Kootenay Resilience Festival

After hosting two successful events in the Kootenay Resilience Festival’s four event schedule—Food Forum and Energy Expo—organizers are set to host what promises to be one of the more critically interesting discussions as panelists and attendees gather to discuss housing.

The Festival’s Housing Highlight will bring together panelists from all corners of the housing spectrum. Innovative local companies like Big Calm Tiny Homesteads, Twente Additive Manufacturing, Spearhead, Cover Architecture, Canadian Tiny Homes, Nelson Tiny Homes, North Mountain Construction, and Geoship Domes will be joining us in moderated panel discussions focused on best practices and new ideas focused aimed to solve this existential crisis. The Housing Highlight runs from 4pm to 7pm in Vimy Park in Kaslo BC and will feature live music and local food vendors.

Audiences who caught the first two installments of the Kootenay Resilience Festival, live or via live stream, have been participating with positive feedback and their own ideas on how to positively turn the needle of food security and energy efficiency in the Kootenays.

June 15^th’s Food Forum’s key findings called for a collaboration between small producers as crucial for effective regional distribution, seasonal extension through high tunnels and greenhouses to increase local food production, innovative approaches to utilizing waste streams and preserving food, and the need to support young farmers by providing access to land and education as vital for the future of local agriculture.

In July 20^th’s Energy Expo, speakers emphasized the importance of community involvement, education, and political support in transitioning to renewable energy. They highlighted the benefits of decentralized power generation, energy efficiency, and a mix of renewable energy sources, including solar and micro-hydro, to create resilient and sustainable communities.

To check out live streams of the events, and to find out more about our speakers, key findings, and for more information on upcoming festival’s, including the Housing Highlight, and the final installment of the festival, Sept 7^th’s Mobility Motivate, go to https://kootenaymountainculture.com/kootenay-resilience-festival/

You can even join the conversation yourself and contribute your own ideas to resilient living!

The Kootenay Resilience Festival is produced by Kootenay Lake Innovation Centre, Langham Arts & Culture Centre, and Kootenay Mountain Culture Productions.

Festival Sponsors are Kootenay Co-op, Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism, Nelson District & Credit Union, Boast, and Creative BC

For more information please contact: Jean-Marc La Flamme – [email protected]