The Headwaters

With Trust support, Nelson Community Food Centre has increased their capacity to provide access to healthy food in a welcoming, inclusive and safe environment for people facing adversity.

Over the past six weeks, the Trust hosted open houses and guided conversations around the Basin, plus hosted several online meetings. We want to say thank you to all of you who participated.

Columbia Basin Trust is supporting Selkirk College and College of the Rockies to undertake projects that enhance student experience.

The Ktunaxa Nation Council partnered with the Government of British Columbia, Columbia Basin Trust, Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society and Yaqan Nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band) to successfully manage the bullfrog population through a three-year project.

Columbia Valley Food Bank staff turned to the Trust’s Non-profit Advisors Program for support in strategic planning and goal-setting.

Robson Valley Community Services recently launched Valemount Youth Wilderness Initiative, a program that focuses on youth building resiliency and positive self-image, while fostering community and collaboration with local Indigenous groups.

Trust starting community engagement in April; residents asked to imagine their future Columbia Basin Trust (the Trust) is inviting you to have your say about the future of the region. You will soon be able to share…

Since opening its doors in 2018, Healthy Kimberley’s Food Recovery Depot has recovered over 315,000 pounds of food, 85% of which has been used to create over 25,000 frozen meals distributed to Kimberley residents in need.

With the support of the Trust’s Career Internship Program, Jason Jones hired Elizabeth Lyle to strengthen and grow his landscape architecture business in Golden, BC.

Over the course of eight months in 2020, President Jesse Ewing and Vice-President Greg Kreutz participated in Basin RevUp, Columbia Basin Trust’s advanced business accelerator program that supports high-achieving companies poised for rapid growth.

Kat Cadegan Jewellery is going through a growth spurt.

A playful mural highlights the surrounding environment.