College of the Rockies upgrades fitness equipment
Recent upgrades to the College of the Rockies gym in Cranbrook helps students with more than just fitness.
Interest: Community
Delivering food amid growing need
The Trust is helping 39 food banks, First Nations and Métis organizations across the Basin this holiday season.
A centre upgrades its lights to benefit Golden seniors
The Golden Seniors Community Centre’s future is bright thanks in part to recent lighting upgrades to the facility.
Sparwood Food Bank finds a forever home
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.
Powering Fauquier’s Future
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.
Rotary Lakeside Park in Nelson becomes more accessible
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.
Ready, set, prevent
Organizations throughout the Basin are implementing a variety of strategies to manage wildfire risk. These proactive measures aim to prevent wildfires when possible and respond effectively to contain and extinguish them quickly, thereby minimizing damage and enhancing community resilience.
Basin groups make climate-positive moves
Groups of all sizes are acting now to make the Basin more resilient to climate change while mitigating and adapting to its impacts.
A college gets mobile
In an effort to elevate and diversify the college experience for students, College of the Rockies introduced an innovative mobile classroom in 2023.
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.
