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Cattle Put to Work to Suppress Fires
August 4, 2020 • 4 minutes

Cattle Put to Work to Suppress Fires

Targeted grazing using new technology aims to keep the people of Cranbrook safe. Cattle lumbering across the rolling land, flicking their tails, cocking their ears and slowly chewing on grass. […]

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Learning to Climb in More Ways Than One
August 12, 2020 • 5 minutes

Learning to Climb in More Ways Than One

The Nakusp climbing wall, located in the local high school, will open to the public once the pandemic allows.

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Cabin Preserves Pioneer Life
August 26, 2020 • 4 minutes

Cabin Preserves Pioneer Life

Meadow Creek Museum invites visitors to explore a pre-dam home. To travel back in time to pioneer life in the Basin, soon all it will take is a step into the […]

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The Ultimate List of Basin Authors
September 2, 2020 • 9 minutes

The Ultimate List of Basin Authors

Thanks to your suggestions, we have a compiled a list of your favourite Basin Authors.

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COVID-19 Highlights the Importance of Connectivity
September 9, 2020 • 1 minute

COVID-19 Highlights the Importance of Connectivity

The Basin’s regional districts, via the Regional Broadband Committee, have a user-friendly online platform to gather data on local internet performance. Are you curious about the internet speeds in your […]

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A Creston Farm Supports the Food Supply
September 16, 2020 • 4 minutes

A Creston Farm Supports the Food Supply

With demand on the rise, local growers turn to Trust programs.

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Biology Intern Set on Career Course
March 12, 2020 • 3 minutes

Biology Intern Set on Career Course

Jeremy Benson spent most of his summer on the Koocanusa Reservoir, but he wasn’t camping or pursuing other recreational activities popular in the area. The Junior Biologist collected important water […]

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Career for Kootenay Carpenter Apprentice
February 21, 2020 • 2 minutes

Career for Kootenay Carpenter Apprentice

After completing a business degree and working in sales for a decade, Michael Greenfield was more than ready for a change. The mountains were calling, and answering that call led […]

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Blending the Traditional and Modern
November 10, 2020 • 3 minutes

Blending the Traditional and Modern

The ʔaq̓am Health and Wellness Centre provides holistic care for community members.

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Arts and Culture Bring Hope and Connection During COVID-19
November 10, 2020 • 3 minutes

Arts and Culture Bring Hope and Connection During COVID-19

Golden adapts its offerings, including a rolling curbside concert series Performer Ricky Diamonds commands centre stage in a smoking jacket and greased-back hair, dressed to impress a Las Vegas crowd. […]

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Win-win: Kids Stay Safe and Get Outdoors
November 10, 2020 • 4 minutes

Win-win: Kids Stay Safe and Get Outdoors

Child care centres continue to benefit families As the proverb says, it takes a village to raise a child. But when COVID-19 shut down most services in BC in March […]

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Hospice Services Temporarily Shift Online
November 10, 2020 • 3 minutes

Hospice Services Temporarily Shift Online

A vital Columbia Valley organization continues to aid the community “The hospice is an oasis where no one dies or grieves alone.” This is how Michèle Neider describes the Hospice […]

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Hart, Kathleen

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Communications Coordinator
khart@ourtrust.org
250.304.6047
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