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# Basin Stories

## Posts

- [Stories](https://stories.ourtrust.org/stories/)
- [A Taste of Metis Culture](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-taste-of-metis-culture/)
- [Good Food for All Ages](https://stories.ourtrust.org/good-food-for-all-ages/)
- [From Drop Off to Pick Up](https://stories.ourtrust.org/from-drop-off-to-pick-up/)
- [More Than a Return: St.Eugene](https://stories.ourtrust.org/more-than-a-return-st-eugene/)
- [Working Together for a Resilient Basin](https://stories.ourtrust.org/working-together-for-a-resilient-basin/)
- [Adapting, investing and acting for a more resilient Basin](https://stories.ourtrust.org/earth-month-feature-stories/)
- [A Small, Rural Community Protects Its Assets](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-small-rural-community-protects-its-assets/)
- [Keeping the Network Safe, Supporting the Community](https://stories.ourtrust.org/keeping-the-network-safe-supporting-the-community/)
- [A Snapshot of Volunteerism in the Columbia Basin](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-snapshot-of-volunteerism-in-the-columbia-basin/)
- [Tracks for Today, Planning for Tomorrow](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tracks-for-today-planning-for-tomorrow/)
- [When Youth Step up to Volunteer, Everyone Wins](https://stories.ourtrust.org/when-youth-step-up-to-volunteer-everyone-wins/)
- [Supporting Community Food Programs](https://stories.ourtrust.org/supporting-community-food-programs/)
- [Helping Hands and Caring Hearts](https://stories.ourtrust.org/helping-hands-and-caring-hearts/)
- [The joy of poi comes to Golden](https://stories.ourtrust.org/the-joy-of-poi-comes-to-golden/)
- [From Sandlot to Standout: McInnis Park Reimagined](https://stories.ourtrust.org/from-sandlot-to-standout-mcinnis-park-reimagined/)
- [Pursuing an education locally](https://stories.ourtrust.org/pursuing-an-education-locally/)
- [From Start to Future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/from-start-to-future/)
- [Community Spirit Keeps Field Thriving](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community-spirit-keeps-field-thriving/)
- [Broadband for All](https://stories.ourtrust.org/broadband-for-all/)
- [Creating a Backcountry Legacy](https://stories.ourtrust.org/creating-a-backcountry-legacy/)
- [Giv’er Shirt Works in Fernie Levels Up](https://stories.ourtrust.org/giver-shirt-works-in-fernie-levels-up/)
- [Revelstoke's Child Care Journey: A Model of Vision and Collaboration](https://stories.ourtrust.org/revelstokes-child-care-journey-a-model-of-vision-and-collaboration/)
- [Helping Young Voices to be Heard](https://stories.ourtrust.org/helping-young-voices-to-be-heard/)
- [Wycliffe: Where the Land Came Back Together](https://stories.ourtrust.org/wycliffe-where-the-land-came-back-together/)
- [Brilliant Dam: Powering Progress for 80 Years](https://stories.ourtrust.org/brilliant-dam-powering-progress-for-80-years/)
- [More Than Books](https://stories.ourtrust.org/more-than-books/)
- [From Farm to Table](https://stories.ourtrust.org/from-farm-to-table-together/)
- [A River Transformed, A Region United](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-river-transformed-a-region-united/)
- [Dream Big, Decide Local](https://stories.ourtrust.org/dream-big-decide-local/)
- [From Pit Stop to Destination](https://stories.ourtrust.org/from-pit-stop-to-destination/)
- [The Last Piece: Conserving the East Shore of Columbia Lake](https://stories.ourtrust.org/the-last-piece-conserving-the-east-shore-of-columbia-lake/)
- [Before It Was Mainstream](https://stories.ourtrust.org/before-it-was-mainstream/)
- [Bringing Back the Salmon](https://stories.ourtrust.org/bringing-back-the-salmon/)
- [The Heart of Nelson](https://stories.ourtrust.org/the-heart-of-nelson/)
- [It Takes a Village](https://stories.ourtrust.org/it-takes-a-village/)
- [Future-Proofing Basin Arts Venues](https://stories.ourtrust.org/future-proofing-basin-arts-venues/)
- [Where Community Begins](https://stories.ourtrust.org/where-community-begins/)
- [Kaslo's Outdoor Revival](https://stories.ourtrust.org/kaslos-outdoor-revival/)
- [Birch & Lace: Building a Purpose-Driven Business in Revelstoke](https://stories.ourtrust.org/birch-lace-building-a-purpose-driven-business-in-revelstoke/)
- [Protecting Land and People: Wildfire Mitigation and Ecological Restoration in Moyie and Columbia Lake](https://stories.ourtrust.org/protecting-land-and-people-wildfire-mitigation-and-ecological-restoration-in-moyie-and-columbia-lake/)
- [Kaslo Thrift Store — Give a little, help a lot](https://stories.ourtrust.org/kaslo-thrift-store-give-a-little-help-a-lot/)
- [Basin communities embrace cross-country skiing](https://stories.ourtrust.org/basin-communities-embrace-cross-country-skiing/)
- [Pickleball popularity grows in Fruitvale](https://stories.ourtrust.org/pickleball-popularity-grows-in-fruitvale/)
- [Families thrive in ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation and beyond](https://stories.ourtrust.org/families-thrive-in-ʔakisq̓nuk-first-nation-and-beyond/)
- [Celebrating Salmon and Calling Them Home](https://stories.ourtrust.org/celebrating-salmon-and-calling-them-home/)
- [CBAL helps families make literacy fun](https://stories.ourtrust.org/cbal-helps-families-make-literacy-fun/)
- [Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it adds affordable homes ](https://stories.ourtrust.org/yaq̓it-ʔa·knuqⱡiit-adds-affordable-homes/)
- [College of the Rockies upgrades fitness equipment](https://stories.ourtrust.org/college-of-the-rockies-upgrades-fitness-equipment/)
- [Marysville Falls Walkway revitalized](https://stories.ourtrust.org/marysville-falls-walkway-revitalized-for-all-ages-and-abilities/)
- [Delivering food amid growing need](https://stories.ourtrust.org/delivering-food-amid-growing-need/)
- [A centre upgrades its lights to benefit Golden seniors](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-centre-upgrades-its-lights-to-benefit-golden-seniors/)
- [12 ways to reduce waste this holiday season](https://stories.ourtrust.org/12-ways-to-reduce-waste-this-holiday-season/)
- [Trail Skills Centre Expands](https://stories.ourtrust.org/trail-skills-centre-expands/)
- [Bats get a new room to roost](https://stories.ourtrust.org/bats-get-a-new-room-to-roost/)
- [A wetland gets vital attention](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-wetland-gets-vital-attention/)
- [Powering Fauquier’s Future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/powering-fauquiers-future/)
- [Sparwood Food Bank finds a forever home](https://stories.ourtrust.org/sparwood-food-bank-finds-a-forever-home/)
- [Cleanline Automotive expands capacity and operations](https://stories.ourtrust.org/cleanline-automotive-expands-capacity-and-operations/)
- [Rotary Lakeside Park in Nelson becomes more accessible](https://stories.ourtrust.org/rotary-lakeside-park-in-nelson-becomes-more-accessible/)
- [Ready, set, prevent](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ready-set-prevent/)
- [Forging a bright future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/forging-a-bright-future/)
- [Basin groups make climate-positive moves](https://stories.ourtrust.org/basin-groups-make-climate-positive-moves/)
- [Tending campsites and trails while strengthening their futures](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tending-campsites-and-trails-while-strengthening-their-futures/)
- [A Brighter Future for Families](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-brighter-future-for-families/) - Julia Stockhausen is the Infant Development Program Manager with Kootenay Family Place and a Board member of the Family Action Network (FAN), a hub for family resources in the Lower Columbia.
- [Win-win: Kids Stay Safe and Get Outdoors](https://stories.ourtrust.org/win-win-kids-stay-safe-and-get-outdoors/) - Child care centres in Kaslo and Rossland continue to benefit families.
