News & Stories - Page 47 - Columbia Basin Trust

March 24, 2021 • 4 minutes

Strengthening Access To Local Food

Trust provides over $850,000 for 24 projects to grow, recover and redistribute food New community-led projects in the Columbia Basin will support access to affordable, quality, local food for residents, […]

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March 25, 2021 • 4 minutes

Breaking New Ground in ʔakisq̓nuk

Partnerships build housing capacity and job opportunities.

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March 31, 2021 • 4 minutes

Sweet Success

At the Procter Village Café, the swirly cinnamon buns are topped with sweet, gooey icing—and are in very high demand. The socially distanced lineup for their cinnamon buns stretched out the door.

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April 1, 2021 • 2 minutes

Affordable homes on the way in Revelstoke

People working in Revelstoke will soon have access to 24 affordable rental homes, with construction starting on a new apartment building in the community.

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April 6, 2021 • 4 minutes

Enhancing Outdoor Community Spaces

As days grow warmer, people in the Columbia Basin are looking forward to enjoying outdoor spaces—those in nature, and those in our communities. Looking ahead to times when restrictions ease, many communities are wondering how they can make the gathering places within their limits more welcoming and useable, or how they can add new ones altogether.

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April 7, 2021 • 3 minutes

Hot Sauce Proves a Hot Product

A Revelstoke farmers market favourite, may soon be in a store near you.

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April 8, 2021 • 3 minutes

More Incredible Local Fare Coming to the Basin

Farmers around the Columbia Basin already produce delicious, healthy food. Soon, the local food sector will have a new way to expand its offerings thanks to the upcoming Kootenay Farms Food Hub. Located in Creston, this facility will provide space and equipment for producers from across the region to create a wide variety of value-added foods and drinks.

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April 15, 2021 • 3 minutes

More Child Care Spaces, Plus Many More Upgrades

Families in the Columbia Basin will soon have more child care options, and children will have better and safer places where they can play, build new skills, grow their imaginations and run about as they develop their bodies and minds.

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April 20, 2021 • 4 minutes

Hope in a Time of Need

Hope Air helps patients access vital medical care far from home.

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April 28, 2021 • 3 minutes

Opening Doors to Indigenous Culture in Trail

In Trail, there is a new dedicated ceremonial space to promote inclusion and remove barriers for Indigenous-led ceremonial practices.

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April 29, 2021 • 5 minutes

Ecosystems and Species-At-Risk Habitat Enhanced

Endangered whitebark pine, pathways for pollinators, wetlands and habitats for swallows and bats will all benefit from new environmental conservation and restoration initiatives as part of Columbia Basin Trust’s Ecosystem Enhancement Program.

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