Progress on the community garden and kitchen renovation at the community hall is well underway since Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services received funding from Columbia Basin Trust, which included expert guidance from a food advisor, who helped draft a comprehensive food access and recovery plan.

With their recent participation in our Basin RevUp program, Give ‘Er Shirt Works not only grew their business, but their new 6,000 square-foot production facility and software upgrades are helping them stay on trend and reach new heights.

The Village of Kaslo’s FireSmart committee decided to focused on engaging youth in the community in 2023 by hiring Youth FireSmart Coordinator, Kenya Blouin.

After participating in the Trust’s Basin Business Advisors program, Audrey Duval focused on hiring people to help with administrative tasks so she could get back to what she loves most: coaching.

Homeowners in the new Lakeview Meadows community in Windermere decided on a mutual goal to improve their resilience to potentially disastrous wildfires.

Accessible support like the Trust’s Early Childhood Educator Training Wage Program ensures a bright future for both ECEs and the young children growing up in Basin communities.

This non-profit received support from the Trust and other community partners to purchase a commercial building that will benefit the public on a long-term basis.

The Trust’s Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program has supported Silver in employing six employees from May through October for the past three years.

Katherine Russell, glass artist, shifts her focus to improve her online presence and reach more people following one-on-one coaching from the Trust’s Basin Business Advisors Program.

Knowing that comfortable, affordable and safe space is available opens up the Basin as an option when people are considering their futures.

Three communities add new affordable rental housing.

First Nations in the Basin upgrade and add affordable rental housing