Supporting the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin
New ecosystem enhancement plan is final A new plan to conserve and enhance ecosystems in the upper Kootenay River watershed, including the Koocanusa Reservoir, is now final and ready to be implemented. The new Upper Kootenay Ecosystem Enhancement Plan (UKEEP) […]
Apply now for youth, social and environment grants Are you planning a project that will help youth, social well-being or the environment? The Trust may be able to help. “We are pleased to make nearly $2 million available to support […]
Since 1956, the Cranbrook Society for Community Living has promoted the inclusion of Cranbrook citizens who have an intellectual impairment into the fabric of community life. Providing residential services is one of the society’s many programs. When an opportunity arose […]
A new 18-unit apartment complex has opened in Invermere, while construction has started on a six-unit townhouse family complex in Creston. Both of these offer more affordable housing options for low-income families in the Basin. These projects are part of […]
Columbia Basin Trust is offering an exciting opportunity to Basin residents: to volunteer on its Environment Grants Evaluation Committee. Members will serve a three-year term and will review environment grant applications and make funding recommendations. For more information and to […]
Grade eight students in Sparwood have learned about stream health and how water flows through their community thanks to the Trust’s Know Your Watershed program. They also built a Wild Water activities kit to donate to a local daycare centre. […]
