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Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship Recipients Announced
June 25, 2018 • 4 minutes

Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship Recipients Announced

Four students receive $3,000 to pursue educational dreams Four students from around the Basin will receive a Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 2017 by the Muth […]

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New Seniors Housing Comes to Cranbrook
June 21, 2018 • 3 minutes

New Seniors Housing Comes to Cranbrook

  Kootenay Street Village will include units for low-income seniors thanks to $3.2-million Trust grant Columbia Basin residents have said our region needs more affordable housing, including the people in […]

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Basin Heritage Gains Ground on Many Fronts
June 20, 2018 • 4 minutes

Basin Heritage Gains Ground on Many Fronts

Columbia Basin Trust supports 42 heritage projects with over $2 million Heritage buildings, archives and museum artifacts are part of how communities in the Basin hold onto their histories. To […]

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Creston Landmark Gets New Lease on Life
June 20, 2018 • 3 minutes

Creston Landmark Gets New Lease on Life

Columbia Basin Trust purchases historically valuable grain elevators As you approach the town of Creston’s downtown core, two rare landmarks stand out: a pair of grain elevators over 80 years […]

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Basin Life 2018 Photo Contest
June 18, 2018 • 1 minute

Basin Life 2018 Photo Contest

The Basin Life 2018 photo contest is now closed. Thanks to everyone who submitted a photo!

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Local Watershed Group Highlighted in New Report
June 12, 2018 • 2 minutes

Local Watershed Group Highlighted in New Report

Sailboats zip across the sparkling lake under a brilliant blue sky. Children burst from the waters with goosebumps on their arms. The skate blades of bundled-up families glide over the […]

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Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program Gets $100,000 Boost
June 11, 2018 • 3 minutes

Farmers’ Market Nutrition Coupon Program Gets $100,000 Boost

Trust support reduces wait lists, adds five new markets, feeds 225 more families Columbia Basin residents, local farmers and local farmers’ markets will all benefit from $100,000 for the BC […]

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Agriculture Forum: Report and Next Steps
June 8, 2018 • 3 minutes

Agriculture Forum: Report and Next Steps

The 2018 Columbia Basin Agriculture Forum was successful in bringing the agricultural community together for two days of conversations, connections, networking, and hearing concerns and issues about market development. Important […]

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Trust Announces Board Changes
May 31, 2018 • 3 minutes

Trust Announces Board Changes

The Trust thanks a departing director and welcomes a new one. Columbia Basin Trust is expressing its thanks to Laurie Page for her years of service on its Board of […]

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Nine New Affordable Rental Units Under Construction in Creston
May 29, 2018 • 2 minutes

Nine New Affordable Rental Units Under Construction in Creston

The Province and the Trust are partnering with the Kootenay Region Association for Community Living, to build and manage nine new affordable rental units in Creston designed for low-income adults with […]

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Connecting Golden to the International Stage
May 28, 2018 • 2 minutes

Connecting Golden to the International Stage

When the Town of Golden welcomed the Freeride World Tour in February 2018, a powerful broadband network became critical. FlexiNET Broadband, a local Internet service provider, worked with Columbia Basin […]

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Trust Supports Acquisition of Land for New Regional Park in Crawford Bay
May 25, 2018 • 2 minutes

Trust Supports Acquisition of Land for New Regional Park in Crawford Bay

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) announced they are taking the next step in the process to purchase land for a new regional park on the East Shore of […]

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