Collaborating to Restore a Watershed
The Shuswap Band has started to restore and enhance over five kilometres of Shuswap Creek and its watershed.
Stories
Extraordinary Times Call for Extraordinary Measures
Robson Valley Community Services gets creative to serve the community of Valemount through the pandemic.
Gathering Forces to Provide Food
The Revelstoke food bank ramps up its efforts to meet demands during the pandemic.
Young Women Imagine Their Future Careers
Sixty young women from grades 10 to 12 learn about careers in science and technology, from women in STEM.
Transforming Lives and Giving Purpose
Spectrum Farms in Creston allows people with disabilities to thrive, where they enjoy a safe home and meaningful employment.
At the Heart of Communities
For small communities like Silverton and Harrop, gathering places like the Silverton Memorial Hall and Harrop Schoolhouse play vital roles—roles that sometimes remain the same for decades. Whatever their histories, these buildings remain at the centre…
Feeding Fernie
Collaborating with community to serve residents during the pandemic Kirk and Linda Green, both majors with the Salvation Army and managers of its food bank in Fernie, are passionate about their community. With many years of…
Bringing Local Ideas to Life
EduFunder Technologies helps kids stay busy and post-secondary students afford their education.
Hospice Services Temporarily Shift Online
A vital Columbia Valley organization continues to aid the community “The hospice is an oasis where no one dies or grieves alone.” This is how Michèle Neider describes the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley. And…
Win-win: Kids Stay Safe and Get Outdoors
Child care centres continue to benefit families As the proverb says, it takes a village to raise a child. But when COVID-19 shut down most services in BC in March 2020, all villages were challenged to…
