Category: Basin Stories - Page 23 - Columbia Basin Trust

September 26, 2023 • 4 minutes

Earth Temple Gardens nourishes Basin residents

The Trust’s Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program has supported Silver in employing six employees from May through October for the past three years.

Basin Stories

September 29, 2023 • 4 minutes

A place to call home

This non-profit received support from the Trust and other community partners to purchase a commercial building that will benefit the public on a long-term basis.

Basin Stories

October 10, 2023 • 4 minutes

A career boost for local childcare staff

Accessible support like the Trust's Early Childhood Educator Training Wage Program ensures a bright future for both ECEs and the young children growing up in Basin communities.

Basin Stories

October 12, 2023 • 3 minutes

Convenient clean up in Lakeview Meadows

Homeowners in the new Lakeview Meadows community in Windermere decided on a mutual goal to improve their resilience to potentially disastrous wildfires.

Basin Stories

November 7, 2023 • 6 minutes

Giv’ Er Shirt Works levels up

With their recent participation in our Basin RevUp program, Give 'Er Shirt Works not only grew their business, but their new 6,000 square-foot production facility and software upgrades are helping them stay on trend and reach new heights.

Basin Stories

October 16, 2023 • 3 minutes

The business of mountain biking

After participating in the Trust’s Basin Business Advisors program, Audrey Duval focused on hiring people to help with administrative tasks so she could get back to what she loves most: coaching.

Basin Stories

October 26, 2023 • 4 minutes

Kaslo youth take on wildfire resilience

The Village of Kaslo's FireSmart committee decided to focused on engaging youth in the community in 2023 by hiring Youth FireSmart Coordinator, Kenya Blouin.

Basin Stories

November 14, 2023 • 5 minutes

Burton plants seeds for change

Progress on the community garden and kitchen renovation at the community hall is well underway since Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services received funding from Columbia Basin Trust, which included expert guidance from a food advisor, who helped draft a comprehensive food access and recovery plan.

Basin Stories

November 21, 2023 • 4 minutes

Terra Firma Farms keeps growing

Terra Firma Farms in #RevelstokeBC hired seasonal staff with support from our Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program, which provides support to primary food producers in the Basin to help increase residents’ access to locally grown, healthy food.

Basin Stories

November 30, 2023 • 4 minutes

Filling bellies and so much more

For more than 15 years, a range of Trust programs have helped organizations recover more food, relocate to better facilities or upgrade technology—all to more effectively place quality meals on the tables of many.

Basin Stories

January 3, 2024 • 4 minutes

A Nelson intern helps provide design solutions

A wage subsidy has enabled Spearhead Inc. to focus on training intern Spica, without worrying about losing staff time that could have been spent on client projects.

Basin Stories

December 19, 2023 • 3 minutes

Elk Valley Hospice leads with heart

Serving five communities in the East Kootenay region, the Elk Valley Hospice is run by a volunteer board of directors. They hired a new Coordinator in March 2023 and with the help of the Trust's Non-Profit Advisors program, they developed a new Strategic Plan and clarified the non-profit’s vision and direction.

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Earth Temple Gardens nourishes Basin residents

A place to call home

A career boost for local childcare staff

Convenient clean up in Lakeview Meadows

Giv’ Er Shirt Works levels up

The business of mountain biking

Kaslo youth take on wildfire resilience

Burton plants seeds for change

Terra Firma Farms keeps growing

Filling bellies and so much more

A Nelson intern helps provide design solutions

Elk Valley Hospice leads with heart

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