Basin Stories - Page 31 - Columbia Basin Trust

September 19, 2017 • 3 minutes

Growing Our Wetlands and Grasslands

Our region is known for the grandeur of its mountains, lakes, rivers and forests. Yet wetlands and grasslands are also vital to its ecology.

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September 19, 2017 • 4 minutes

A Catalyst for Economic Growth

Brian Fry was a Rossland tech entrepreneur who was looking to bring his latest tech-based enterprise to life.

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September 19, 2017 • 3 minutes

Connecting Kootenay Lake

The lakes and rivers of the Columbia Basin have connected the people of our region for centuries.

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September 18, 2017 • 3 minutes

Slocan Steps Forward for Seniors

Through sunshine and drizzle, 91-year-old Lydia Kania was quick with the smiles as she hiked the Slocan Valley Rail Trail.

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September 10, 2017 • 1 minute

Putting a Priority on Happiness

Seniors in the Basin want to live in comfortable surroundings with the level of services they need.

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September 10, 2017 • 3 minutes

2017 Snapshots

Looking back on 2017.

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July 28, 2017 • 3 minutes

Putting Skills into Play

As a business student at College of the Rockies, Brandon Ouillette knows how important it is to gain an education in business outside the classroom.

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July 14, 2017 • 2 minutes

Edgewater Community Park Ups its Game

Volunteers built the sports facilities in Edgewater 20 years ago, and it will be volunteers doing a lot of the work to make improvements to the community park this year.

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September 18, 2016 • 6 minutes

Live, Work and Play

It’s easy to fall in love with the Columbia Basin.

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September 18, 2016 • 2 minutes

Order Out of Chaos

SOAHC Estate Wines Business Manager Trent Winterhalder admits that growing grapes according to biodynamic principles can sort of “make it sound as though we’re into New Age stuff, but we’re not.”

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September 18, 2016 • 2 minutes

Into the Woods

Second-generation loggers Dennis and Brian Hoobanoff have seen quite a few changes in forest industry practices since their dad started cutting timber in the 1960s, and they say the changes have had a profound effect on their logging operation.

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