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Forging a bright future
September 5, 2024 • 1 minute

Forging a bright future

The Selkirk College Blacksmithing and Metal Art Program received a recent upgrade with the installation of four new state-of-the-art forges.

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Projects Highlight Basin Arts and Culture
September 4, 2024 • 2 minutes

Projects Highlight Basin Arts and Culture

Around the Columbia Basin, artists and arts and culture organizations have exciting plans when it comes to creating and sharing art, music, theatre and much more. Through funding from Columbia […]

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A college gets mobile
September 3, 2024 • 2 minutes

A college gets mobile

In an effort to elevate and diversify the college experience for students, College of the Rockies introduced an innovative mobile classroom in 2023.

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From passion to profit: how RevUp transformed Micah’s Plumbing business
August 14, 2024 • 5 minutes

From passion to profit: how RevUp transformed Micah’s Plumbing business

The Trust's Basin RevUp program is helping businesses like Micah's Plumbing, Heating & Cooling in the Nelson area accelerate into the future.

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Crafting a Golden brewery
August 7, 2024 • 2 minutes

Crafting a Golden brewery

Established in Golden in 2016 by Kent Donaldson and Mark Nagao, Whitetooth Brewing is renowned for its Belgian-inspired and West Coast-influenced ales.

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There’s no place like a cozy, affordable, energy-wise home
August 7, 2024 • 2 minutes

There’s no place like a cozy, affordable, energy-wise home

The Trust is supporting groups throughout the region as they do energy retrofits on existing affordable rental buildings and build new affordable homes.

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The Bucks claim their stompin’ grounds
August 7, 2024 • 4 minutes

The Bucks claim their stompin’ grounds

The Cranbrook Bucks bring the joy of hockey back to Cranbrook after the departure of the Kootenay Ice in 2019.

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Literacy: It’s more than reading and writing
August 7, 2024 • 3 minutes

Literacy: It’s more than reading and writing

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) delivers literacy programming across the Basin for all ages. Included in the programming, CBAL’s digital programs are teaching seniors about connecting through social media, how to navigate online forms and more.

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An abundance of options for Revelstoke youth
August 7, 2024 • 2 minutes

An abundance of options for Revelstoke youth

Part of the Trust's Basin Youth Network, Revelstoke's Stoke Youth Network is helping local youth find their voices, make connections and providing the space to collaborate on priorities for their community.

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New Community Liaison Brings Expertise to East Kootenay
August 6, 2024 • 3 minutes

New Community Liaison Brings Expertise to East Kootenay

James Woodall brings social work background and nonprofit experience to role Columbia Basin Trust welcomes James Woodall to its Community Liaison team. With 12 years of experience running a non-profit, […]

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Diligent monitoring helps keep potentially disastrous mussels out
July 30, 2024 • 3 minutes

Diligent monitoring helps keep potentially disastrous mussels out

The Invasive Mussel Defence Program's goal is simple: keep invasive zebra and quagga mussels out of provincial waterways. And, so far, the program has managed to do just that.

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Edgewood makes good things happen
July 23, 2024 • 3 minutes

Edgewood makes good things happen

Edgewood is a quaint community of 250 residents on the western shore of Lower Arrow Lake. A town with a big heart, and residents that are willing to go the extra mile to help their community flourish.

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