Pickleball popularity grows in Fruitvale

More people are picking up pickleball as their sport of choice. With support from the Trust and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, Beaver Valley residents have more courts to play on.

Families thrive in ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation and beyond

Free activities including outdoor adventures like fishing days and day hikes are connecting families while building community and relationships of support thanks to the ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation’s Little Badgers Early Learning Centre.

Kaslo Thrift Store — Give a little, help a lot

The Kaslo Thrift store runs on community spirit, giving back to residents and local efforts year-round. Now with the addition of a solar array, insulation, new roof and other improvements to their critical storage outbuilding, volunteers can work comfortably while reducing operational costs.

Pursuing an education locally

Each year, the Trust’s Columbia Basin Bursary Program helps students at Selkirk College, College of the Rockies and Okanagan College’s Revelstoke campus reach their educational goals.

The joy of poi comes to Golden

A-Muse Troupe in Golden is helping to introduce community members to the performing art of poi, benefitting mind and body.

CBAL helps families make literacy fun

The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy supports the life-long literacy needs of Basin residents of all ages including special programming during Family Literacy Week.

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