- [Getting energized - smartly](https://stories.ourtrust.org/getting-energized-smartly/)
- [Families in Elkford rejoice](https://stories.ourtrust.org/families-in-elkford-rejoice/)
- [Committed to Serving Children and Families](https://stories.ourtrust.org/committed-to-serving-children-and-families/)
- [A career boost for local childcare staff](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-career-boost-for-local-childcare-staff/)
- [Raising a Child Care Centre](https://stories.ourtrust.org/raising-a-child-care-centre/) - It took a village to build a child care centre. Golden now has a community resource the whole town can be proud of.
- [Meeting Child Care Needs](https://stories.ourtrust.org/meeting-child-care-needs/) - Last fall the Trust announced new funding to support the sector to help childcare centres add spaces and train more staff
- [Strengthening the Basin’s Early Childhood Educator workforce](https://stories.ourtrust.org/strengthening-the-basins-early-childhood-educator-workforce/)
- [A college gets mobile](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-college-gets-mobile/)
- [The Bucks claim their stompin’ grounds](https://stories.ourtrust.org/the-bucks-claim-their-stompin-grounds/)
- [There’s no place like a cozy, affordable, energy-wise home](https://stories.ourtrust.org/theres-no-place-like-a-cozy-affordable-energy-wise-home/)
- [From passion to profit: how RevUp transformed Micah's Plumbing business](https://stories.ourtrust.org/from-passion-to-profit-how-revup-transformed-micahs-plumbing-business/)
- [An abundance of options for Revelstoke youth](https://stories.ourtrust.org/an-abundance-of-options-for-revelstoke-youth/)
- [Crafting a Golden brewery](https://stories.ourtrust.org/crafting-a-golden-brewery/)
- [Literacy: It’s more than reading and writing](https://stories.ourtrust.org/literacy-its-more-than-reading-and-writing/)
- [Terra Firma Farms keeps growing](https://stories.ourtrust.org/terra-firma-farms-keeps-growing/)
- [Valemount's new bus keeps the community rolling](https://stories.ourtrust.org/valemounts-new-bus-keeps-the-community-rolling/)
- [Elk Valley Hospice leads with heart](https://stories.ourtrust.org/elk-valley-hospice-leads-with-heart/)
- [Salmo Ski Hill: a beacon of affordable winter fun](https://stories.ourtrust.org/salmo-ski-hill-a-beacon-of-affordable-winter-fun/)
- [A beekeeper sweetens her skills](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-beekeeper-sweetens-her-skills/)
- [Park promotes fun in Fauquier](https://stories.ourtrust.org/park-promotes-fun-in-fauquier/)
- [A youth creates impact in New Denver](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-youth-creates-impact-in-new-denver/)
- [Ready to yodel for a long time to come](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ready-to-yodel-for-a-long-time-to-come/)
- [A lifeline from above](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-lifeline-from-above/)
- [Edgewood makes good things happen](https://stories.ourtrust.org/edgewood-makes-good-things-happen/)
- [Youth come first at Foundry](https://stories.ourtrust.org/youth-come-first-at-foundry/)
- [Diligent monitoring helps keep potentially disastrous mussels out](https://stories.ourtrust.org/diligent-monitoring-helps-keep-potentially-disastrous-mussels-out/)
- [Growing small-town pride, one community at a time](https://stories.ourtrust.org/growing-small-town-pride-one-community-at-a-time/)
- [Reviving the Columbia: Indigenous efforts to restore salmon](https://stories.ourtrust.org/reviving-the-columbia-indigenous-efforts-to-restore-salmon/)
- [Upgrades to Edwards Lake Campground benefits community](https://stories.ourtrust.org/upgrades-to-edwards-lake-campground-benefits-community/)
- [Doubling down on wetland restoration in yaqan nuɁkiy](https://stories.ourtrust.org/doubling-down-on-wetland-restoration-in-yaqan-nuɂkiy/)
- [Youth Pow Wow celebrates Indigenous culture](https://stories.ourtrust.org/youth-pow-wow-celebrates-indigenous-culture/)
- [Building wildfire resilience ](https://stories.ourtrust.org/building-wildfire-resilience/)
- [Local action, basin impact](https://stories.ourtrust.org/local-action-basin-impact/)
- [Curtailing food waste while taking a bite out of climate change ](https://stories.ourtrust.org/curtailing-food-waste-while-taking-a-bite-out-of-climate-change/)
- [Barks & Recreation: learning new tricks for success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/barks-recreation-learning-new-tricks-for-success/)
- [Beef business booms in Jaffray](https://stories.ourtrust.org/beef-business-booms-in-jaffray/)
- [A mushroom enthusiast grows his business](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-mushroom-enthusiast-grows-his-business/)
- [Promoting safety, independence and calm](https://stories.ourtrust.org/promoting-safety-independence-and-calm/)
- [Educational wildfire films create new jobs](https://stories.ourtrust.org/educational-wildfire-films-create-new-jobs/)
- [The Heart: a welcoming place for East Shore residents ](https://stories.ourtrust.org/the-heart-a-welcoming-place-for-east-shore-residents/)
- [Environmental Education Programs Resume In Creston](https://stories.ourtrust.org/environmental-education-programs-at-creston-valley-wildlife-management-to-resume-this-spring/) - Community programs in Creston on environmental education continue. They foster appreciation and understanding of the natural world.
- [Affordable Housing for Shuswap Community](https://stories.ourtrust.org/new-affordable-housing-coming-to-shuswap-community/) - For the first time in 30 years new housing is coming to the Shuswap community. They haven’t previously had much choice in where they live.
- [Ɂakisq’nuk to Build New Rec Centre](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ɂakisqnuk-to-build-new-rec-centre/) - A community dream is coming true for the Ɂakisq’nuk First Nation. The recreation centre is the largest project the community has ever undertaken.
- [The Three E’s of Going Solar](https://stories.ourtrust.org/the-three-es-of-going-solar/) - Community buildings look to the sun to generate power with solar energy
- [Safeguarding Against Wildfire](https://stories.ourtrust.org/safeguarding-against-wildfire/) - Fernie plans for wildfire risk reduction
- [Upgraded Housing for Lower Kootenay](https://stories.ourtrust.org/upgraded-housing-for-lower-kootenay/) - Lower Kootenay Band residents to benefit from affordable housing upgrades like new insulation and basement repairs.
- [Reviving Wetlands and a Traditional Hunting Ground](https://stories.ourtrust.org/reviving-wetlands-and-a-traditional-hunting-ground/) - Changes to this natural flood plain have allowed invasive species to thrive. The Yaqan Nuʔkiy are undertaking this project to restore habitat for a diversity of fish and wildlife.
- [To Preserve and Enjoy](https://stories.ourtrust.org/to-preserve-and-enjoy/) - Areas like Crawford Bay Regional Park, Cottonwood Lake Provincial Park and Darkwoods Conservation Area are being preserved for their natural and recreational value.
- [Our Climate is Changing](https://stories.ourtrust.org/our-climate-is-changing/) - Mel Reasoner, a Nelson-based climate scientist, keeps close tabs on the weather, which is starting to change in the ways that climate change experts have predicted.
- [Growing Our Wetlands and Grasslands](https://stories.ourtrust.org/growing-our-wetlands-and-grasslands/) - Grasslands and wetlands each have a unique ecology that needs protection. Check out how three different organizations are working to improve ecology health.
- [Planting the Seeds of Success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/planting-the-seeds-of-success/) - A city couple who left to grow organic produce and ancient grains being revitalized in Creston. Read about four Basin farms and how they make our area proud.
