Columbia Basin Trust

Improving Internet Access for People in the Kootenays

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Mar 23, 2019

Improved high-speed internet is on the way for 26 communities in the Kootenays, bringing people opportunities to learn, connect and better expand their businesses.

Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Basin Trust, is receiving $4.8 million in provincial funds for two new projects to improve broadband access in rural areas.

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community, Fernie BC, Kootenays, Columbia Basin Trust, technology

Fostering Connections to Strengthen Well-Being

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Mar 21, 2019

Seventeen projects across the Columbia Basin will help address social isolation, increase meaningful connections and reduce barriers to accessing services with over $522,000 from Columbia Basin Trust.

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Columbia Basin Trust, Fernie BC, community

Discuss The Future of the Columbia River

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Mar 19, 2019

Online registration is open for the Columbia Basin Transboundary Conference: One River, One Future, an international conference addressing key issues related to the future of the Columbia River, its ecosystem, management, and international implications.

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community, Columbia Basin Trust, Canadian First Nations, Fernie BC

Get Outside! Basin Trails to See Improvements

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Mar 16, 2019

Trails connect our communities, take us to spectacular locations and provide fresh-air opportunities to get moving. Around the Columbia Basin, 29 projects will be adding to or improving the region’s trails, with over $484,000 from Columbia Basin Trust’s Trail Enhancement Grants.

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Columbia Basin Trust, trails, community, Fernie BC, hiking, Biking, fitness

$6 Million to Innovate and Enhance College Experience

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Mar 12, 2019

A new $6-million partnership between Columbia Basin Trust, College of the Rockies and Selkirk College will work toward shared priorities to enhance the quality, availability and uniqueness of the college experience for students.

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community, Fernie BC, Columbia Basin Trust

Improving Health and Biodiversity in Local Ecosystems

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Mar 04, 2019

Five large-scale projects will be significantly improving ecosystem health in the Columbia Basin, bringing areas closer to their natural states and improving habitat for many species. The projects are being initiated and supported through Columbia Basin Trust’s (the Trust) Ecosystem Enhancement Program.

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Columbia Basin Trust, Fernie BC, community

CBT Launches New $6 Million Community Outdoor Revitalization Program

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Feb 19, 2019

On February 19, 2019 the Columbia Basin Trust announced its new Community Outdoor Revitalization Grants! Whether it’s a downtown core, plaza or waterfront, outdoor public spaces help shape the livability and attractiveness of communities. Now local governments and First Nations communities in the Columbia Basin are invited to make these places even better by accessing these grants!

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Columbia Basin Trust, Community Grants

Columbia Basin Trust Announces Board Changes

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Feb 05, 2019

Columbia Basin Trust is announcing changes to its Board of Directors. Rick Jensen has been reappointed to the role of Chair while Jocelyn Carver, who joined the Board in 2018, has been appointed Vice-Chair, while other new additions include Krista Turcasso, Don McCormick and Ron Oszust.

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Columbia Basin Trust, community, Fernie BC

Trust and Columbia Power Purchase Waneta Expansion

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Jan 28, 2019

Columbia Basin Trust and Columbia Power Corporation announced today they have entered into an agreement with Fortis Inc. to purchase its 51 per cent interest in the Waneta Expansion hydroelectric generating facility located near Trail, B.C. for $991 million.

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Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Power Corporation, Waneta Expansion

Get Up to $25,000 to Hire An Intern

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Jan 24, 2019

Is your business growing or succession planning? Columbia Basin Trust’s Career Internship Program may be able to help meet your resourcing needs. Applications are currently being accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Columbia Basin Trust, community, Fernie BC, Business