Strong leadership drives the Trust toward continued success At the end of 2019, Rick Jensen wrapped up seven years on Columbia Basin Trust’s Board of Directors,…
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New long-term care options for seniors opens in Cranbrook
Seniors in the Cranbrook area now have expanded access to long-term care with the opening of 36 new long-term care units at Golden Life Management’s…
Trust helps create and improve childcare spaces
Many families in the Columbia Basin rely upon childcare. To help meet this need for quality spaces, 67 childcare providers in 24 communities will be…
B.C. aims to create more childcare spaces
New provincial guidelines are being established with the aim of helping local governments to pair funding programs and purchase land to create new childcare spaces…
Columbia River Treaty community updates coming
A series of meetings this fall will seek public input and update Columbia Basin communities about the current Columbia River Treaty negotiations. “As we continue…
Latest Columbia River Treaty talks held in ?aq’am
For the eighth round of discussions about the future of the Columbia River Treaty, Canadian and U.S. negotiators recently returned to the B.C., meeting for…
Indigenous observers join Columbia River Treaty talks
After the seventh round of Columbia River Treaty negotiations on June 19 and 20, in Washington, D.C., Katrine Conroy, Minister Responsible for the Columbia River…
RDEK getting $1 million for Westside trail
Fernie also getting BikeBC funding The B.C. government this morning (Mau 29) announced the rollout of seven cost-sharing cycling infrastructure projects through the BikeBC program,…
Wildfire risk reduction grants benefit region
The B.C. government is providing more than $907,000 in community resiliency investment grants to support projects in the Southeast Fire Centre. “Community resiliency investment funding…
Columbia River Treaty talks switching to US capitol
The latest round of talks surrounding the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty concluded this past week in Victoria. Katrine Conroy, British Columbia’s Minister Responsible…