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Enhancing Outdoor Community Spaces
April 6, 2021 • 4 minutes

Enhancing Outdoor Community Spaces

As days grow warmer, people in the Columbia Basin are looking forward to enjoying outdoor spaces—those in nature, and those in our communities. Looking ahead to times when restrictions ease, many communities are wondering how they can make the gathering places within their limits more welcoming and useable, or how they can add new ones altogether.

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Affordable homes on the way in Revelstoke
April 1, 2021 • 2 minutes

Affordable homes on the way in Revelstoke

People working in Revelstoke will soon have access to 24 affordable rental homes, with construction starting on a new apartment building in the community.

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Sweet Success
March 31, 2021 • 4 minutes

Sweet Success

At the Procter Village Café, the swirly cinnamon buns are topped with sweet, gooey icing—and are in very high demand. The socially distanced lineup for their cinnamon buns stretched out the door.

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Breaking New Ground in ʔakisq̓nuk
March 25, 2021 • 4 minutes

Breaking New Ground in ʔakisq̓nuk

Partnerships build housing capacity and job opportunities.

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Strengthening Access To Local Food
March 24, 2021 • 4 minutes

Strengthening Access To Local Food

Trust provides over $850,000 for 24 projects to grow, recover and redistribute food New community-led projects in the Columbia Basin will support access to affordable, quality, local food for residents, […]

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Non-Profits To Close Technology Gaps
March 22, 2021 • 4 minutes

Non-Profits To Close Technology Gaps

The Trust provides over $1 million to 178 organizations  Non-profit, community and Indigenous groups in the Basin will receive support for technology-related initiatives with funding from Columbia Basin Trust this […]

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A Refreshed Future for a Local Brewery
March 16, 2021 • 5 minutes

A Refreshed Future for a Local Brewery

Nelson Brewing Company owners refine their business skills for continued growth.

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Projects Boost Social Well-Being
March 15, 2021 • 4 minutes

Projects Boost Social Well-Being

42 projects receive over $800,000 from Columbia Basin Trust

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Regional Online Climate Science Resource Expands
March 4, 2021 • 2 minutes

Regional Online Climate Science Resource Expands

Columbia Basin Climate Source website updated to inform and educate New environmental and climate data plus new digital tools are available on the Columbia Basin Climate Source website, www.basinclimatesource.ca. The […]

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Province partners with Columbia Basin Trust to reduce wildfire risks
March 3, 2021 • 3 minutes

Province partners with Columbia Basin Trust to reduce wildfire risks

The B.C. government is investing $2.4 million to complete wildfire risk reduction projects in the Columbia Basin as part of its economic recovery plan to create jobs and help communities […]

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25 Projects Take To The Trails
March 1, 2021 • 4 minutes

25 Projects Take To The Trails

Columbia Basin Trust supports trail improvements with nearly $500,000 Trails around the Columbia Basin will see upgrades and additions this spring to make them safer and more accessible. This is thanks […]

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Kootenay parents to benefit from more child care spaces
March 1, 2021 • 2 minutes

Kootenay parents to benefit from more child care spaces

Families in the Kootenays will have access to almost 150 new licensed child care spaces as part of the ongoing efforts by the Trust and the Province to increase access […]

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