All Sustainability Scene articles

Hall Printing in Trail, B.C., won the Go Green Award from the local chamber of commerce

Soup du Jar in New Denver, B.C., is Kayte Rock’s pride and joy

A summary of the similarities and differences among all of the Kootenay chambers of commerce Business Excellence Awards

Shifting to electric cars is needed in the Kootenays as our current transportation accounts for 60 per cent of our total greenhouse gas emissions

Nelson, B.C., grew a solar garden in a year and a half with the help of its citizens

Hellbent Geothermal is a leading-edge company offering geothermal systems in the East Kootenay, where the potential for this green energy is overflowing

FortisBC awarded Nelson’s Heddlestone Village an Efficiency in Action award

The Hidden Creek Art & Ecology Centre is a secluded retreat centre across the water from Nelson, B.C.

Canada has committed to planting 35 million trees by 2020, one for each Canadian

Located on the shores of the Upper Arrow Lakes, the Mulvehill Creek Eco-Retreat is looking for residents, partners or investors

Earth Hour encourages you to have a lights-off hour.

Emco in Cranbrook has plumbing and heating solutions that reduce the carbon footprint of your home and business.

Kootenay MPs Richard Cannings and Wayne Stetski talk about their hopes to help our region environmentally and economically

Castlegar's newly released Street Tree Master Plan makes trees top priority

Three East Kootenay communities have rebate programs to encourage energy-efficient buildings

Communities across Canada are promoting the basic human right to clean air, fresh water and healthy food

Turning nut waste into tires is an example of upcycling for environmental benefits

A pilot project of a wildlife detection system in the Elk Valley, B.C., may save lives—both human and wild

Three Kootenay ski resorts are part of a campaign to reduce their environmental footprints

Root For Me in Marysville, B.C., won an Environmental Stewardship Excellence Award from the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce

Businesses should act now to protect the environment and strengthen our economy.

EarthWear in Cranbrook has a complete line of natural skin care products

Choosing to support farms that responsibly caretake the environment and their animals is a very positive way to spend your food dollar.

The versatile Big Green Egg is a barbecue, smoker, grill and oven

Revival Boutique in Rossland is a resale shop and an innovative recycler

Do you know of a Kootenay community in which the local government is a wood champion?

Earthing is a recent health trend with numerous purported benefits

British Columbia's resource roads need more funding for maintenance

Bird-friendly windows from Walker Glass Co. prevent birds flying to their deaths

Five community gardens across the Kootenays grow social capital as well as plants

Earth Day Canada will award $5,000 for its Small Business Hometown Heroes Award

B.C.'s resource roads are a multi-billion dollar asset that needs inventorying and active management

The elk and I were on our morning commutes this lovely morning, Earth Day 2015

Collective Carpentry in Invermere builds healthier and greener houses by fabricating the homes in its shop.

Luca Hair Studio in Trail is joining a movement to green up hair salons across Canada.

Gaia Green Products in Grand Forks has been selling organic fertilizers for 25 years and just keeps growing

This new solar- and wind-powered LED light tower is designed for use in remote industrial locations

Wildsight appoints a new executive director.

Local farmers and locavores have a new resource—a place to connect and engage with the Kootenay food system.

In recognition of the 156 years that honey bees have been a part of agriculture and economy in B.C., May 29 will be declared Day of the Honey Bee.

The issue of extracting rare earth elements is being tackled by Ingenuity Lab, an Edmonton-based scientific organization.

College of the Rockies and the Canadian Solar Institute have signed an agreement to offer solar PV workshops at the College’s Gold Creek Campus.

Sign up for an upcoming day-long Renewable Energy Options Workshop aimed at the professional sector.

Jewel Creek Organic Farm has started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the filming of a video series that will teach a number of natural-building skills.

Farm, Food, Fork (F3) is bringing together the food advocates, marketers and farmers of the Kootenays with a dynamite event.

IncrEDIBLE Trail, a new initiative, will see vegetables and herbs grown throughout the downtown, including in front of businesses.

Aspiring Kootenay farmers will have the chance to learn from Jean-Martin Fortier, a farmer who sells $140,000 worth of vegetables from 1.5 acres in Ontario.

Green Scene has compiled some of the most exciting sustainable building trends to watch for in 2014.

Small businesses are natural leaders in Kootenay communities and have a responsibility to lead with conscious intention. The 3 C’s help them do just that.

Teck has been the recipient of an Environmental & Social Responsibility Award from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.