Supporting the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin
Business professionals give back to their community by investing their time in young learners. The Trust has partnered with JA British Columbia (JABC) to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit in local youth and inspire community mentors through Be Entrepreneurial. The program […]
Columbia Basin Trust is supporting 12 climate action projects through the first year of its three-year Climate Action Program with $540,000. This support will help several communities in the Columbia Basin adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. […]
For the first time in 30 years, new housing is coming to the Shuswap community. The construction of two new duplexes is nearing completion at the Old Village Site and will feature both two and three bedroom units. The new […]
In 2017, the Trust launched the Child Care Support Program to help maintain and create child care spaces in the Basin. In the first year, the program distributed $1.2 million to support the creation of 116 new child care spaces, […]
Twenty communities focus on mitigating wildfire with over $800,000 from Columbia Basin Trust (Columbia Basin) – Wildfire can rapidly destroy homes, communities and lives. To brace against this danger—now becoming more of a risk than ever because of a hotter, […]
The Government of British Columbia and Columbia Basin Trust are partnering with Valemount Affordable Rentals Society (VARS) to provide better affordable rental housing options for students and low-income people in the Valemount region. The Province and the Trust have helped […]
