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12 ways to reduce waste this holiday season
December 12, 2024 • 3 minutes

12 ways to reduce waste this holiday season

Tips on how to minimize your environmental footprint this holiday season.

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Trail Skills Centre Expands
December 11, 2024 • 4 minutes

Trail Skills Centre Expands

The Trail Skills Centre has a new, vibrant home in downtown Trail, and are poised to continue helping people improve their career prospects.

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Delivering food amid growing need
December 3, 2024 • 4 minutes

Delivering food amid growing need

The Trust is helping 39 food banks, First Nations and Métis organizations across the Basin this holiday season.

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Solar Power Shines on Affordable Housing
December 2, 2024 • 3 minutes

Solar Power Shines on Affordable Housing

Families and seniors in nine affordable housing buildings across seven Columbia Basin communities will soon enjoy clean, renewable energy. Supported by nearly $600,000 from Columbia Basin Trust, these buildings are […]

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A centre upgrades its lights to benefit Golden seniors
November 27, 2024 • 4 minutes

A centre upgrades its lights to benefit Golden seniors

The Golden Seniors Community Centre's future is bright thanks in part to recent lighting upgrades to the facility.

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Bats get a new room to roost
November 20, 2024 • 1 minute

Bats get a new room to roost

Twelve species of bats call the Basin home, such as the Yuma myotis and endangered little brown myotis, and fulfill important functions in ecosystems like wetlands and forests, including consuming a significant number of insects.

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Marysville Falls Walkway revitalized
November 20, 2024 • 2 minutes

Marysville Falls Walkway revitalized

The Marysville Falls Walkway, a popular recreation resource for Kimberley and Marysville residents and visitors, has been lovingly revitalized by the Rotary Club of Kimberley, creating better access for everyone.

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Contractor Hired to Deconstruct White Grain Elevator
November 15, 2024 • 2 minutes

Contractor Hired to Deconstruct White Grain Elevator

Columbia Basin Trust has hired Phoenix Enterprises Ltd. to begin the careful and complex deconstruction of the white grain elevator in Creston, starting November 18. The deconstruction process will ensure […]

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Sparwood Food Bank finds a forever home
November 13, 2024 • 5 minutes

Sparwood Food Bank finds a forever home

Dedicated to serving the needs of their community, this spring the Sparwood Food Bank needed to find a new location fast. With support from the Trust, the food bank has found a permanent home to call their own.

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Powering Fauquier’s Future
November 6, 2024 • 3 minutes

Powering Fauquier’s Future

The Fauquier Community Club has taken action to upgrade its well-used community hall, ensuring it’s prepared for future emergencies while reducing its environmental footprint and operational costs.

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A wetland gets vital attention
October 29, 2024 • 3 minutes

A wetland gets vital attention

Restoring, protecting and speaking up for the land is at the heart of a five-year project being implemented by the Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it First Nation, focused on the northern portion of Shottanana Lake.

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Sparwood Food Bank Relocates to New Home
September 20, 2024 • 2 minutes

Sparwood Food Bank Relocates to New Home

The Sparwood Food Bank is excited to announce it is relocation to a new facility at 114 Centennial Street in Sparwood. This move marks a significant milestone in their mission […]

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Kathleen Hart

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khart@ourtrust.org
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