Supporting the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin
May is Social Enterprise Month. A social enterprise is a business operated by a non-profit organization that both generates income from sales and creates social, environmental or cultural value. To strengthen these types of businesses year-round, Columbia Basin Trust offers […]
Of businesses interviewed, nearly half in Sparwood and over half in Kimberley say they are growing. This information comes from two Business Retention and Expansion reports released by the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute. Business Retention and Expansion focuses on […]
More than $500,000 in Funding Announced The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) and Columbia Basin Trust (the Trust) have approved 11 fish and wildlife projects that will help conserve and enhance ecosystems in the upper Kootenay River watershed, including […]
Columbia Basin Trust program helps the environment Thirty-nine projects have recently been granted a combined total of over $1.3 million from Columbia Basin Trust’s Environment Grants. Funds are also currently available for groups seeking grants of up to $10,000 for […]
Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation working to bring fibre optics into the city A high-speed fibre optic network may soon be coming to Rossland thanks to help from the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Basin […]
Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative makes way for new programming Since 2008, communities throughout the Columbia Basin have been planning for a changing climate with help from the Trust’s Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative (CACCI). Fourteen Basin communities […]
