More Then a Return: St.Eugene
Indigenous leadership reclaim and repurpose a site of historical pain into a space for healing and opportunity.
Interest: Business and Investments
Giv’er Shirt Works in Fernie Levels Up
The entrepreneurs behind Giv’er Shirt Works in Fernie now have a roadmap for where their business is headed.
Birch & Lace: Building a Purpose-Driven Business in Revelstoke
Sara Sansom, founder and director at Birch & Lace Hair Company in Revelstoke, recently bolstered her business knowledge by taking part in the Trust’s Basin Business Advisors program.
From passion to profit: how RevUp transformed Micah’s Plumbing business
The Trust’s Basin RevUp program is helping businesses like Micah’s Plumbing, Heating & Cooling in the Nelson area accelerate into the future.
Crafting a Golden brewery
Established in Golden in 2016 by Kent Donaldson and Mark Nagao, Whitetooth Brewing is renowned for its Belgian-inspired and West Coast-influenced ales.
The Bucks claim their stompin’ grounds
The Cranbrook Bucks bring the joy of hockey back to Cranbrook after the departure of the Kootenay Ice in 2019.
A beekeeper sweetens her skills
Business advisory services educate entrepreneurs, including this apiarist who keeps about 400 colonies of bees which produce award-winning honey in the Creston area.
Barks & Recreation: learning new tricks for success
Barks and Recreation has provided the Trail area with pet services for more than a decade. Their recent completion of the Trust’s RevUp program has them poised to continue growing as a small business.
Beef business booms in Jaffray
Jaffray’s Bolen Livestock brings local food to the South Country and with support from the Trust’s Food Producer Wage Subsidy, the family business is growing in new directions.
A mushroom enthusiast grows his business
Accessing the Trust’s Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program has helped Robin Mercy of Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms in Kaslo hire the people he needs to meet a growing demand for his locally grown delicacies.
