Impressively fast internet service
High-speed backbone zooms ahead in the Slocan Valley and across the region.
High-speed backbone zooms ahead in the Slocan Valley and across the region.
Important infrastructure is now in place.
Two new projects support reliable, affordable, high-speed connectivity in the Basin.
Local internet service provider taps CBBC to connect community.
With people staying home more than usual this spring and summer, business has been booming for Swift Internet.
The Basin’s regional districts, via the Regional Broadband Committee, have a user-friendly online platform to gather data on local internet performance. Are you curious about the internet speeds in your area? Take this two-minute speed test…
When the Town of Golden welcomed the Freeride World Tour in February 2018, a powerful broadband network became critical. FlexiNET Broadband, a local Internet service provider, worked with Columbia Basin Trust to make it happen.
Brian Fry was a Rossland tech entrepreneur who was looking to bring his latest tech-based enterprise to life. Pilar Portela was the CEO of a tech company in Kelowna and fell in love with the Basin…
The lakes and rivers of the Columbia Basin have connected the people of our region for centuries.
Imagine: no Netflix, no online banking, no Netflix, no Skyping or FaceTiming out-of-town family. In some rural areas of the Columbia Basin, residents have had to learn to live without. Internet access is too slow, or…
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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.
Revelstoke Child Care Society offers programs designed for infants and toddlers, all the way to school-aged kids and beyond.
The Golden Seniors Community Centre’s future is bright thanks in part to recent lighting upgrades to the facility.
Communities near Moyie and Columbia Lake are taking action to reduce wildfire risk and preserve ecosystems in new ways.
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.
Beaver Valley baseball teams rejoice with the completion of McInnis Park upgrades.
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.