Remarkable stories of people and places in the Columbia Basin.
Draft Watershed Action Plan Ready for Public Review Now A draft plan that identifies actions to help conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in the upper Kootenay River, including Koocanusa […]
Groups seeking up to $10,000 may apply now Community groups, organizations and societies with project ideas that will maintain or enhance environmental conditions are invited to apply for a grant […]
Public-input meetings start Wednesday, May 14 Many local sport and recreation groups have common issues: from training coaches and referees, to attracting and retaining volunteers. To help these groups share […]
Helping the environment through the Trust’s Environmental Initiatives Program Thirty-seven projects will receive a combined total of $610,000 from Columbia Basin Trust’s Environmental Initiatives Program. These projects will help educate […]
Five-year plan shaped by input from Basin residents The Trust’s new Environment Strategic Plan is now completed and will guide the Trust’s water and environment initiatives from 2014 to 2019. […]
32 projects receive support from the Trust’s Social Grants Program Thirty-two projects that support social well-being have been approved to receive nearly $1 million in funding from Columbia Basin Trust’s […]
Application forms for popular Summer Works Program available Feb. 21 If you own a small business in the Basin, you can get financial help to hire a student over the […]
The Kootenay Climbing Association is pleased to announce that Columbia Basin Trust has approved $20,000 for a new climbing gym at Selkirk College’s 10th Street Campus through their Community Development […]
West Kootenay residents who can’t afford a lawyer and are navigating the family law system on their own are invited to access a new resource: the Family Law Support Program. […]
15 projects to receive support from the Trust’s Youth Grants Program Fifteen projects that benefit Basin youth were recently approved to receive funding through Columbia Basin Trust’s Youth Grants Program. […]
In 1913, Monrad Wigen started a small box factory near Creston, in Wynndel. One hundred years later, Wigen’s descendants are still operating Wynndel Box & Lumber, making it the oldest […]
Taghum Stop is a gas bar, convenience store and liquor agency that serves the people who live near and travel the highway west of Nelson. In operation since the mid-1950s, […]
