Next up in our I Love Jumbo Wild Interview Series: Photographer Steve Shannon.Photography has played a key role in the campaign over the last 26 years. Sharing the peaks, glaciers, flowers, wildlife and waters of Qat’muk (the Jumbo area) has allowed us to connect people from around the world to this magical place. Steve Shannon is a photographer based in Revelstoke, who specializes in adventure photography. Born and raised in Warfield, near Trail, BC, Steven has been exploring the Kootenays for his entire life. He is an dedicated Jumbo Wild supporter and has donated many of his beautiful photos to support the campaign over the years.I got in ...

Wildsight is deeply saddened by the Supreme Court ruling today that fails to recognize Indigenous spiritual rights connected to sacred places in Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We stand with the Ktunaxa Nation in the continued fight to defend their sacred territory from the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort.“Wildsight supports the Ktunaxa Nation’s call for an Indigenous protected area to permanently protect the spiritual and ecological values of Qat’muk,” says Robyn Duncan, Executive Director of Wildsight. “We can’t think of a better end to the 26 year fight to keep Jumbo wild than all governments coming together to establish ...

Join the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society for their Annual General Meeting (AGM), a review of the past year and what's coming up this year. The AGM will be followed by a presentation from Harvey Locke.Harvey is a conservationist, writer, and photographer and a recognized global leader in the field of parks, wilderness and large landscape conservation. A founder of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative and of the Nature Needs Half Movement, Harvey lives in Banff National Park where he worked for many years on the reintroduction of Plains bison.Named one of Canada’s leaders for the 21st century by Time Magazine, he has received ...

Over the lifetime of the Jumbo Wild campaign, there have been many songs written to protest the proposed development, celebrate the wild valley and rally the troops. They've been sung around campfires, made up the soundtrack for road-trips and rally-cried many a protest. And just as the fight to keep Jumbo wild continues on, so too does the muse the cause stirs up.'Jumbo Wild Wind', written and performed by Montanan Bob Foppiano after being inspired by the valley, is the latest musical torch to join the march. Bob will be donating a portion of sales to support the Jumbo Wild campaign, so after you have a listen and read the short Q&A below, ...

Join us for a night of Purcell magic, including a film screening of Hobnails and Hemp Rope, a short documentary that re-enacts Conrad Kain's ground-breaking ascent of Bugaboo Spire in 1916, the Jumbo Creek Conservation Society's AGM and an update on the Jumbo Wild campaign and a short presentation by legendary mountaineer Pat Morrow on 14 of Kain's other first ascents.Date: November 29 Time: 7:00pm Location: Invermere's David Thompson Secondary School Theatre Facebook Event HereHobnails and Hemp Rope: This summer, filmmaker Greg Gransden partnered with the Alpine Club of Canada and the Conrad Kain Centennial Society to document this this ...

Are you interested in screening "Jumbo Wild" in your community or at your school or university? The fine folk at Bullfrog Communities can hook you up! Find all the details and how-to's here to host a screening and spread the Jumbo love. Once your screening date is set, contact us - info keepitwild ca - and we'll send you Jumbo Wild stickers for your big event!

Blue skies, wildflowers and 360 degree views of the mountains and glaciers greeted us as we headed up to the Jumbo Pass. On August 20, we went out on our annual pilgrimage to celebrate the wild Jumbo Valley. We were honoured to spend time at the Ktunaxa Nation’s Qat’muk camp and to hike together in solidarity and friendship. It was a day filled with smiles, laughter, story-telling, wildflowers and new connections. Together, we will Keep Jumbo Wild forever!

There's lots going on with Jumbo Wild -- here's the latest:The Environmental Certificate for the JGR was cancelled in June 2015. One year later, this decision still stands. As of today, GRL has no legal right to carry out construction in the Jumbo Valley. Glacier Resorts filed a judicial review in December of 2015 to challenge this decision - this case has not yet been heard in court.The Ktunaxa Nation's legal case will be heard in the Supreme Court of Canada in December 2016. They allege the approval of the Jumbo Glacier Resort infringes on their Charter Rights and Religious Freedoms because Qat'muk is sacred territory. Read more here and ...