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Trust Hosting AGM & BBQ In Creston
September 10, 2019 • 2 minutes

Trust Hosting AGM & BBQ In Creston

Mark your calendars! Columbia Basin Trust is hosting its annual general meeting and community barbecue in Creston on September 20. “Each year the Trust hosts its AGM and BBQ in […]

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Local Climate Info Now Online
September 11, 2019 • 3 minutes

Local Climate Info Now Online

There’s a new online source for people seeking easy-to-understand information on climate change specific to communities throughout the Columbia Basin and Boundary regions. The Columbia Basin Climate Source website—basinclimatesource.ca— was […]

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70 Active Programs Supporting Basin Residents
October 2, 2019 • 4 minutes

70 Active Programs Supporting Basin Residents

Columbia Basin Trust is now providing over 70 programs and initiatives to Basin communities thanks to a strong year for its investments. “The performance of our hydropower facilities once again […]

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Outdoor Gathering Spaces Enhanced
September 17, 2019 • 4 minutes

Outdoor Gathering Spaces Enhanced

Outdoor public spaces like parks, downtown cores and waterfronts will become even more welcoming as 12 communities receive over $1.9 million to create, restore or enhance these locations. The funding comes from Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Outdoor Revitalization Grants.

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CKCA 2019-20 Funded Projects
September 13, 2019 • 2 minutes

CKCA 2019-20 Funded Projects

Over 150 arts and culture projects—including the Columbia Basin Culture Tour—have received a total of $750,000 in funding support for the 2019-20 season through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), […]

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Large-Scale Projects Enhance Ecosystem Health
October 7, 2019 • 5 minutes

Large-Scale Projects Enhance Ecosystem Health

Habitat such as wetlands and creeks, and animals such as elk and bull trout will benefit from five multi-year projects that are restoring over 1,700 hectares of important land thanks […]

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Partnership Brings New Rental Homes to Nelson
October 16, 2019 • 2 minutes

Partnership Brings New Rental Homes to Nelson

A former motel site will soon make way for 47 new affordable homes for seniors, adults with disabilities and those experiencing homelessness in Nelson, thanks to a partnership between Nelson […]

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Save the Date for the Trust’s Next Symposia
October 25, 2019 • 2 minutes

Save the Date for the Trust’s Next Symposia

Join us at one of two symposia. Every three years, we offer this FREE opportunity for the people of the Basin to get together, connect with each other and the […]

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More Opportunities To Use Advanced Tech and Gain Skills
October 29, 2019 • 3 minutes

More Opportunities To Use Advanced Tech and Gain Skills

People in 16 communities will have the opportunity to access state-of-the-art technology for free as public facilities purchase items such as high-tech recording and digitization equipment, robotics kits, 3-D printers, […]

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Indigenous Families to Benefit from Housing Partnership
November 4, 2019 • 2 minutes

Indigenous Families to Benefit from Housing Partnership

Trust supports 39-unit Indigenous housing project in Cranbrook Construction is underway on 39 new affordable rental homes for Indigenous peoples in Cranbrook through a partnership between the Province, Aqanttanam Housing […]

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School-based Child Care Comes to New Denver
November 15, 2019 • 2 minutes

School-based Child Care Comes to New Denver

The morning routine will soon be a little easier for families in the New Denver area as more than 40 new child care spaces are set to open in September […]

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Get Your 2020 Basin Life Calendar
November 28, 2019 • 1 minute

Get Your 2020 Basin Life Calendar

The Trust’s 2020 Basin Life desktop calendar showcases the beauty and wonder of the Columbia Basin through photos taken by people around the Basin. If you live in the Columbia […]

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Hart, Kathleen

Communications Coordinator
Communications Coordinator
khart@ourtrust.org
250.304.6047
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