Retrofits and solar arrays improve affordability and sustainability in the Basin Affordable rental housing in the Columbia Basin is becoming more sustainable and climate-resilient thanks…
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Adopted bylaw supports accessible housing in Fernie
By Erin Knutson The City of Fernie is on track to preserve the affordable housing goals outlined in its strategic priorities by adopting a property…
Affordable Housing Strategy aligns with amended bylaw
By Erin Knutson The City of Fernie motioned to receive the amendment and adoption of a Property Tax Exemption (PTE) bylaw for the 2023 taxation…
Affordable rental units take bite out of housing crunch
Forty-nine. For a small community like Fernie, 49 new affordable places to live is a significant number. “I’m hoping it will fill a lot of…
Fernie Business Excellence Awards winners named
The Fernie Chamber of Commerce announced the full roster of 2021 Business Excellence Award winners on October 29. Citizen of the Year (Sponsored by…
More affordable housing options coming soon
The Trust supports five projects with $1.5 million to build 118 new units Columbia Basin Trust is providing nearly $1.5 million to help build 118…
$1.4 million for Fernie affordable housing project
The provincial government this morning announced it is moving forward with the construction of 4,902 new affordable mixed-income rental homes as part of the Building…
Trust provides $1.6 million for energy retrofits
Grants will help improve over 600 units across the Basin Thirty-two buildings in 14 communities with over 600 affordable housing units will be more energy…
55 affordable homes to be funded in region
The B.C. Government and Columbia Basin Trust are partnering to build 167 new homes for people in the Columbia Basin struggling to find affordable housing,…
Local buildings among 25 to receive energy retrofits
Columbia Basin Trust provides $900,000 this year through its new Energy Retrofit Program Twenty-five buildings in the Columbia Basin, with over 500 affordable housing units,…