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Wildfire Risk Prompts Community Action

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May 01, 2023

From buying portable water tanks and equipment trailers, to providing specialized training and gear to their wildfire-fighting crews, 12 small communities and First Nations are taking action to reduce the threat of wildfires. These projects are being done with support from Columbia Basin Trust.

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Columbia Basin Trust, wildfire, community, Elk Valley

Launch of PacificSport Centre for the Columbia Basin

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Apr 17, 2023

The PacificSport Columbia Basin Board and viaSport BC are pleased to announce the launch of a new PacificSport Centre in the Columbia Basin, with the support of the British Columbia Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport. PacificSport Columbia Basin joins the Regional Sport Alliance, which is a collective of provincial-sport delivery organizations passionate about enriching lives and energizing communities through sport and activity.  

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PacificSport Centre, CBT, Columbia Basin Trust

Communities Take Steps to Reduce Climate Impact

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Apr 10, 2023

Communities are reducing operating costs and gaining efficiencies while working toward their climate resiliency goals. Seventeen projects are underway to make Basin communities more sustainable, with the support of Columbia Basin Trust.

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Columbia Basin Trust, community, Elk Valley, climate change

Expert Team Leaps Into Action to Protect Endangered Leopard Frogs

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Apr 06, 2023

You can hear them well over a kilometre in the distance, their baritone horns serenading the wetlands. The croak of the populated male American bullfrog signals the alarming density of frogs migrating to the Yaqan Nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band) lands and along the Lower Kootenay River, south of Creston.

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Columbia Basin Trust, frogs, Outdoors, nature

Rick Mercer Headlines Trust Symposia

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Mar 31, 2023

Columbia Basin Trust is inviting Basin residents to celebrate the region together and discuss the future at three symposia taking place in Cranbrook (May 26 and 27, College of the Rockies), Trail (June 9 and 10, Trail Memorial Centre) and Golden (June 23 and 24, Golden Civic Centre). Attendees will enjoy local food, music and stories—and hear from keynote speaker, noted Canadian comic and television personality Rick Mercer.

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Ecosystem Projects Create Meaningful Impact

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Mar 15, 2023

Groups around the Columbia Basin are undertaking major projects to enhance biodiversity and ecosystems in the region with support from Columbia Basin Trust. In the most recent intake of its Ecosystem Enhancement Program, the Trust is supporting four new large-scale and six smaller-scale ecosystem projects.

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Columbia Basin Trust, Outdoors, wetlands

Youth: Apply Now for the Free Leadership Summit

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Jan 31, 2023

Expressing opinions, developing ideas and planning to take action in their communities: these are some of the ways that youth will be inspired at the Basin Youth Network Leadership Summit, taking place in Kimberley from May 12 to 14, 2023. Youth aged 14 to 18 are invited to apply now to this unique, free opportunity, hosted by Columbia Basin Trust.

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Basin Residents Invited to Share Input on Future of Region

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Jan 18, 2023

Columbia Basin Trust (the Trust) is inviting you to have your say about the future of the Columbia Basin region. You will soon be able to share your ideas as the Trust travels throughout the region to meet with you, listen to your input, and plan together for the future. 

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Columbia Basin Trust, Fernie BC, Elk Valley, community

A Focus on Trails Means Enjoyment and Employment

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Jan 16, 2023

Some trails will be longer, get upgraded surfaces, or have new bridges or benches. In 17 communities, 26 projects are improving trails, supported by Columbia Basin Trust. In addition,16 organizations are receiving Trust funds to offer 38 trail-crew jobs. 

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Columbia Basin Trust, Fernie BC, trails, Outdoors, Elk Valley

Small Communities Take Big Steps to Fight Wildfires

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Dec 15, 2022

Fifteen small communities and First Nations in the Columbia Basin are upping their abilities to prevent and fight wildfires. These projects are being done with support from Columbia Basin Trust.

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wildfires, Fernie BC, Elk Valley, wildfire, Columbia Basin Trust