Where Community Begins
Creating lasting changes for locals and communities with housing needs and development
Creating lasting changes for locals and communities with housing needs and development
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.
The Trust is supporting groups throughout the region as they do energy retrofits on existing affordable rental buildings and build new affordable homes.
Knowing that comfortable, affordable and safe space is available opens up the Basin as an option when people are considering their futures.
Three communities add new affordable rental housing.
First Nations in the Basin upgrade and add affordable rental housing
Sparwood adds much-needed affordable housing.
“It’s really good to be here.”
Fernie’s North End Court affordable housing project includes a 35-unit apartment building and 14-unit townhouse complex.
Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it officially opened 11 new homes and updated 21 existing units, in March 2020.
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Since opening in 1995, Stepping Stones has grown into a lasting legacy of child care innovation, collaboration, and community support in Revelstoke.
Guided by Indigenous stewardship and ecological values, the protection and restoration at Lot 48 stands as a powerful example of community-driven, collaborative conservation.
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.
Prompted by residents’ early concerns, local communities began leading the way on climate and water action—supported by region-specific knowledge and tools that continue to shape the Basin’s future.
Indigenous leadership reclaim and repurpose a site of historical pain into a space for healing and opportunity.
The entrepreneurs behind Giv’er Shirt Works in Fernie now have a roadmap for where their business is headed.
The Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery is more than a museum—it’s a living hub where history, art, and community converge.
How a WWII-Era Dam became a clean energy engine for the Columbia Basin On the banks of the Kootenay River near Castlegar towers a piece of wartime infrastructure stillhumming with life.
Key City Theatre in Cranbrook and the Bailey Theatre in Trail help keep the the Basin arts and culture scene thriving for audiences and artists.
