KOOTAN

Organizations, Activities and Networking for

Sustainable Economics
Cooperative Community
Environmental Preservation
Social Activism

Questions or comments regarding this web site go to:
Dick Martin - dimar@direct.ca

Kootenay Food Strategy Society
FEBRUARY 2008 NEWSLETTER - Community Potluck – Wednesday, March 12
Farm to Table Update
Youth Art Contest
7pm Friday, March 21. Earth Matters will be holding a celebration at the Scout's Hall to showcase the youth art contest submissions

Environmental Action

Forestry

Harrop Proctor Community Forest
The Silva Forest Foundation, (SFF)
Providing information about ecologically responsible forest use and protection.

Cooperative Associations

West Kootenay Bluegrass
Kootenay Mountaineering
Kootenay Co-op
Natural and organic foods
Kootenay Woodvine
Kootenay woodworkers association

Intentional Communmities
and Housing Co-ops

Middle Road Cohousing - 12 owner-built homes and a Common House on 50 acres a few miles out of Nelson B.C
The Links Housing Co-operative
Lofstedt Farm, Kaslo BC
Next Step Foundation, Winlaw , BC
Mulvey Creek Land Co-operative, Slocan, British Columbia
ReLeaf Garden

Kootenay People Oppose the Liberal Governmant Cuts
Kootenay Cuts - Information on the BC government policies.

Maude Barlow

7 p.m. on Wednesday,March 5th, 2008,
Brilliant Cultural Centre

About water security in the Kootenays and how global and local forces threaten the right of Kootenay residents to manage their own water sources. Also the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) agreement"

Tickets are $10 each and are available at all Selkirk College campuses and Otter Books in Nelson.
For more information, visit: selkirk.ca
Contact:Suzanne von der Porten, Selkirk College. (250) 365-1237 more about Maude Barlow

The Canadian Peace Alliance urges all member groups and individuals to show their support for US war resister Robin Long who was arrested in Nelson BC. Robin is facing potential deportation to the US and a court marshal for refusing to kill in an illegal war. For more information contact the War Resisters Support Campaign at: http:www.resisters.ca or resisters@sympatico.ca

Purcell Green Power

The Open House information day on June 27th 2007 for Purcell Green Power, the Glacier/Howser Creek power company turned into an impromptu open meeting. This came about with the argumentative and confrontational stance of local environmental activists who were boisterous and disruptive. (more)

Kootenay Co-op Radio 93.5 FM

Peace Rally in Nelson on Mar 17
The Nelson Peace Coalition will meet the next four Saturdays up to and including March 8 to plan for our March 15 event. The consensus was that we will hold an indoor event in the style of a Peace Cafe and Teach-in. We welcome your input and ideas as we make our plans. The venue will be announced once we have confirnation of the location. Unless otherwise notified, meetings will take place at Nelson United Church from 1:00 p.m. - 3:p.m. Enter the church from the rear parking lot door and then follow the signs to the Fairview Room.
Contact Sandra Nelken at 250 352-5274

Interested in an intentional community? or holding and sharing land cooperatively or starting an Eco-Village in the West Kootenay?

To join people who are discussing the possibilities of starting a new land sharing group, email:
Kootenay Eco-Village (ahimsazine@email.com)
Click here to join lardeauecovillage