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Posted:
March 13, 2021
Faces & Places: Shannon McGinty
Kootenay Conservation Program
Lake Windermere is the most heavily used body of water in the entire Columbia. This shallow widening of the Columbia River stretching from near Fairmont Hot Springs to Invermere is a water recreation playground, local economic driver, and a source of drinking water while providing important habitat for plants, fish and wildlife, including at-risk and endangered waterbirds.
Balancing recreation with conservation is the role of the Lake Windermere Ambassadors (LWA), the water stewardship group that has been monitoring the ecological health of the lake since its inception in 2010, and LWA Program Coordinator Shannon McGinty couldn’t be more perfectly qualified for this challenge.
Posted:
March 10, 2021
By Nicole Trigg
Kootenay Conservation Program
Eight important local conservation projects were recently approved by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) to receive funding from the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund (CVLCF) in 2021.
These projects will benefit Columbia Valley communities and local environment in a myriad of ways, and two of the projects were granted a new multi-year funding model to help guarantee their success in the years to come.
Electoral Area F Director Susan Clovechok
“I really appreciate the work of the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund ‘s Technical Review Committee (TRC) when it comes to reviewing and ranking the applications,” said RDEK Electoral Area F Director Susan Clovechok. “In particular, I am very pleased that this year we, the RDEK Columbia Valley directors, worked together with the TRC to update the terms of reference and included the addition of a multi- year funding option. Multi-year fun