- [Building a Sustainable Future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/building-a-sustainable-future/) - Supporting the aspirations of Indigenous peoples and communities
- [People, Land and Paddles](https://stories.ourtrust.org/people-land-paddles/) - 16 youth launched on an 11-day journey down the Columbia River to understand the waterway and its values.
- [The Spirit of Giving](https://stories.ourtrust.org/spirit-of-giving/) - Basin food banks embody the spirit of giving all year round.
- [Good Food for All](https://stories.ourtrust.org/good-food-for-all/) - One of only two of its kind in BC, the Nelson Community Food Centre is serving nutritious food, teaching food skills and reducing social isolation for nearly 2,000 people each year.
- [Feeding Families While Reducing Waste](https://stories.ourtrust.org/feeding-families-while-reducing-waste/) - Fields Forward Society is reducing food waste in the Creston Valley through its Kootenay Mobile Press, turning cherries into juice and even fruit leather for families.
- [Reconnecting and Protecting Grizzlies](https://stories.ourtrust.org/reconnecting-and-protecting-grizzlies/) - Scientist and independent researcher Michael Proctor is helping reconnect grizzly populations in the Kootenays.
- [Cattle Put to Work to Suppress Fires](https://stories.ourtrust.org/cattle-put-to-work-to-suppress-fires/) - Targeted grazing using new technology aims to keep the people of Cranbrook safe.
- [A Creston Farm Supports the Food Supply](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-creston-farm-supports-the-food-supply/) - The pandemic increases the importance of local growers
- [Feeding Fernie](https://stories.ourtrust.org/feeding-fernie/) - Fernie food bank collaborates with their community to serve residents during the pandemic.
- [Gathering Forces to Provide Food](https://stories.ourtrust.org/gathering-forces-to-provide-food/) - The Revelstoke food bank ramps up its efforts to meet demands during the pandemic.
- [Collaborating to Restore a Watershed](https://stories.ourtrust.org/collaborating-to-restore-a-watershed/) - The Shuswap Band has started to restore and enhance over five kilometres of Shuswap Creek and its watershed.
- [Climbers Band Together to Preserve a Popular Spot](https://stories.ourtrust.org/climbers-band-together-to-preserve-a-popular-spot/) - Castlegar’s Waterline climbing area remains accessible for generations to come.
- [Building Homes](https://stories.ourtrust.org/building-homes/)
- [Breaking New Ground in ʔakisq̓nuk](https://stories.ourtrust.org/breaking-new-ground-in-akisqnuk/) - Partnerships build housing capacity and job opportunities
- [Modern, Comfortable, Affordable Homes](https://stories.ourtrust.org/modern-comfortable-affordable-homes/)
- [Building homes the thinkBright way](https://stories.ourtrust.org/building-homes-the-thinkbright-way/)
- [Growing community abundance](https://stories.ourtrust.org/growing-community-abundance/)
- [Reviving an ecosystem with ancestral techniques](https://stories.ourtrust.org/reviving-an-ecosystem-with-ancestral-techniques/)
- [Coming home](https://stories.ourtrust.org/coming-home/)
- [Securing Local Food—and the Non-profit That Promotes It](https://stories.ourtrust.org/securing-local-food-and-the-non-profit-that-promotes-it/)
- [Fire Transforms Slopes—in a Good Way](https://stories.ourtrust.org/fire-transforms-slopes-in-a-good-way/)
- [Youth Engage in Climate Events](https://stories.ourtrust.org/youth-engage-in-climate-events/)
- [9 Tips to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint](https://stories.ourtrust.org/9-tips-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint/)
- [6 Ways to Support Local and Become More Climate Conscious](https://stories.ourtrust.org/6-ways-to-support-local-and-become-more-climate-conscious/)
- [6 Top Tips From Basin Residents To Start Making A Difference](https://stories.ourtrust.org/6-top-tips-from-basin-residents-to-start-making-a-difference/)
- [Saving a Tree and Helping the Species That Rely on It](https://stories.ourtrust.org/saving-a-tree-and-helping-the-species-that-rely-on-it/)
- [The Studio/Stage Door Finds Versatility in its Renovations ](https://stories.ourtrust.org/the-studio-stage-door-finds-versatility-in-its-renovations/)
- [All Hands on Deck When it Comes to Preventing Wildfire](https://stories.ourtrust.org/all-hands-on-deck-when-it-comes-to-preventing-wildfire/)
- [A Bustling Jaffray-Baynes Lake Farmers Market](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-bustling-jaffray-baynes-lake-farmers-market/)
- [Invasive Mussels Successfully Held at Bay](https://stories.ourtrust.org/invasive-mussels-successfully-held-at-bay/)
- [A Showcase of Food and Creativity](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-showcase-of-food-and-creativity/)
- [Food Recovery and Delivery](https://stories.ourtrust.org/food-recovery-and-delivery/)
- [Wetlands Get a Little Help to Stay Wild](https://stories.ourtrust.org/wetlands-get-a-little-help-to-stay-wild/)
- [A Commitment to Climate](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-commitment-to-climate/)
- [Long-term Benefits to Ecosystems](https://stories.ourtrust.org/long-term-benefits-to-ecosystems/)
- [First Nations Generate Solar Energy](https://stories.ourtrust.org/first-nations-generate-solar-energy/)
- [Lardeau Versus Wildfire](https://stories.ourtrust.org/lardeau-versus-wildfire/)
- [Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi ’it Improves its Wildfire-fighting Capabilities](https://stories.ourtrust.org/yaqan-nukiy-improves-its-wildfire-fighting-capabilities/)
- [Valemount Program Gets Local Youth Outdoors](https://stories.ourtrust.org/valemount-program-gets-local-youth-outdoors/)
- [Kimberley Commercial Kitchen Builds Community](https://stories.ourtrust.org/kimberley-commercial-kitchen-builds-community/)
- [Expert Team Leaps into Action to Protect Endangered Leopard Frogs](https://stories.ourtrust.org/expert-team-leaps-into-action-to-protect-endangered-leopard-frogs/)
- [New Community Kitchen Cooks up Innovative Programs](https://stories.ourtrust.org/new-community-kitchen-cooks-up-innovative-programs/)
- [Blewett farm grows food access](https://stories.ourtrust.org/blewett-farm-grows-food-access/)
- [Improving wintering grounds for elk](https://stories.ourtrust.org/improving-wintering-grounds-for-elk/)
- [A hall becomes more welcoming for seniors](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-hall-becomes-more-welcoming-for-seniors/)
- [A focus on well-kept, energy-efficient homes](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-focus-on-well-kept-energy-efficient-homes/)
- [Filling bellies and so much more](https://stories.ourtrust.org/filling-bellies-and-so-much-more/)
- [Burton plants seeds for change](https://stories.ourtrust.org/burton-plants-seeds-for-change/)
- [Kaslo youth take on wildfire resilience](https://stories.ourtrust.org/kaslo-youth-take-on-wildfire-resilience/)
- [Convenient clean up in Lakeview Meadows](https://stories.ourtrust.org/convenient-clean-up-in-lakeview-meadows/)
- [Groups take action on climate change](https://stories.ourtrust.org/groups-take-action-on-climate-change/)
- [Building resilience in ecosystems](https://stories.ourtrust.org/building-resilience-in-ecosystems/)
- [Healthy, local, affordable food arrives on Basin tables](https://stories.ourtrust.org/healthy-local-affordable-food-arrives-on-basin-tables/)
- [Building to address a pressing need](https://stories.ourtrust.org/building-to-address-a-pressing-need/)
- [A Nelson intern helps provide design solutions](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-nelson-intern-helps-provide-design-solutions/)
- [Restoring a Legendary Passenger Ship](https://stories.ourtrust.org/restoring-a-legendary-passenger-ship/)
- [A Recently Built Hub Becomes a New Home Base](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-recently-built-hub-becomes-a-new-home-base/)
- [Wasa Rink Secured for the Future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/wasa-rink-secured-for-the-future/)
