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Trail Skills Centre Expands
The Trail Skills Centre has a new, vibrant home in downtown Trail, and are poised to continue helping people improve their career prospects.
Delivering food amid growing need
The Trust is helping 39 food banks, First Nations and Métis organizations across the Basin this holiday season.
A centre upgrades its lights to benefit Golden seniors
The Golden Seniors Community Centre’s future is bright thanks in part to recent lighting upgrades to the facility.
Bats get a new room to roost
Twelve species of bats call the Basin home, such as the Yuma myotis and endangered little brown myotis, and fulfill important functions in ecosystems like wetlands and forests, including consuming a significant number of insects.
Marysville Falls Walkway revitalized
The Marysville Falls Walkway, a popular recreation resource for Kimberley and Marysville residents and visitors, has been lovingly revitalized by the Rotary Club of Kimberley, creating better access for everyone.
Sparwood Food Bank finds a forever home
Dedicated to serving the needs of their community, this spring the Sparwood Food Bank needed to find a new location fast. With support from the Trust, the food bank has found a permanent home to call their own.
Powering Fauquier’s Future
The Fauquier Community Club has taken action to upgrade its well-used community hall, ensuring it’s prepared for future emergencies while reducing its environmental footprint and operational costs.
A wetland gets vital attention
Restoring, protecting and speaking up for the land is at the heart of a five-year project being implemented by the Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it First Nation, focused on the northern portion of Shottanana Lake.
Rotary Lakeside Park in Nelson becomes more accessible
This summer, the Rotary Club of Nelson installed a long, blue path that leads to the lake, suitable for people in wheelchairs, or even families with strollers.
