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2024 Our Trust

Celebrating the community projects and programs we were proud to be a part of in 2024.

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Basin Stories
Bats get a new room to roost
November 20, 2024 • 1 minute

Bats get a new room to roost

Twelve species of bats call the Basin home, such as the Yuma myotis and endangered little brown myotis, and fulfill important functions in ecosystems like wetlands and forests, including consuming a significant number of insects.

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A wetland gets vital attention
October 29, 2024 • 3 minutes

A wetland gets vital attention

Restoring, protecting and speaking up for the land is at the heart of a five-year project being implemented by the Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it First Nation, focused on the northern portion of Shottanana Lake.

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Ready, set, prevent
September 17, 2024 • 3 minutes

Ready, set, prevent

Organizations throughout the Basin are implementing a variety of strategies to manage wildfire risk. These proactive measures aim to prevent wildfires when possible and respond effectively to contain and extinguish them quickly, thereby minimizing damage and enhancing community resilience.

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Basin groups make climate-positive moves
September 11, 2024 • 2 minutes

Basin groups make climate-positive moves

Groups of all sizes are acting now to make the Basin more resilient to climate change while mitigating and adapting to its impacts.

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Forging a bright future
September 5, 2024 • 1 minute

Forging a bright future

The Selkirk College Blacksmithing and Metal Art Program received a recent upgrade with the installation of four new state-of-the-art forges.

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A college gets mobile
September 3, 2024 • 2 minutes

A college gets mobile

In an effort to elevate and diversify the college experience for students, College of the Rockies introduced an innovative mobile classroom in 2023.

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Crafting a Golden brewery
August 7, 2024 • 2 minutes

Crafting a Golden brewery

Established in Golden in 2016 by Kent Donaldson and Mark Nagao, Whitetooth Brewing is renowned for its Belgian-inspired and West Coast-influenced ales.

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There’s no place like a cozy, affordable, energy-wise home
August 7, 2024 • 2 minutes

There’s no place like a cozy, affordable, energy-wise home

The Trust is supporting groups throughout the region as they do energy retrofits on existing affordable rental buildings and build new affordable homes.

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The Bucks claim their stompin’ grounds
August 7, 2024 • 4 minutes

The Bucks claim their stompin’ grounds

The Cranbrook Bucks bring the joy of hockey back to Cranbrook after the departure of the Kootenay Ice in 2019.

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Basin Stories
Literacy: It’s more than reading and writing
August 7, 2024 • 3 minutes

Literacy: It’s more than reading and writing

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) delivers literacy programming across the Basin for all ages. Included in the programming, CBAL’s digital programs are teaching seniors about connecting through social media, how to navigate online forms and more.

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An abundance of options for Revelstoke youth
August 7, 2024 • 2 minutes

An abundance of options for Revelstoke youth

Part of the Trust's Basin Youth Network, Revelstoke's Stoke Youth Network is helping local youth find their voices, make connections and providing the space to collaborate on priorities for their community.

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Diligent monitoring helps keep potentially disastrous mussels out
July 30, 2024 • 3 minutes

Diligent monitoring helps keep potentially disastrous mussels out

The Invasive Mussel Defence Program's goal is simple: keep invasive zebra and quagga mussels out of provincial waterways. And, so far, the program has managed to do just that.

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Edgewood makes good things happen
July 23, 2024 • 3 minutes

Edgewood makes good things happen

Edgewood is a quaint community of 250 residents on the western shore of Lower Arrow Lake. A town with a big heart, and residents that are willing to go the extra mile to help their community flourish.

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A lifeline from above
July 16, 2024 • 4 minutes

A lifeline from above

Hope Air has been providing support to Basin residents for nearly 25 years and have assisted patients across the country in need with over 170,000 travel arrangements since their inception in 1986.

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Ready to yodel for a long time to come
July 9, 2024 • 3 minutes

Ready to yodel for a long time to come

The world’s largest free-standing cuckoo clock is getting a facelift. The Kimberley landmark, originally installed in 1972, has been in need of an upgrade for years. With recent support from the Trust, Happy Hans will be bringing smiles to the Platzl for years to come.

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Basin Stories
A youth creates impact in New Denver
June 26, 2024 • 2 minutes

A youth creates impact in New Denver

Cassandra Qiu was awarded a 2023 Youth Community Service Award from Columbia Basin Trust for her outstanding volunteerism.

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Youth come first at Foundry
June 12, 2024 • 3 minutes

Youth come first at Foundry

Foundry East Kootenay recently opened its doors becoming the latest in a string of Foundry Centres across the province. The Foundry is a network of integrated health and social service centres for young people between the ages of 12 and 24.

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Park promotes fun in Fauquier
May 29, 2024 • 2 minutes

Park promotes fun in Fauquier

The new playground in Fauquier features something for all ages, including new park equipment and walking trails. Adjacent to the community hall and outdoor pavilion, the park is poised to enhance the quality of life for locals, as well as assist in sustaining a strong community.

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A beekeeper sweetens her skills
May 22, 2024 • 4 minutes

A beekeeper sweetens her skills

Business advisory services educate entrepreneurs, including this apiarist who keeps about 400 colonies of bees which produce award-winning honey in the Creston area.

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Cleanline Automotive expands capacity and operations
May 15, 2024 • 5 minutes

Cleanline Automotive expands capacity and operations

Invermere auto repair company levels up with support from the Basin RevUp program.

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Tending campsites and trails while strengthening their futures
April 5, 2024 • 3 minutes

Tending campsites and trails while strengthening their futures

Over five years, the program has created 66 jobs in the Basin, covering four recreation districts, and overseeing 557 recreation sites and hundreds of kilometers of trail.

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Valemount’s new bus keeps the community rolling
February 6, 2024 • 4 minutes

Valemount’s new bus keeps the community rolling

The Valemount Community Bus Society recently invested in a new passenger bus that is now on the move, connecting seniors, youth, and children to the places and outings they love.

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Salmo Ski Hill: a beacon of affordable winter fun
January 23, 2024 • 3 minutes

Salmo Ski Hill: a beacon of affordable winter fun

Recent energy retrofit upgrades at the Salmo Ski Hill lodge and patrol building, breathe new life into original structures from the 1960s and enhance energy efficiency to cut operational costs.

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Elk Valley Hospice leads with heart
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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Terra Firma Farms keeps growing
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.

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