New Calgary Screening Added December 8
After 2 sold-out screenings in Calgary, a third screening has been added on December 8 at the Plaza Theatre. The evening is being hosted by Patagonia Elements and the Highline Magazine and all proceeds will go to support Wildsight's Jumbo Wild campaign. Q&A after the show with Wildsight's Robyn Duncan.Get your tickets here. Join the Facebook event here and help us pack the house.
4 New Kootenay Screenings of “Jumbo Wild”
We've added 4 new Kootenay screenings to the Jumbo Wild roster. All shows are admission by donation at the door. Proceeds will go to fuel the Jumbo Wild campaign. Screenings have sold out across North America so get there early to guarantee a seat! All screenings will include a Q&A after the film. Golden: December 5 @ the Civic Centre. Doors open at 6:30pm; show at 7:30pm.Fernie: December 9 @ the Fernie Arts Station. Doors open at 6:00pm; show at 7:00pm.Kimberley: December 10 @ Centre 64, 2 screenings. Doors open at 6:30pm; show at 7:30pm. Doors open ...
Host a Screening of ‘Jumbo Wild’
Are you dying to see Jumbo Wild, but it hasn't screened in your community yet? Host a screening yourself! It's easy and it costs only $99.Fill out this easy form and the folks at Film Sprout will be in touch with details and guide you through the process.Stay updated - new screenings are being added on a daily basis around the world.Help get the #JumboWild message to the masses!Photo: Steve Ogle
More “Jumbo Wild” Screenings!
Every day, there are more "Jumbo Wild" screenings being added across North America. It's amazing to see, but it's hard to keep track of! Here's a list of the screenings that we know of in the coming months.Revelstoke, October 29 at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre: 4:30pm and 7:30pmPatagonia Stores: November 5 at participating Patagonia stores across North America - check with your local Patagonia store to see if they are hosting "Jumbo Wild"!Seattle, November 5: at Patagonia Seattle: 7:30pmToronto, November 5, 7pm: at Patagonia TorontoBanff, ...
“The Town of Nothing” Goes on Tour
If you haven't read it yet, you should. And here's your opportunity: "The Town of Nothing" is going on tour. All proceeds going to support the West Kootenay Eco Society to cover legal expenses of the judicial review of the Jumbo Glacier Mountain Resort Municipality.“The Town of Nothing” is set in a beautiful mountain valley with lush illustrations of the animals and places. The place is quite something, especially to the people and animals who have always lived there, but the “Nothing” is the town that isn’t there. The text is a series of puns on the word ...
Jumbo Wild Premieres Next Week!
Jumbo Wild, a Sweetgrass Productions and Patagonia documentary film is premiering next week!Find out when it's coming to a theatre near you and get stoked by watching the trailer!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNRYgn7T2C4
Patagonia Presents Jumbo Wild
Patagonia Presents, Jumbo Wild, a film by Sweetgrass Productions. For decades, First Nations, conservationists, backcountry skiers and snowboarders have fought a proposed large-scale ski resort deep in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia. After 24 years of opposition, what more will it take to keep Jumbo wild for good?The film will tour across North America throughout October, but it premieres right here in the Kootenays.
Invermere
October 6, 7:30pm at the Invermere Community HallTickets: This screening is free - plan to get there early to get yourself ...
Jumbo East-West Hike 2015
It's become a semi-annual tradition: the East-West Jumbo Hike, where people hike from the East and West Kootenays, uniting at the Jumbo Pass to celebrate the wild Jumbo Valley. This year has been an exceptional year for Jumbo - let's celebrate!Join us on Saturday, August 15 for a hike to the Jumbo Pass. We aim to meet near the Jumbo Pass Cabin at 2pm. If you are coming from the East side, please register here. We will gather at Kicking Horse Cafe in Invermere at 9am to help facilitate carpooling.You can find a description of the hike, here. The Jumbo FSR is a ...
The Jumbo Saga Continues: Glacier Resorts to seek judicial review
When Minister Polak announced on June 18, 2015 that the Jumbo Glacier Resort had not been substantially started, the Environmental Certificate for the project expired. Whoops of joy erupted across BC, celebrating the historic announcement and the effective rejection of Jumbo, but there was notable silence from project proponent Glacier Resorts Ltd. And understandably so - without an Environmental Certificate, no development on the project can proceed.But last week, Glacier Resorts announced its intention to seek a judicial review on Minister Polak's decision (read it ...
Jumbo Rejected!
Today, the BC government announced that the Jumbo Glacier Resort's Environmental Certificate has expired. Charged with making a determination as to whether the project had been substantially started after 10 years, Minister Polak concluded that it had not been. What does that mean? That the project no longer has an Environmental Certificate and cannot proceed.Victory!Read the Substantial Start Determination here.Stay tuned for more information soon, but for now, it's time to celebrate this victory that we've all worked so hard for!
