Upgraded Housing for Lower Kootenay
17 affordable housing units in Creston Valley’s Lower Kootenay Band (yaqan nuʔkiy) community are getting upgrades.
Region: Southeast Region
New Centre Will Bring ʔaq̓am 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, which will house health practitioners and activities, plus serve…
Behind the Walls
“It’s all behind-the-walls stuff. It’s not something you see, but something you feel,” says Peter Schalk, Board Chair of the Cranbrook Community Theatre Society.
Opportunity Knocks for Fernie Business
Started out of their barn by the Pask family in 2003, Fernie Brewing Co. was the little business that could. Now distributing its products across western Canada from BC to Manitoba, Fernie Brewing has grown from…
Students “Do and Learn” in their Wild Backyards
With patches of snow on the ground, it’s a day for jackets and hoods up to protect ears from the cold. It’s Wednesday, November 14, 2018, and a group of ninth graders is traipsing across an…
The Spirit of Giving
Food Banks Embody the Spirit of Giving—All Year Round
Kootenay Knitting
Olympic-sized dreams can be realized in the Columbia Basin with a bit of help.
Seeing Opportunities: Flashback to Symposium
A year ago this weekend, Colonel Chris Hadfield took a small trip compared to his many voyages to space—but a big trip in the eyes of Columbia Basin residents. That’s because the Canadian astronaut travelled to…
Engaging Our Youth
Youth are a vital force in the Columbia Basin and the Trust’s Basin Youth Network is tapping into that energy.
Safeguarding Against Wildfire
The threat of wildfires is real and present in the Basin, and the City of Fernie is very aware of its vulnerability—the entire community was destroyed by wildfire on August 1, 1908. Ted Ruiter, Fernie’s Director…
