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Housing Needs Assessment Project gets funding
The Columbia Valley Community Directed Funds (CVCDF) Committee has approved its first project to fund. “The committee has awarded up to $30,000 to the Family Resource Centre for preparation of a Columbia Valley Housing Needs Assessment and submission of a … > Read More
Lions Community Den to open soon
CBT supports purchase and preparation of new Fairmont multipurpose space What was once a pizza shop and real estate office will become a gathering place for the Fairmont community at large. Thanks to $100,000 from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), the … > Read More
RDEK board showed sound leadership
e-KNOW Editorial Sometimes elected officials have to make a decision that seems to fly in the face of the short burning fuse of public desire, for the sake of long-term gain. The Regional District of East Kootenay board of directors … > Read More
Crossroads abattoir proposal clears major hurdle
The establishment of an abattoir near the Invermere crossroads took a step forward May 3 when the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors voted against the weight of public sentiment and the wishes of the local director. … > Read More
Lot 48 bylaws officially rescinded
It was a legislative move that raised many eyebrows and infused a vein of concern among Columbia Valley property and business owners. Almost eight years ago, many observers saw the Regional District of East Kootenay’s (RDEK) back zoning of Lot … > Read More
KERHD board rips into IH over Invermere dialysis
The Interior Health Authority (IH) can expect another strongly worded letter from an East Kootenay government over its decision to remove the dialysis unit at the Invermere District Hospital. District of Invermere council last month unanimously voted to send a … > Read More
Regional board says Jumbo mayor not welcome until actually elected
The mayor with no town and no population to govern will not be welcome at the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors’ table until there is an elected governing council. RDEK directors Dec. 7 voted to have … > Read More
Work begins on Columbia Valley Directed Funds Priority Plan
Earlier this year, Columbia Basin Trust committed $200,000 per year for the next three years to the Columbia Valley Community Directed Funds (CVCDF) Program to support initiatives that provide socio-economic benefits to the Columbia Valley. The CVCDF Committee, which is … > Read More
CBT piloting innovative funding approach
Columbia Valley to decide how to spend $200K annually The Columbia Valley, from Spillimacheen to Canal Flats, will receive $200,000 a year for three years from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), which it will use to fund valley-wide priorities. The funds … > Read More
