Supporting the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin
Upgrades to the Gyro Park tennis courts and the development of four pickleball courts are complete thanks in large part to Columbia Basin Trust’s Recreation Infrastructure Grant program. The Trust grant of $120,000 made up the lion’s share of the […]
$725,000 investment in the Upper Kootenay River watershed Fourteen fish and wildlife projects aimed at the Upper Kootenay River watershed are getting under way thanks to Upper Kootenay Ecosystem Enhancement Plan (UKEEP) Grants. The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program administers […]
Trails BC is pleased to announce that funding has been secured for Phase 3 and the completion of the Cranbrook to Wardner Trans Canada Trail project. At a ceremony on Wednesday, June 8th at one of the current work sites […]
If you’re relatively new to the community, you may not know the railway once held an important role in Nakusp and area. The Nakusp Rail Committee will soon be changing this by installing an old caboose and rail snow plow […]
Construction has begun in Invermere on a new flexible, multi-purpose community hall. The Columbia Valley Centre will be able to accommodate as many as 500 people, will house the local library and will offer spaces that can be reconfigured to […]
Our climate is changing. Temperatures and precipitation in the Basin are becoming more extreme and increasing the risk of flooding, drought and wildfire. Basin communities have told us that one of their priorities is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and […]
