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Free Workshops Help Homeowners Improve Comfort, Reduce Energy Use
August 4, 2026 • 2 minutes

Free Workshops Help Homeowners Improve Comfort, Reduce Energy Use

This fall, Columbia Basin Trust and the Community Energy Association will deliver workshops in 25 Basin communities to help people learn more about making their homes more energy efficient.

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Festival Grants Support Vibrant Basin Communities
July 7, 2026 • 3 minutes

Festival Grants Support Vibrant Basin Communities

Twenty Basin festivals receive support to bring people together through arts, culture and music. Photo credit: Jani Lakatos, Moving Target Photo.

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2026 Neil Muth Recipients Announced
June 22, 2026 • 4 minutes

2026 Neil Muth Recipients Announced

This year’s Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship will support residents from Castlegar, Golden and South Slocan as they work towards their post-secondary goals.

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Columbia Basin Trust Opens New Office in Nakusp
June 10, 2026 • 2 minutes

Columbia Basin Trust Opens New Office in Nakusp

The Trust has opened a new office in Nakusp at 83 Nelson Avenue North, replacing its former leased space in the community.

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Safer, Stronger Homes and Community Spaces
May 21, 2026 • 2 minutes

Safer, Stronger Homes and Community Spaces

Projects across the Basin, including improvements to the Oasis Community Hall, are receiving $1 million to repair and upgrade places people rely on. Photo courtesy of the Oasis Recreational Society.

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$2.3 Million Invested to Strengthen Columbia Basin Ecosystems
May 19, 2026 • 6 minutes

$2.3 Million Invested to Strengthen Columbia Basin Ecosystems

The Trust has supported 40 large-scale and small-scale projects since launching the Ecosystem Enhancement Program in 2017. Photo courtesy of the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

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Greater Financial Security for Basin Food Banks
May 12, 2026 • 2 minutes

Greater Financial Security for Basin Food Banks

The Trust’s $5 million endowment will help provide long-term support for Basin food banks and First Nations and Métis community food programs. Photo courtesy of Cranbrook Foodbank Society.

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Increased Medical Accommodation for Basin Residents
April 14, 2026 • 2 minutes

Increased Medical Accommodation for Basin Residents

A partnership between the Trust and the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation will support an expansion of JoeAnna’s House. Basin residents account for more than 40 per cent of JoeAnna’s House annual guests. Photo courtesy of Kelowna General Hospital Foundation.

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Nakusp Rental Housing Project Breaks Ground
April 7, 2026 • 2 minutes

Nakusp Rental Housing Project Breaks Ground

Representatives from Columbia Basin Trust (Trust), Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services (ASLCS), the Village of Nakusp, Studio 9 Architecture and North Mountain Construction participate in a groundbreaking celebration for a new rental housing project in Nakusp. Left to right: Margaret Driscoll (Operations Manager, ASLCS), Steven Kaup (Architect, Studio 9 Architecture), Brittny Anderson (MLA, Kootenay Central), Kerri Larson (Director, Construction, North Mountain Construction), Tim Payne (Executive Director, ASLCS), Tom Zeleznik (Mayor of Nakusp), Tom Lie (Chair, ASLCS), Johnny Strilaeff (President & CEO, Trust), Karen Hamling (Board Member, Trust), Ulli Mueller (Senior Manager, Delivery of Benefits, Trust), and Gabe Tyler (Managing Director, North Mountain Construction).

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Helping More Residents Access Fresh, Nutritious Food
March 24, 2026 • 3 minutes

Helping More Residents Access Fresh, Nutritious Food

New equipment and other upgrades will see more fresh and nutritious food safely preserved, stored and ready for distribution in communities by organizations like Healthy Kimberley. Photo: Nicole Leclair.

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Communities Strengthen Wildfire Preparedness Efforts
March 17, 2026 • 3 minutes

Communities Strengthen Wildfire Preparedness Efforts

At the Appledale Community Hall, the Appledale Progressive Association and SIFCo are creating a FireSmart demonstration garden to help residents learn how landscaping choices can reduce wildfire risk.

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Columbia Basin Trust Board Welcomes Four New Members
February 25, 2026 • 3 minutes

Columbia Basin Trust Board Welcomes Four New Members

The Columbia Basin Trust Board of Directors. Front row – left to right: Betty Anne Marino Susan Clovechok (Vice-Chair), Ron Oszust, Suzan Hewat, Melanie Jeannotte, Christine Hoechsmann. Back row – left to right: Am Naqvi, Jared Basil, Owen Torgerson (Chair). Katrine Conroy. Missing: Angus Graeme and Karen Hamling.

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