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. […]
Funding To Help Boost Investment
Columbia Basin Trust commits $275,000 over three years to Invest Kootenay A regional partnership that focuses on developing tools to attract and retain investment in Basin communities will receive a funding boost over the next two years. With a commitment […]
We Want Your Input on Plans to Conserve Local Fish and Wildlife
Draft Watershed Action Plan Ready for Public Review Now A draft plan that identifies actions to help conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in the upper Kootenay River, including Koocanusa Reservoir, is ready for final public review. The Watershed Action […]
Grants Available for Environmental Projects
Groups seeking up to $10,000 may apply now Community groups, organizations and societies with project ideas that will maintain or enhance environmental conditions are invited to apply for a grant of up to $10,000. Apply now through June 27, 2014, […]
Sport Groups Come Together to Form North Kootenay Council
Public-input meetings start Wednesday, May 14 Many local sport and recreation groups have common issues: from training coaches and referees, to attracting and retaining volunteers. To help these groups share solutions and resources, the Kaslo Sufferfest Society has spearheaded a […]
From Educating To Restoring
Helping the environment through the Trust’s Environmental Initiatives Program Thirty-seven projects will receive a combined total of $610,000 from Columbia Basin Trust’s Environmental Initiatives Program. These projects will help educate the public about the environment, or maintain or enhance the […]