Supporting the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin
New faces, new Vice-Chair on Trust Board Columbia Basin Trust welcomes five new members to its Board of Directors and recognizes the contributions of the departing directors. It also wishes to acknowledge the reappointment of three current directors. The new […]
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 […]
Renovations are under way at Lilac Terrace, which will provide an additional 12 units of affordable housing for seniors with low to moderate incomes in Sparwood. The project is being spearheaded by the Elk Valley Seniors Housing Society and supported […]
28 projects receive support from the Trust’s Social Grants Twenty-eight projects that support social well-being have been approved to receive over $1.3 million in funding through Columbia Basin Trust’s Social Grants. “These projects clearly illustrate the strength we have in […]
Two-year support to go toward increasing public avalanche safety Avalanche Canada is receiving $325,000 over two years from Columbia Basin Trust to help it continue its work of increasing public safety for winter backcountry users. Avalanche Canada is a national […]
Valemount’s Swift Creek Trail has a new suspension bridge spanning the creek, replacing an old, damaged bridge that was no longer safe. The project was funded in part by the Trust. The bridge is part of a community vision to […]
