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Friends of Kootenay Lake on hiatus due to funding, volunteer issues

The environmental organization runs a number of initiatives
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Residents install kokanee shore spawner egg tubes in the West Arm of Kootenay Lake as part of an initiative by Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society in 2020. Photo: Submitted

One of the West Kootenay’s most active environmental organizations has paused operations due to what a founding director says are decreases in funding and volunteers.

The Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FoKLSS) has announced it is on a self-imposed hiatus. Board chair Martin Carver, one of the society’s founding directors, said the break was necessary to address “looming financial issues, issues around capacity and governance, and just being accountable for all the things that we do.

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Tyler Harper

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I’m editor-reporter at the Nelson Star, where I’ve worked since 2015.
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