Local, by name and experience
Local food store in Fernie connects shoppers to farmers.
Local food store in Fernie connects shoppers to farmers.
At the Procter Village Café, the swirly cinnamon buns are topped with sweet, gooey icing—and are in very high demand. The socially distanced lineup for their cinnamon buns stretched out the door.
The Kaslo Community Fitness Co-op provides a top-notch resource to a small town
New owner of Soulfood in Cranbrook finds a model that works during the pandemic.
EduFunder Technologies helps kids stay busy and post-secondary students afford their education.
Giving local businesses a boost to meet demand Starting, purchasing or growing a business often requires financial support. Like other traditional lenders, the Trust welcomes smart investment opportunities—like these two examples. AN ESSENTIAL PLACE FOR PETS…
On the main strip in downtown Kaslo, near the pharmacy and a short stretch from the historic S.S. Moyie sternwheeler and beach, a chicken holding a cleaver hangs from a sign. Inside the building, a chalkboard…
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. It then opened the doors to its…
Cronometer is a nutrition and fitness app that Aaron Davidson created in 2005 to keep track of his own habits. He also decided to offer it free online, and the user base grew. By 2011, maintaining…
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Five-year project in the upper Kicking Horse Canyon is enhancing 112 hectares so Rocky Mountain elk can better use this land in the winter.
A project in Valemount broadens opportunities within the trail system while enhancing and protecting the opportunities that already exist.
A major expansion at the Golden freeride park is transforming the park block into a space that is open, accessible and used by a full spectrum of people.
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.
The Wynndel Community Centre is undergoing enhancements to make it sustainable, safer, more accessible and more energy-efficient.
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.
Knowing that comfortable, affordable and safe space is available opens up the Basin as an option when people are considering their futures.
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.
A range of actions address wildfire risk and improve fish habitat in the Slocan Valley.