- [Giv' Er Shirt Works levels up](https://stories.ourtrust.org/giv-er-shirt-works-levels-up/)
- [The business of mountain biking](https://stories.ourtrust.org/the-business-of-mountain-biking/)
- [A place to call home](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-place-to-call-home/)
- [Impressively fast internet service](https://stories.ourtrust.org/impressively-fast-internet-service/)
- [A place to lay their heads](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-place-to-lay-their-heads/)
- [Earth Temple Gardens nourishes Basin residents](https://stories.ourtrust.org/earth-temple-gardens-nourishes-basin-residents/)
- [Glass art heats up on social](https://stories.ourtrust.org/glass-art-heats-up-on-social/)
- [Essential gates get new life](https://stories.ourtrust.org/essential-gates-get-new-life/)
- [New Centre Will Bring ʔaq̓am Community Together](https://stories.ourtrust.org/new-centre-will-bring-aqam-community-together/) - From a new gymnasium to a new gas station, several recent developments are positively impacting the ʔaq̓am community. The latest is a new Health and Wellness Centre.
- [Art Energizes Public Spaces](https://stories.ourtrust.org/art-energizes-public-spaces/) - A large-scale mural, mountains of glass and an interactive art installation add vibrancy to Basin communities while engaging minds.
- [A Fresh-air Space for Seniors](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-fresh-air-space-for-seniors/)
- [Insulation business finds solutions through RevUp program](https://stories.ourtrust.org/insulation-business-finds-solutions-through-revup-program/)
- [Lengthening the Grind](https://stories.ourtrust.org/lengthening-the-grind/)
- [Growing as leaders—while having a great time](https://stories.ourtrust.org/growing-as-leaderswhile-having-a-great-time/)
- [A chocolate sensation gets a business boost](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-chocolate-sensation-gets-a-business-boost/)
- [A recipe for long-term success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-recipe-for-long-term-success/)
- [Basin residents connect and engage](https://stories.ourtrust.org/basin-residents-connect-and-engage/)
- [Strengthening its LINKS](https://stories.ourtrust.org/strengthening-its-links/)
- [A Sparkling New Career for a Young Creative](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-sparkling-new-career-for-a-young-creative/)
- [Arts, Culture and History Thrive in Kaslo ](https://stories.ourtrust.org/arts-culture-and-history-thrive-in-kaslo/)
- [Nature Richly on Display on Salmo Community Building](https://stories.ourtrust.org/nature-richly-on-display-on-salmo-community-building/)
- [A vibrant park, an active wonderland](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-vibrant-park-an-active-wonderland/)
- [A Hydropower Overhaul Benefits People in the Region](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-hydropower-overhaul-benefits-people-in-the-region/)
- [Trades Students Gain Modern Advantage](https://stories.ourtrust.org/trades-students-gain-modern-advantage/)
- [Thank You for Sharing Your Perspectives with Us](https://stories.ourtrust.org/thank-you-for-sharing-your-perspectives-with-us/)
- [Basin Residents Invited to Share Input on Future of Region](https://stories.ourtrust.org/basin-residents-invited-to-share-input-on-future-of-region/)
- [A Food Bank Grows Wisely](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-food-bank-grows-wisely/)
- [A Landscape Architecture Firm Grows](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-landscape-architecture-firm-grows/)
- [Golden's Whitetooth Brewery Crafts Bright Future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/goldens-whitetooth-brewery-crafts-bright-future/)
- [Taghum Hall Revitalization Project Unveiled](https://stories.ourtrust.org/taghum-hall-revitalization-project-unveiled/)
- [New Homes on the Way](https://stories.ourtrust.org/new-homes-on-the-way/)
- [How do Local Artists Showcase the Basin?](https://stories.ourtrust.org/how-do-local-artists-showcase-the-basin/)
- [Tech Expands Horizons](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tech-expands-horizons/)
- [Seniors Can Stay Closer to Home](https://stories.ourtrust.org/seniors-can-stay-closer-to-home/)
- [Sought-after Location Opens](https://stories.ourtrust.org/sought-after-location-opens/)
- [Improving Connectivity for a Better Digital Future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/improving-connectivity-for-a-better-digital-future/)
- [Creating Connections in the Fresh Air](https://stories.ourtrust.org/creating-connections-in-the-fresh-air/)
- [Festival Season Came Back](https://stories.ourtrust.org/festival-season-is-back/)
- [Taking the Road of Her Role Models](https://stories.ourtrust.org/taking-the-road-of-her-role-models/)
- [Life on the Range](https://stories.ourtrust.org/protecting-habitat-supporting-a-livelihood/) - Karen and Doug Barraclough own B-E Ranch in Skookumchuk. In caring for their cattle, they are protecting sensitive habitat and building their life on the range.
- [Building a Business and a Career](https://stories.ourtrust.org/building-a-business-and-a-career/)
- [Indigenous Youth Go The Distance to Take Charge of Their Futures](https://stories.ourtrust.org/indigenous-youth-go-the-distance-to-take-charge-of-their-futures/)
- [A Community Hub Expands](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-great-place-to-be/)
- [History and Hiking Combine ](https://stories.ourtrust.org/history-and-hiking-combine/)
- [Student Intern Position Opens Pottery Studio Doors](https://stories.ourtrust.org/student-intern-position-opens-pottery-studio-doors/)
- [Coaching for biking and business](https://stories.ourtrust.org/coaching-for-biking-and-business/)
- [From Volunteer to Vet Tech](https://stories.ourtrust.org/from-volunteer-to-vet-tech/)
- [Hot Sauce Proves a Hot Product](https://stories.ourtrust.org/hot-sauce-proves-a-hot-product/)
- [Protecting History](https://stories.ourtrust.org/protecting-history/)
- [Need to access tech? CBAL’s got you covered](https://stories.ourtrust.org/need-to-access-tech-cbals-got-you-covered/)
- [Fun and Games - with a Purpose](https://stories.ourtrust.org/fun-and-games-with-a-purpose/) - A Leadership Journey: the First Steps, six week leadership program for youth in the Basin, teaches through fun and games.
- [Public Displays of Affection](https://stories.ourtrust.org/public-displays-of-affection/)
- [New Community Liaison Supports Community Efforts](https://stories.ourtrust.org/new-community-liaison-supports-community-efforts/)
- [WeCONNECT Focuses Its Future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/weconnect-focuses-its-future/)
- [A Freight Company Takes the Road to Success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-freight-company-takes-the-road-to-success/)
- [Scholarship supports dreams](https://stories.ourtrust.org/scholarship-supports-dreams/)
- [Environmental education resource branches out](https://stories.ourtrust.org/environmental-education-resource-branches-out/)
- [Local, by name and experience](https://stories.ourtrust.org/local-by-name-and-experience/)
- [The Ultimate List of Basin Authors](https://stories.ourtrust.org/the-ultimate-list-of-basin-authors/) - A list of authors from the Basin region.
- [Laying the groundwork for a better digital future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/laying-the-groundwork-for-a-better-digital-future/)
- [Having fun with meaningful results](https://stories.ourtrust.org/having-fun-with-meaningful-results/)
- [Mama’s Dumplings offers pockets of joy](https://stories.ourtrust.org/mamas-dumplings-offers-pockets-of-joy/)
- [2015 Snapshots](https://stories.ourtrust.org/snapshots2015/) - Get Intimate with Your Watershed | Camp Revamp | A Home for the Berrys | Entrepreneurs in the Making | The Jewel of Rossland, Restored | Roundhouse Reimagined
