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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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New Community Liaison enhances support for Southwest Basin
July 18, 2024 • 3 minutes

New Community Liaison enhances support for Southwest Basin

Aron Burke joins Columbia Basin Trust as a Community Liaison Aron Burke, a new yet familiar face in the West Kootenay, has joined Columbia Basin Trust as a Community Liaison. […]

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A lifeline from above
July 16, 2024 • 4 minutes

A lifeline from above

Hope Air has been providing support to Basin residents for nearly 25 years and have assisted patients across the country in need with over 170,000 travel arrangements since their inception in 1986.

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Ready to yodel for a long time to come
July 9, 2024 • 3 minutes

Ready to yodel for a long time to come

The world’s largest free-standing cuckoo clock is getting a facelift. The Kimberley landmark, originally installed in 1972, has been in need of an upgrade for years. With recent support from the Trust, Happy Hans will be bringing smiles to the Platzl for years to come.

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Growing small-town pride, one community at a time
July 2, 2024 • 4 minutes

Growing small-town pride, one community at a time

Fernie Pride has brought together ten pride groups from across the Basin every month to foster collaboration, build capacity and ensure organizational sustainability.

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A youth creates impact in New Denver
June 26, 2024 • 2 minutes

A youth creates impact in New Denver

Cassandra Qiu was awarded a 2023 Youth Community Service Award from Columbia Basin Trust for her outstanding volunteerism.

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Season 3 of the Headwaters Podcast Launching this Summer
June 20, 2024 • 2 minutes

Season 3 of the Headwaters Podcast Launching this Summer

Season 3 episodes will be available starting in the summer Kootenay Mountain Culture Productions, in partnership with Columbia Basin Trust, is excited to announce that it will release the third […]

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Reviving the Columbia: Indigenous efforts to restore salmon
June 20, 2024 • 3 minutes

Reviving the Columbia: Indigenous efforts to restore salmon

Since 1939, salmon have been blocked from returning to the Canadian portion of the upper Columbia River due to the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. Despite this, Indigenous Nations have remained committed to the goal of salmon reintroduction.

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Youth Pow Wow celebrates Indigenous culture
June 18, 2024 • 4 minutes

Youth Pow Wow celebrates Indigenous culture

School District 8’s Youth Pow Wow brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth and community members to celebrate Indigenous culture through dance, music, regalia and educational teachings.

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