable local food systems’
Key Players
Check out the full staff here.
- Candace Batycki, Board Secretary
- Avery Deboer Smith, Treasurer
- Greg Powell, Chair
- Evan McKenzie, Director
- Alon Gelcer, Director
- Audry Durham, Director
- Montana Burgess, Executive Director (on leave until Oct 2018)
- Fiona Galbrait, Co-Executive Director
- Matthew Carroll, Co-Executive Director
- Jesse Woodward, Markets & Events Director
- Erin Thompson, Community Engagement Coordinator
- Rory Gallaugher, Research and Database Coordinator
- Sarah Colvin, Community Organizer
Social Media
Contact Info
#206 – 507 Baker St
Nelson, BC V1L 4J2
email: info@ecosociety.ca
phone: (250) 354-1909
fax: (250) 354-1966
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