- [Heating up a historic arts space](https://stories.ourtrust.org/heating-up-a-historic-arts-space/)
- [Improving accessibility and safety on the trails](https://stories.ourtrust.org/improving-accessibility-and-safety-on-the-trails/)
- [Volunteers Set Up for Success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/volunteers-set-up-for-success/)
- [Community Hub Gets a Boost](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community-hub-gets-a-boost/)
- [Society Preserves Historical Powerhouse](https://stories.ourtrust.org/society-preserves-historical-powerhouse/)
- [Mentoring a student while mapping critical locations](https://stories.ourtrust.org/mentoring-a-student-while-mapping-critical-locations/)
- [Om Organics Naturally Moves Ahead](https://stories.ourtrust.org/om-organics-naturally-moves-ahead/)
- [Fitness Is Just the Start](https://stories.ourtrust.org/fitness-is-just-the-start/)
- [Opening Doors to Indigenous Culture in Trail](https://stories.ourtrust.org/opening-doors-to-indigenous-culture-in-trail/)
- [Colleges refresh, revise and renew](https://stories.ourtrust.org/colleges-refresh-revise-and-renew/)
- [A community TV station expands the picture](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-community-tv-station-expands-the-picture/)
- [New owner keeps a Creston business running](https://stories.ourtrust.org/new-owner-keeps-a-creston-business-running/)
- [Welcome home!](https://stories.ourtrust.org/welcome-home/)
- [Beautification under construction](https://stories.ourtrust.org/beautification-under-construction/)
- [A Bubbly Future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-bubbly-future/) - Leeza Zurwick, owner of Happy Gut in Castlegar, shares her experience growing her home-based water kefir business.
- [A Revamped Bookstore Continues to Deliver Whimsy](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-revamped-bookstore-continues-to-deliver-whimsy/)
- [Hobby Shop Builds Model Following](https://stories.ourtrust.org/hobby-shop-builds-model-following/)
- [Putting Skills into Play](https://stories.ourtrust.org/putting-skills-into-play/) - Cranbrook Business hires student through Trust's School Works Program
- [Developing Tomorrow's Workforce](https://stories.ourtrust.org/developing-tomorrows-workforce/) - Training an apprentice allows this Wynndel electrical business the chance to power up.
- [Closer to Home](https://stories.ourtrust.org/closer-to-home/) - Cranbrook Freightliner service manager Matt was able to hire to apprentice Cameron with a wage subsidy from the Trust.
- [Finding Community and Confidence](https://stories.ourtrust.org/finding-community-and-confidence/) - Two Basin Youth Network events brought youth together to strengthen community and build confidence through fun leadership activities.
- [Training Tomorrow’s Tradespeople](https://stories.ourtrust.org/training-tomorrows-tradespeople/)
- [A Co-op Student Fills a Perfect Niche](https://stories.ourtrust.org/city-of-nelson-creates-student-opportunity/) - Human resource management student Harshit helped the City of Nelson in co-op position.
- [Career for Kootenay Carpenter Apprentice](https://stories.ourtrust.org/career-for-kootenay-apprentice-carpenter/)
- [Growing Support](https://stories.ourtrust.org/growing-support/) - A farming family in Rossland scales up to feed as many as possible.
- [A Smooth Start to a Hazard-focused Career](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-smooth-start-to-a-hazard-focused-career/)
- [Tailor-made for a Student](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tailor-made-for-a-student/)
- [2016 Snapshots](https://stories.ourtrust.org/snapshots-of-2016/) - Restoring a Tradition | Enjoying a Marsh | Launching Boats | Clearing a Trail | Repurposing a Fire Hall | Supporting Snow Mobilers
- [2017 Snapshots](https://stories.ourtrust.org/2017-snapshots/) - A collection of short stories about initiatives in the Basin from the 2017/18 Our Trust Magazine.
- [New Community Hub Breaks Ground](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tobacco-plains-indian-band-breaks-ground-on-new-community-hub/) - It’s an exciting time for the Tobacco Plains Indian Band. They’ve got big plans to construct a new building that will combine several amenities.
- [Community Dream Comes True](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community-dream-comes-true/)
- [Blending the Traditional and Modern](https://stories.ourtrust.org/blending-the-traditional-and-modern/) - The new ʔaq̓am Health and Wellness Centre provides holistic care
- [RevUp Program Helps Thriving Architectural Firm Design Custom Growth Plan](https://stories.ourtrust.org/revup-program-helps-thriving-architectural-firm-design-custom-growth-plan/)
- [Connecting LGBTQ2+ community in Elk Valley](https://stories.ourtrust.org/connecting-lgbtq2-community-in-elk-valley/) - The Fernie Pride Society provides information, resources, and referrals for individuals and families struggling with gender and sexual identity issues.
- [A Safe Space](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-safe-space/)
- [TEETH Puts Smile On Recipients’ Faces](https://stories.ourtrust.org/teeth-puts-smile-on-recipients-faces/)
- [Swift Internet keeps Creston area connected](https://stories.ourtrust.org/swift-internet-keeps-creston-area-connected/)
- [A business booms in the Creston Valley](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-business-booms-in-the-creston-valley/)
- [A Refreshed Future for a Local Brewery](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-refreshed-future-for-a-local-brewery/)
- [A Sunny Future for a Shade-making Business](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-sunny-future-for-a-shade-making-business/)
- [Quiz: How well do you know the Basin?](https://stories.ourtrust.org/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-the-basin/)
- [Quiz: What's your Kootenay Boot?](https://stories.ourtrust.org/quiz-whats-your-kootenay-boot/)
- [Investing in Basin Businesses](https://stories.ourtrust.org/investing-in-basin-businesses/)
- [Stimulating Business Success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/stimulating-business-success/) - Cronometer, a nutrition and fitness app and high-tech business finds a home in Revelstoke.
- [Beyond Great Beer](https://stories.ourtrust.org/beyond-great-beer/) - This weekend, the Trail Beer Refinery will throw a birthday party. A little over two years ago, this business in downtown Trail started brewing its first batch of beer.
- [Brewing up Business and Local Jobs](https://stories.ourtrust.org/brewing-up-business-and-local-jobs/) - This seven-barrel microbrewery has been welcoming Kaslo and area residents and visitors since December 2017. There are up to eight beers on tap at a time.
- [Bringing Local Ideas to Life](https://stories.ourtrust.org/bringing-local-ideas-to-life/) - EduFunder Technologies helps kids stay busy and post-secondary students afford their education.
- [Farm to Table, to Enjoyment](https://stories.ourtrust.org/farm-to-table-to-enjoyment/) - New owner of Soulfood in Cranbrook finds a model that works during the pandemic.
- [Sweet Success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/sweet-success/)
- [Hope in a Time of Need](https://stories.ourtrust.org/hope-in-a-time-of-need/)
- [A Trail for Everyone](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-trail-for-everyone/) - This section is part of a new eight-kilometre, half-inclusive/half-adaptive loop constructed last year, and the goal is to have it in tip-top shape so even more people—of all ages, shapes, sizes and abilities—can get fresh air, get exercise and enjoy the stunning mountainside views.
- [Ready for Restoration](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ready-for-restoration/) - Creston grain elevator moves closer to a rejuvenated future
- [A Fun Ride for All Abilities](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-fun-ride-for-all-abilities/)
