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2024 West Kootenay crew ends season

As August draws to an end, so does the season for the West Kootenay YCCBC team.

Unveiling Sustainability — Wildsight Youth Climate Corps at work

-by Wildsight on Monday June 19 2023 "If you attend a public event over the next few months, you may spot a table of keen young adults...

Youth Climate Corps Kaslo Firesmart

Youth Climate Corps doing the work in Kaslo. The following video, made by Zack Lamoureux, Annabelle Trobak and Mary Trobak, presents a...

Collective Problems: Collective Solutions

This past summer, our West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps crew helped spread the word about Nelson’s plan and encouraged public...

Tracey Mitchell, West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps Alumni Interview

Youth Climate Corps has been operating since 2020 and now has over 50 alumni who have completed the program with us. Youth Climate Corps...

Owen Nakamura, West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps Alumni Interview

Youth Climate Corps has been operating since 2020 and now has over 50 alumni who have completed the program with us. Youth Climate Corps...

Project Highlight in West Kootenay, Bannock in Bloom Agroforestry

In our Bannock in Bloom Agroforestry project, the West Kootenay crew worked on collecting fallen trees to be used as fence posts. They...

Interview With Mel Lavery, West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps Coordinator

Mel's most significant highlight of the season was the flexibility to thrive in diverse programming throughout the season and respond to...

A Promising Retrofit Project for YCC

Our team in the West Kootenay just started the Residential Energy Efficiency Works (REnEW) project in Nelson! After a few days of...

Core Motivations of Youth Climate Corps

For the people that don't know much about Youth Climate Corps (YCC), YCC provides young people with opportunities to make a difference in...

The first week of Youth Climate Corps 2022 new crew in West Kootenay!

YCC 2022 crew! The amazing group of 12 young climate leaders are excited about this summer!