Glass art heats up on social
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.
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.
Preventative measures help hydropower operations continue to flow.
Beth Campbell approached the Trust’s Basin Business Advisor’s, which offers free, one-to-one, confidential business counselling–to take her business to the next level.
Theo Walta bought the Invermere Bakery in 2021 with financing from the Trust, an essential ingredient to support the succession and sustainability of a long-standing Invermere business.
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.
Whitetooth Brewing Company doesn’t just have smooth beer — they’re looking ahead at smooth growth and a 25% increase in production versus last year, thanks to the RevUp program.
A Rossland homebuilder goes commercial.
Major maintenance keeps a Trust investment strong.
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The Golden Seniors Community Centre’s future is bright thanks in part to recent lighting upgrades to the facility.
Established in Golden in 2016 by Kent Donaldson and Mark Nagao, Whitetooth Brewing is renowned for its Belgian-inspired and West Coast-influenced ales.
Invermere auto repair company levels up with support from the Basin RevUp program.
Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it First Nation has built four duplexes that offer members the opportunity to return to their community, reconnect with family and embrace their land.
Dedicated to serving the needs of their community, this spring the Sparwood Food Bank needed to find a new location fast. With support from the Trust, the food bank has found a permanent home to call their own.
Restoring, protecting and speaking up for the land is at the heart of a five-year project being implemented by the Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it First Nation, focused on the northern portion of Shottanana Lake.
Twelve species of bats call the Basin home, such as the Yuma myotis and endangered little brown myotis, and fulfill important functions in ecosystems like wetlands and forests, including consuming a significant number of insects.
The Fauquier Community Club has taken action to upgrade its well-used community hall, ensuring it’s prepared for future emergencies while reducing its environmental footprint and operational costs.
This summer, the Rotary Club of Nelson installed a long, blue path that leads to the lake, suitable for people in wheelchairs, or even families with strollers.