- [Over 80 Years Strong](https://stories.ourtrust.org/over-80-years-strong/) - Inclusiveness, education and well-being are the three points the Triangle Women's Institute touches in supporting women in Grasmere.
- [Creston’s Red Elevator Is Measured to the Millimetre](https://stories.ourtrust.org/crestons-red-elevator-is-measured-to-the-millimetre/)
- [Underwater Invaders](https://stories.ourtrust.org/underwater-invaders/) - Invasive species threaten the Basin and invasive mussels are no different. Are the preventative measures in place enough to keep mussels out of our lakes?
- [At the Heart of Communities](https://stories.ourtrust.org/at-the-heart-of-communities/) - For small communities like Silverton and Harrop, gathering places like the Silverton Memorial Hall and Harrop Schoolhouse play vital roles—roles that sometimes remain the same for decades.
- [COVID-19 Highlights the Importance of Connectivity](https://stories.ourtrust.org/covid-19-highlights-the-importance-of-connectivity/) - Are you curious about the internet speeds in your area? Take this two-minute speed test and encourage your friends to do the same.
- [Basin Community Rallies Behind Rail History](https://stories.ourtrust.org/basin-community-rallies-behind-rail-history/)
- [ESIS provides essential service to the East Shore](https://stories.ourtrust.org/1000-kilometres-and-innumerable-connections/)
- [Creating Destinations to be Desired](https://stories.ourtrust.org/creating-destinations-to-be-desired/)
- [Giving Business  a Boost](https://stories.ourtrust.org/giving-business-a-boost/) - Local businesses of the Columbia Basin are investing in their futures with loans from the Trust
- [Community Connections on Ice](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community-connections-on-ice/) - When ice forms on Lake Windermere, Invermere's Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club creates the world's longest skating trail in the world while building community.
- [A Nelson Business Overcomes Growing Pains](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-nelson-business-overcomes-growing-pains/)
- [Handmade Success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/handmade-success/) - What started six years ago as a basement hobby for Ryan and his wife Jill has grown to a 1,400-square-foot workshop on Ymir Road just outside of Nelson.
- [Raw Success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/raw-success/) - A passion for pet health and happiness inspires a booming raw pet food business. Pets Go Raw is a pet food brand in Cranbrook, BC by Top Hand Supplies.
- [Comfortable Community Living](https://stories.ourtrust.org/comfortable-community-living/)
- [Engaging and empowering youth](https://stories.ourtrust.org/engaging-and-empowering-youth/)
- [Extraordinary Times Call for Extraordinary Measures](https://stories.ourtrust.org/extraordinary-times-call-for-extraordinary-measures/) - Robson Valley Community Services gets creative to serve the community of Valemount through the pandemic.
- [Transforming Lives and Giving Purpose](https://stories.ourtrust.org/transforming-lives-and-giving-purpose/) - Spectrum Farms in Creston allows people with disabilities to thrive, where they enjoy a safe home and meaningful employment.
- [Young Women Imagine Their Future Careers](https://stories.ourtrust.org/young-women-imagine-their-future-careers/) - Sixty young women from grades 10 to 12 learn about careers in science and technology, from women in STEM.
- [New Waterfront Captures the Spirit of a Community](https://stories.ourtrust.org/new-waterfront-captures-the-spirit-of-a-community/) - New design optimizes the space on the south shore of Slocan Lake.
- [Arts and Culture Bring Hope and Connection During COVID-19](https://stories.ourtrust.org/arts-and-culture-bring-hope-and-connection-during-covid-19/) - Golden adapts its Kicking Horse Culture offerings, including a rolling curbside concert series.
- [Hospice Services Temporarily Shift Online](https://stories.ourtrust.org/hospice-services-temporarily-shift-online/) - The Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley continues to aid the community.
- [Paying it Forward](https://stories.ourtrust.org/paying-it-forward/) - The Rossland thrift store takes donations - to make donations and more
- [Connecting Golden to the International Stage](https://stories.ourtrust.org/connecting-golden-to-the-international-stage/) - To host a stop on the Freeride World Tour, Golden had to up their internet game.
- [Seniors Beat the Heat Affordably](https://stories.ourtrust.org/seniors-beat-the-heat-affordably/) - Retirement home reduces costs and saves energy while bumping up comfort
- [Order Out of Chaos](https://stories.ourtrust.org/order-out-of-chaos/) - “chaos spelled backward..." SOAHC Estate Wines Managers are very, very serious about how the grapes are grown on their 19-acre vineyard just outside of Fruitvale.
- [Snow Intel](https://stories.ourtrust.org/snow-intel/) - Avalanche Canada, located in Revelstoke, is the single most important source of information on snow safety for recreational backcountry users in Canada—for free.
- [A Destination Pint](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-destination-pint/) - At the heart of every mountain ski town is a good craft brewery. Revelstoke’s is growing and positively contributing to the local tourism industry.
- [Broadening Access to Broadband](https://stories.ourtrust.org/broadening-access-to-broadband/) - You’re only as connected as your least connected member. Rural Basin communities join the broadband club.
- [Forging a Profit](https://stories.ourtrust.org/forging-a-profit/) - Forging a Profit as a Crawford Bay Blacksmith
- [Optimism in the Face of Challenge](https://stories.ourtrust.org/optimism-in-the-face-of-challenge/) - First-year Nursing Program student Meghan Stewart made the decision to return to school at the age of 39 because she wanted a fulfilling career that would also provide a brighter future for her daughter Ruby.
- [Kimberley Embraces Technology](https://stories.ourtrust.org/kimberley-embraces-technology/)
- [Behind the Walls](https://stories.ourtrust.org/behind-the-walls/) - The Cranbrook Community Theatre Society has called the Studio Stage Door its home since 1973, making unique use of the space.
- [Slocan Steps Forward for Seniors](https://stories.ourtrust.org/slocan-steps-forward-for-seniors/) - Slocan residents want to keep their community intact. By rallying together and taking action they support and fundraise for new senior’s affordable housing.
- [A Catalyst for Economic Growth](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-catalyst-for-economic-growth/) - The brainchild of two tech entrepreneurs, i4C Innovation, comes to Trail. It brings with it many exciting opportunities for growing tech businesses.
- [History Revitalized](https://stories.ourtrust.org/history-revitalized/) - When silver was discovered in the West Kootenay in 1891, thousands of fortune-seekers swarmed to the area. Kaslo was formed and with it an impressive city hall.
- [Global Reach, Local Talent](https://stories.ourtrust.org/global-reach-local-talent/) - A Nelson tech company is spreading their wings and helping people across the globe find each other.
- [New Beginnings](https://stories.ourtrust.org/new-beginnings/) - A local business goes through a change of hands and a veteran employee picks it up. Business is booming and they’re giving back to the community to boot.
- [Creating Summer Memories](https://stories.ourtrust.org/creating-summer-memories/) - A Stanley Cup winning NHL player runs a summer resort north of Golden. With an innate peacefulness and beautiful lake it’s no wonder people keep coming back.
- [Mentors Inspire Youth](https://stories.ourtrust.org/mentors-inspire-youth/) - Local business professionals were brought into classrooms at Stanley Humphries to teach students business basics.
