News & Stories - Page 8 - Columbia Basin Trust

April 10, 2025 • 2 minutes

Powering Through Outages In Seniors’ Housing

The Trust is supporting emergency preparedness for rural seniors housing facilities in the Basin with the addition of backup power systems including at Abbey Manor in Kaslo.

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March 26, 2025 • 2 minutes

The Trust Breaks Ground on New Nakusp Office

Columbia Basin Trust officially broke ground today on its new office at 83 Nelson Avenue N in Nakusp. The new location reinforces the Trust’s long-term commitment to the community. Construction […]

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March 25, 2025 • 2 minutes

Pickleball popularity grows in Fruitvale

More people are picking up pickleball as their sport of choice. With support from the Trust and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Beaver Valley residents have more courts to play on.

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March 19, 2025 • 3 minutes

Creating Jobs While Enhancing Basin Trails

The Trust’s Basin Job Experience Trail Crews Program helps organizations like the Salmo Valley Trail Society keep their trail networks safe and accessible all while creating opportunities and hands-on skills development for local workers.

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March 12, 2025 • 4 minutes

Dedication in Action: Three Long-Serving Women at the Trust

These three women share a common thread—a passion for the work they do and the communities they support.

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March 10, 2025 • 7 minutes

Ecosystem Improvements on the Horizon

Ecosystem Enhancement Program projects will include forest thinning and prescribed burning on the east side of Columbia Lake through a partnership between the Ktunaxa Nation Council, ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation and the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

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March 6, 2025 • 4 minutes

Supporting Improvements to Seniors’ Housing

Seniors’ spaces across the Basin will see more amenities for health, comfort and engagement including the new Ash Street residence in Valemount.

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February 26, 2025 • 3 minutes

Families thrive in ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation and beyond

Free activities including outdoor adventures like fishing days and day hikes are connecting families while building community and relationships of support thanks to the ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation's Little Badgers Early Learning Centre.

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February 19, 2025 • 2 minutes

Kaslo Thrift Store — Give a little, help a lot

The Kaslo Thrift store runs on community spirit, giving back to residents and local efforts year-round. Now with the addition of a solar array, insulation, new roof and other improvements to their critical storage outbuilding, volunteers can work comfortably while reducing operational costs.

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February 12, 2025 • 4 minutes

Pursuing an education locally

Each year, the Trust's Columbia Basin Bursary Program helps students at Selkirk College, College of the Rockies and Okanagan College's Revelstoke campus reach their educational goals.

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February 11, 2025 • 2 minutes

New Community Liaison Strengthens Support for Northwest Basin

New Community Liaison Amanda Murphy will support communities in the Basin’s Northwest region including Revelstoke, Nakusp, New Denver, Silverton, Slocan and more.

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