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Scholarship Helps Students Pursue Their Goals
June 4, 2024 • 3 minutes

Scholarship Helps Students Pursue Their Goals

Three students who have faced and overcome adversity are getting support to help ensure their futures are bright. The students are each receiving a Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship, awarded by […]

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Upgrades to Edwards Lake Campground benefits community
June 5, 2024 • 3 minutes

Upgrades to Edwards Lake Campground benefits community

Major upgrades to the Edwards Lake Campground will make the pristine area even more welcoming for Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi ‘it community members and visitors for years to come.

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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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Fibre-optic transport enables high-speed internet from Trail to Nelson
June 13, 2024 • 2 minutes

Fibre-optic transport enables high-speed internet from Trail to Nelson

A newly completed fibre-optic network between Trail and Nelson via Salmo will help increase capacity for the development of connectivity networks within the region. The project is being led by […]

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Deconstruction of white grain elevator to begin
June 17, 2024 • 4 minutes

Deconstruction of white grain elevator to begin

Trust addresses safety risks while salvaging materials to preserve history (Creston) – Columbia Basin Trust has made the difficult decision to deconstruct the white grain elevator in Creston. While the […]

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Youth Pow Wow celebrates Indigenous culture
June 18, 2024 • 4 minutes

Youth Pow Wow celebrates Indigenous culture

School District 8’s Youth Pow Wow brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth and community members to celebrate Indigenous culture through dance, music, regalia and educational teachings.

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Reviving the Columbia: Indigenous efforts to restore salmon
June 20, 2024 • 3 minutes

Reviving the Columbia: Indigenous efforts to restore salmon

Since 1939, salmon have been blocked from returning to the Canadian portion of the upper Columbia River due to the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. Despite this, Indigenous Nations have remained committed to the goal of salmon reintroduction.

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Season 3 of the Headwaters Podcast Launching this Summer
June 20, 2024 • 2 minutes

Season 3 of the Headwaters Podcast Launching this Summer

Season 3 episodes will be available starting in the summer Kootenay Mountain Culture Productions, in partnership with Columbia Basin Trust, is excited to announce that it will release the third […]

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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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Growing small-town pride, one community at a time
July 2, 2024 • 4 minutes

Growing small-town pride, one community at a time

Fernie Pride has brought together ten pride groups from across the Basin every month to foster collaboration, build capacity and ensure organizational sustainability.

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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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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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