Projects

The Valley Community Services Society will provide training to staff and community volunteers to support the growing number of seniors who are experiencing early dementia in the Creston area.

The Kaslo Housing Society will coordinate community efforts related to affordable housing including identifying opportunities to create new affordable housing units, assisting existing housing groups to improve their current housing stock, maintaining a local housing directory and offering resources and...

Install a sprinkler system in the Langham Cultural Centre.

School District #20 will continue their ongoing work to build a sustainable, food secure environment for all its students. This includes developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy that supports breakfast programs, collaborating with community partners to source local food, garden...

Provide funds for Future of Food in The Kootenays Conference which will stimulate educate and foment community development and land management and other variables in the direction of local and regional food production self reliance and cooperation. The conference will...

The Ktunaxa Nation Council will identify and research the traditional justice systems, including kinship systems, of the many Aboriginal cultures represented in the populations served by the Ktunaxa Nation. The project also includes assessing the feasibility of, developing and delivering...

The Canadian Mental Health Association will provide coordination and support services to both the Community Coordination for Safety in Relationships committee and the East Kootenay Sexualized Assault Response Team to ensure and entrench ongoing collaboration and cooperation between the two...

The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley will provide training to volunteers at several hospices in the Basin to expand and improve their ability to support people who are experiencing losses related to trauma and suicide.

Creation of a new community event to be held December 8 9 2007. The project will replicate a traditional European Christmas Market and will include an arts and culture program including local artists and craftsmen.

The Revelstoke Women's Shelter Society will deliver separate community-based peer-support counselling services for men and women experiencing isolation, anxiety, depression and other life challenges. Experts from the community will be engaged to lead counselling sessions weekly, and participants will be...

The Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services Society will continue the development and operation of a social enterprise that will provide training and long-term employment opportunities for people with diverse abilities in the Nakusp area. Employees will gain marketable work...