- [Taking Advice to Heart](https://stories.ourtrust.org/taking-advice-to-heart/) - Non-profit groups are the backbone of our communities. In 2015, Columbia Basin Trust launched its new Non-profit Advisors Program.
- [2018 Snapshots](https://stories.ourtrust.org/2018-snapshots/) - A glimpse of the projects the Trust has supported in Basin communities in 2017/18 first published in Our Trust Magazine
- [Helping Residents Become Employed](https://stories.ourtrust.org/helping-residents-become-employed/) - The Trust’s Training Fee Support program provides bursaries to help unemployed people afford training they need to secure employment.
- [Engaging Our Youth](https://stories.ourtrust.org/engaging-our-youth/) - Youth are a vital force in the Columbia Basin and the Trust’s Basin Youth Network is tapping into that energy.
- [Seeing Opportunities: Flashback to Symposium](https://stories.ourtrust.org/seeing-opportunities-flashback-to-symposium/) - It's been a year since the symposium where Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield, travelled to speak at the 2017 Columbia Basin Symposium in Kimberley, BC.
- [Kootenay Knitting](https://stories.ourtrust.org/kootenay-knitting/) - Kootenay Knitting, established in Cranbrook got the opportunity of a lifetime – to provide toques, mitts and other accessories for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
- [Just for Locals](https://stories.ourtrust.org/just-for-locals/) - The West Kootenay Backcountry Hut Society has opened their first hut at Milton Creek in the Slocan Valley.
- [Playing in the Basin](https://stories.ourtrust.org/playing-in-the-basin/)
- [Prescription for Growth](https://stories.ourtrust.org/prescription-for-growth/) - Kimberley is home to one in-demand pharmacy. Their personalized medications are being delivered across the Basin.
- [Emergency Preparedness in Nelson](https://stories.ourtrust.org/emergency-preparedness-in-nelson/)
- [Keeping Wild Things Wild](https://stories.ourtrust.org/keeping-wild-things-wild/) - WildSafeBC is the made-in BC program that helps us get along with our wild neighbours. WildSafeBC plays a special role here in the Basin where so many of us live with nature at our doorstep.
- [An Eye-catching Restoration](https://stories.ourtrust.org/an-eye-catching-restoration/)
- [Growing Affordable Housing](https://stories.ourtrust.org/growing-affordable-housing-snapshot/)
- [Bringing the Library to the People](https://stories.ourtrust.org/bringing-the-library-to-the-people/) - Intern Blair McFarlane is boosting community outreach at the Invermere Public Library in the Columbia Valley Centre.
- [Biology Intern Set on Career Course](https://stories.ourtrust.org/biology-intern-set-on-career-course-2/)
- [Slam Dunk for Salmo Centre](https://stories.ourtrust.org/slam-dunk-for-salmo-centre/)
- [Partnership restores computers, connects residents](https://stories.ourtrust.org/partnership-restores-computers-connects-residents/) - The Cranbrook Computer Donation Project helps residents gain access to technology.
- [An Interactive Trail for All](https://stories.ourtrust.org/an-interactive-trail-for-all/) - What was initially intended to be a fitness trail for the community and tourists is now also an educational trail.
- [Reducing barriers for Special Olympics athletes](https://stories.ourtrust.org/reducing-barriers-for-special-olympics-athletes/)
- [Learning to Climb in More Ways Than One](https://stories.ourtrust.org/learning-to-climb-in-more-ways-than-one/) - The Nakusp climbing wall, located in the local high school, will open to the public once the pandemic allows.
- [Cabin Preserves Pioneer Life](https://stories.ourtrust.org/cabin-preserves-pioneer-life/) - A cabin built by miner, trapper and snowshoe maker Billy Clark in 1919 is now going through a thoughtful rehabilitation process.
- [Putting #Nakusp on the Map](https://stories.ourtrust.org/putting-nakusp-on-the-map/) - One successful Facebook contest changed how Nakusp residents view social media as a medium to attract visitors and perhaps future neighbours.
- [Students "Do and Learn" in their Wild Backyards](https://stories.ourtrust.org/students-do-and-learn-in-their-wild-backyards/) - Environmental education programs have immediate and long-lasting effects. Schools around the Basin engage with Wildsight and the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network.
- [Strengthening its Foundation](https://stories.ourtrust.org/strengthening-its-foundation/) - The Elk Valley Thrift Shop expands so it can keep giving generously
- [Opportunity Knocks for Fernie Business](https://stories.ourtrust.org/opportunity-knocks-for-fernie-business/) - Fernie Brewing Co. distributes products throughout western Canada. Through the Trust's Career Internship program, the business has been able to hire Sam.
- [Room and Board](https://stories.ourtrust.org/room-and-board/) - While on a family holiday driving through the Central Kootenay, then-Kelowna residents Annette and Larry Plett saw a little business for sale in Meadow Creek.
- [A Strong Foundation](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-strong-foundation/) - Concrete & gravel are literally the raw materials upon which a modern town or city is built. Digging foundations & pouring concrete is in the Dueck family blood.
- [Into the Woods](https://stories.ourtrust.org/into-the-woods/) - Through decades of operation, Hoobanoff Logging has seen many changes to the logging & forest industry - from hand-felling to highly sophisticated machines.
- [Live, Work and Play](https://stories.ourtrust.org/live-work-and-play/) - It’s easy to fall in love with the Columbia Basin. No matter why you’re here, there are so many reasons to feel at home.
- [Putting a Priority on Happiness](https://stories.ourtrust.org/golden-life-seniors-housing/) - Celeste Mullin describes how a focus on well-being makes the Trust the perfect partner when it comes to providing quality, affordable housing for seniors.
- [Celebrating Success](https://stories.ourtrust.org/celebrating-success/) - Imagine running a business where you get to be part of your customer’s achievements. That’s a reality for the owners of Okanagan Ribbons.
- [A Pumped-up Community](https://stories.ourtrust.org/a-pumped-up-community/) - The Taghum Stop is a staple of the surrounding community. The three brothers behind the rebuild and redesign have been operating it for more than 20 years.
- [Then, Now and Next](https://stories.ourtrust.org/then-now-and-next/) - A historical landmark will stand the test of time
- [Edgewater Community Park Ups its Game](https://stories.ourtrust.org/edgewater-community-park-ups-its-game/) - Edgewater’s volunteers turn out to get the hard work done. This time they’re improving the sports facilities built by volunteers 20 years ago.
- [Connecting Kootenay Lake](https://stories.ourtrust.org/connecting-kootenay-lake/) - Due to innovative technology, Northern Kootenay Lake communities are now connected by more than just a lake.
- [Putting Youth in the Driver's Seat](https://stories.ourtrust.org/putting-youth-in-the-drivers-seat/) - Columbia Basin youth have a lot to say. When they’re in charge of what they want to get out of youth directed programs it makes a world of difference.
- [Making Space for Arts and Culture](https://stories.ourtrust.org/making-space-for-arts-and-culture/) - Three upgraded venues enrich arts and culture in Golden, Cranbrook and New Denver
- [Nocturnal Art and Wonder](https://stories.ourtrust.org/nocturnal-art-and-wonder/) - LUNA Festival celebrates Revelstoke’s vibrant arts scene
- [Road Map for the Future](https://stories.ourtrust.org/road-map-for-the-future/)
- [Hope Takes Flight](https://stories.ourtrust.org/hope-takes-flight/) - Hope Air serves many people like this in medical need. Since 1986, it has provided over 138,000 free flights throughout Canada. And now, more people than ever in the Columbia Basin can benefit from these flights, thanks to support from the Trust.

