A youth creates impact in New Denver
Cassandra Qiu was awarded a 2023 Youth Community Service Award from Columbia Basin Trust for her outstanding volunteerism.
Region: Southwest Region
Youth Pow Wow celebrates Indigenous culture
School District 8’s Youth Pow Wow brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth and community members to celebrate Indigenous culture through dance, music, regalia and educational teachings.
Park promotes fun in Fauquier
The new playground in Fauquier features something for all ages, including new park equipment and walking trails. Adjacent to the community hall and outdoor pavilion, the park is poised to enhance the quality of life for locals, as well as assist in sustaining a strong community.
Curtailing food waste while taking a bite out of climate change
Many organizations have implemented projects to reduce food waste and divert it from the landfill, check out some of these stories.
Barks & Recreation: learning new tricks for success
Barks and Recreation has provided the Trail area with pet services for more than a decade. Their recent completion of the Trust’s RevUp program has them poised to continue growing as a small business.
A mushroom enthusiast grows his business
Accessing the Trust’s Food Producer Wage Subsidy Program has helped Robin Mercy of Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms in Kaslo hire the people he needs to meet a growing demand for his locally grown delicacies.
Educational wildfire films create new jobs
The Harrop‐Procter Community Co‐operative created four educational films on wildfire risk reduction with the goal of attracting and keeping the interest of an audience spanning the entire province of BC and beyond, all while creating jobs for professionals in the arts sector.
The Heart: a welcoming place for East Shore residents
Now a community-purpose building, The Heart is at the centre of the Boswell’s community life, welcoming residents to meetings, events, workshops, programs, performances, and readings as well as providing a small museum and library.
Salmo Ski Hill: a beacon of affordable winter fun
Recent energy retrofit upgrades at the Salmo Ski Hill lodge and patrol building, breathe new life into original structures from the 1960s and enhance energy efficiency to cut operational costs.
A Nelson intern helps provide design solutions
A wage subsidy has enabled Spearhead Inc. to focus on training intern Spica, without worrying about losing staff time that could have been spent on client projects.
