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Non-profits get climate-smart
February 13, 2024 • 3 minutes

Non-profits get climate-smart

29 projects receive support from Columbia Basin Trust Twenty-nine non-profit organizations in the Columbia Basin are undertaking projects to reduce their energy use, create fewer greenhouse gases and adapt to […]

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Educational wildfire films create new jobs
February 14, 2024 • 4 minutes

Educational wildfire films create new jobs

The Harrop‐Procter Community Co‐operative created four educational films on wildfire risk reduction with the goal of attracting and keeping the interest of an audience spanning the entire province of BC and beyond, all while creating jobs for professionals in the arts sector.

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Promoting safety, independence and calm
February 20, 2024 • 4 minutes

Promoting safety, independence and calm

New amenities like loungers and an entranceway shoe rack are helping to make an environment that's cozier and calmer while supporting comfort, safety and healthy childhood development.

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The Trust focuses on a healthy, resilient future
February 21, 2024 • 4 minutes

The Trust focuses on a healthy, resilient future

Columbia Basin Trust releases new plan; celebrates results of residents’ efforts in last strategic plan In its aim to support people and communities in the Columbia Basin, Columbia Basin Trust […]

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New Members Join Columbia Basin Trust Board
February 26, 2024 • 3 minutes

New Members Join Columbia Basin Trust Board

The Trust welcomes representatives from Nelson, Nakusp and Cranbrook Three new members are joining the Board of Directors of Columbia Basin Trust, becoming part of the 12-member Board which helps […]

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A mushroom enthusiast grows his business
February 27, 2024 • 4 minutes

A mushroom enthusiast grows his business

Accessing the Trust's Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program has helped Robin Mercy of Mr. Mercy's Mushrooms in Kaslo hire the people he needs to meet a growing demand for his locally grown delicacies.

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Enhancements focus on ecosystem health
February 28, 2024 • 4 minutes

Enhancements focus on ecosystem health

Four new in-depth projects receive support from Columbia Basin Trust Making changes to ecosystems in the Columbia Basin takes time, which is why four organizations are undertaking long-term projects to […]

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Communities focus on wildfire resiliency and readiness
March 13, 2024 • 3 minutes

Communities focus on wildfire resiliency and readiness

Columbia Basin Trust supports 43 projects to create plans, buy equipment and provide training Wildfires can sweep in at any moment. To make sure that they’re prepared, small, rural communities […]

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Beef business booms in Jaffray
March 19, 2024 • 4 minutes

Beef business booms in Jaffray

Jaffray's Bolen Livestock brings local food to the South Country and with support from the Trust's Food Producer Wage Subsidy, the family business is growing in new directions.

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Barks & Recreation: learning new tricks for success
March 26, 2024 • 4 minutes

Barks & Recreation: learning new tricks for success

Barks and Recreation has provided the Trail area with pet services for more than a decade. Their recent completion of the Trust's RevUp program has them poised to continue growing as a small business.

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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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Getting energized – smartly
April 10, 2024 • 4 minutes

Getting energized – smartly

We need healthy food to eat and affordable housing to live in. We need services that help us live our best lives. At the same time, we need to consider how we can reduce our contributions to climate change and adapt to the shifts to come.

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Hart, Kathleen

Communications Coordinator
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khart@ourtrust.org
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