## Pages

- [Home](https://stories.ourtrust.org/) - Working together with a shared purpose, the space to connect & access to resources & support, we see extraordinary things come to life.
- [About Columbia Basin Trust](https://stories.ourtrust.org/about/) - Supporting ideas & efforts, we exist & act for the social, economic and environmental well-being of the Columbia Basin—now and for generations to come.
- [The Headwaters](https://stories.ourtrust.org/discover-fascinating-stories-from-the-columbia-river-basin/) - Supporting ideas & efforts, we exist & act for the social, economic and environmental well-being of the Columbia Basin—now and for generations to come.
- [Basin RevUp Stories](https://stories.ourtrust.org/basin-revup-stories/)
- [Basin Stories: Video Series](https://stories.ourtrust.org/basin-stories-video-series/) - Supporting ideas & efforts, we exist & act for the social, economic and environmental well-being of the Columbia Basin—now and for generations to come.
- [ThemeNcode PDF Viewer [Do not Delete]](https://stories.ourtrust.org/themencode-pdf-viewer/)
- [ThemeNcode PDF Viewer SC [Do not Delete]](https://stories.ourtrust.org/themencode-pdf-viewer-sc/)

## Our Trust Issues

- [Our Trust Magazine 2025](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magazine-2025/)
- [Our Trust Magazine 2024](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magazine-2024/) - Celebrating the community projects and programs we were proud to be a part of in 2024.
- [Our Trust Magazine 2023](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magazine-2023/)
- [Our Trust Magazine 2015](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magazine-2015/)
- [Our Trust Magazine 2016](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magainze-2016/)
- [Our Trust Magazine 2017](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magainze-2017/)
- [Our Trust Magazine 2018](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magainze-2018/)
- [Our Trust Magazine 2020](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magazine-2020/)
- [Our Trust Magazine 2021](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magazine-2021/)
- [Our Trust Magazine 2022](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magazine-2022/)
- [Our Trust Magazine 2019](https://stories.ourtrust.org/issue/our-trust-magainze-2019/)

## Categories

- [0](https://stories.ourtrust.org/category/0/)
- [Featured](https://stories.ourtrust.org/category/featured/)
- [Quiz](https://stories.ourtrust.org/category/quiz/)
- [Indigenous](https://stories.ourtrust.org/category/indigenous/)

## Tags

- [In Trail](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/in-trail/)
- [fernie](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/fernie/)
- [food](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/food/)
- [local](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/local/)
- [local food store](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/local-food-store/)
- [fernie food store](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/fernie-food-store/)
- [social](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/social/)
- [community](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/community/)
- [nonprofit](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/nonprofit/)
- [Housing](https://stories.ourtrust.org/tag/housing/)

## Communties

- [Valemount](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/valemount/)
- [Golden](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/golden/)
- [Revelstoke](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/revelstoke/)
- [Radium Hot Springs](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/radium-hot-springs/)
- [Invermere](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/invermere/)
- [Windermere](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/windermere/)
- [Shuswap](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/shuswap/)
- [Canal Flats](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/canal-flats/)
- [Elkford](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/elkford/)
- [Grasmere](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/grasmere/)
- [Sparwood](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/sparwood/)
- [Fernie](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/fernie/)
- [Jaffray](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/jaffray/)
- [ʔakisq̓nuk](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/ʔakisq̓nuk/)
- [ʔaq̓am](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/ʔaq̓am/)
- [Cranbrook](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/cranbrook/)
- [Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqǂiʔit](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/yaq̓it-ʔa·knuqǂiʔit/)
- [Yaqan Nukiy](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/yaqan-nukiy/)
- [Creston Valley](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/creston-valley/)
- [Yahk](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/yahk/)
- [Nakusp](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/nakusp/)
- [New Denver](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/new-denver/)
- [Silverton](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/silverton/)
- [Kaslo](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/kaslo/)
- [Slocan](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/slocan/)
- [Nelson](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/nelson/)
- [Castlegar](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/castlegar/)
- [Trail](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/trail/)
- [Salmo](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/salmo/)
- [Fruitvale](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/fruitvale/)
- [Montrose](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/montrose/)
- [Balfour](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/balfour/)
- [Fort Steele](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/fort-steele/)
- [Winlaw](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/winlaw/)
- [Kimberley](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/kimberley/)
- [Crawford Bay](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/crawford-bay/)
- [Meadow Creek](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/meadow-creek/)
- [Beaver Valley](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/beaver-valley/)
- [Kootenay Lake](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/kootenay-lake/)
- [Edgewater](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/edgewater/)
- [Wynndel](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/wynndel/)
- [Rossland](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/rossland/)
- [Skookumchuk](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/skookumchuk/)
- [Wycliffe](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/wycliffe/)
- [Procter](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/procter/)
- [Harrop](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/harrop/)
- [Taghum](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/taghum/)
- [Argenta](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/argenta/)
- [Boswell](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/boswell/)
- [Riondel](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/riondel/)
- [Hills](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/hills/)
- [Wasa](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/wasa/)
- [Fauquier](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/fauquier/)
- [Edgewood](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/edgewood/)
- [Ktunaxa Nation](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/ktunaxa-nation/)
- [Moyie](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/moyie/)
- [Field](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/field/)
- [Columbia Valley](https://stories.ourtrust.org/community/columbia-valley/)

## Interests

- [Agriculture and Food Production](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/agriculture-and-food-production/)
- [Arts, Culture and Heritage](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/arts-culture-and-heritage/)
- [Business and Investments](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/business-and-investments/)
- [Connectivity](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/connectivity/)
- [Children and Youth](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/children-and-youth/)
- [Education, Employment and Training](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/education-employment-and-training/)
- [Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/environment-natural-resources-and-sustainability/)
- [Family and Social Services](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/family-and-social-services/)
- [Health and Wellness](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/health-and-wellness/)
- [Housing](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/housing/)
- [Public Safety and Emergency Services](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/public-safety-and-emergency-services/)
- [Sports and Recreation](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/sports-and-recreation/)
- [Non-Profit](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/non-profit/)
- [Community](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/community/)
- [Indigenous](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/indigenous/)
- [Climate](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/climate/)
- [Child care](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/community/child-care/)
- [Wildfire](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/wildfire/)
- [Youth](https://stories.ourtrust.org/interest/youth/)

## Our Trust Issues

- [Our Trust 2015](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2015/)
- [Our Trust 2016](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2016/)
- [Our Trust 2017](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2017/)
- [Our Trust 2018](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2018/)
- [Our Trust 2019](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2019/)
- [Our Trust 2020](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2020/)
- [Our Trust 2021](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2021/)
- [Our Trust 2022](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2022/)
- [Our Trust 2023](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2023/)
- [Our Trust 2024](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2024/)
- [Our Trust 2025](https://stories.ourtrust.org/ourtrust_issues/2025/)

## Regions

- [Northern Region](https://stories.ourtrust.org/regions/northern-region/)
- [Southwest Region](https://stories.ourtrust.org/regions/southwest-region/)
- [Southeast Region](https://stories.ourtrust.org/regions/southeast-region/)
- [Basin-wide](https://stories.ourtrust.org/regions/basin-wide/)

## Programs

- [Basin RevUp](https://stories.ourtrust.org/program/basin-revup/)
- [Impact Investment Fund](https://stories.ourtrust.org/program/impact-investment-fund/)
- [Wage Subsidy](https://stories.ourtrust.org/program/wage-subsidy/)
- [Basin Business Advisors](https://stories.ourtrust.org/program/basin-business-advisors/)
- [Community Development Program](https://stories.ourtrust.org/program/community-development-program/)