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Numerous steps were taken to reduce the environmental impact of the Waneta Expansion Project near Trail, including locally engineered sturgeon gates.

ViaSport will be awarding a grant of $14,560 to support an ongoing applied research project by College of the Rockies and Steeples Elementary school.

Interior Reforestation reclaims land disturbed by industry, and Interior Seed & Fertilizer supports agricultural productivity.

A dive team from Northern Underwater Services had been inspecting the underwater concrete work.

Gaia Green Products in Grand Forks has been selling organic fertilizers for 25 years and just keeps growing

Wally Penner and Audrey Repin survey the confluence of the Pend d’Oreille River and Columbia River.

Audrey Repin explains some the positive impact this project had on the economy of the Kootenays.

Audrey Repin explains the steps that were taken to protect the white sturgeon and their spawning bed.

Regional project manager for SNC-Lavaline Inc. explains the background and purpose of the expansion.

This new solar- and wind-powered LED light tower is designed for use in remote industrial locations

Itching to get your hands in the dirt? Here are some springtime suggestions from a professional landscaper.

Kootenay Landscape has evolved from a part-time lawn-mowing venture into a landscape maintenance company employing up to 20.

The citizens of Trail, B.C., have reaped some important short-term and long-term benefits from the Waneta Dam expansion project.

28 projects receive support from the Trust’s Social Grants

Wildsight appoints a new executive director.

Kootenay Business magazine went on a tour of the Waneta Expansion Project near Trail, B.C.

New faces, new Vice-Chair on Trust Board

Welcome to the 19th annual Wings Over the Rockies Festival.

College of the Rockies/Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, March 11th at the College gymnasium.

17 projects funded in last intake.

Recreation use must balance economic value, ecological integrity and health and safety concerns.

The Brilliant Dam recieves recognition of excellence in cost and operational management.

It's the second consecutive year Columbia Power has been honoured.

Water Smart communities in the Columbia Basin have steadily reduced local water consumption since 2010.

The award winning Elk Valley Thrift Shop gives back to the community by means of its recycle, re-use, repurpose policy

Going green means going paperless for the team at Pinnacle PAC in Castlegar.

Birch and Lace just opened in October of 2014, and has been welcomed warmly by the Revelstoke community.

The award was presented to the Trust at the Environmental Education Soiree & Expo held in Creston on November 28.

The CCSP Salmo project is nearing completion

In recent weeks construction has been moving ahead on Kimberley’s SunMine, western Canada’s largest solar project.

A rapid decline in solar prices is closing a once-prohibitive cost gap and is making solar one of the fastest growing industries in the region.

Teck's land purchase in British Columbia’s Elk Valley and Flathead River Valley for the purposes of conservation.

St. Mary’s Indian Band and MDG Contracting Services are bringing carbon-neutral heat to the First Nations community near Cranbrook.

Kimberley's Mark Creek Bridge wins Wood Works! BC Award

Blue Lake Centre’s new executive director, Todd Hebert, is incorporating citizen science into the centre’s education programs.

Apply now for a youth, environment or social grant for your community project.

J.H. Huscroft Ltd. produces a diverse range of products and provides employment that supports economic stability in B.C.’s Creston Valley

Local farmers and locavores have a new resource—a place to connect and engage with the Kootenay food system.

CBT is offering an exciting opportunity to Basin residents.

FortisBC has lots going on, from its renewable gas initiative to a PowerSense program, as it serves customers throughout the Kootenay region.

The efficient new Grohman Narrows Transfer Station in Nelson, B.C., frees up the waterfront site of the old transfer station for redevelopment.

Several students, family members and Ms. Difilippo, teacher at Selkirk Secondary School dedicated Saturday, May 24 to keeping their local watershed healthy.

Draft Watershed Action Plan ready for public review now

In recognition of the 156 years that honey bees have been a part of agriculture and economy in B.C., May 29 will be declared Day of the Honey Bee.

The issue of extracting rare earth elements is being tackled by Ingenuity Lab, an Edmonton-based scientific organization.

Public invited to regional meetings to coordinate operations to manage flood risk in the Kootenai River Basin

Groups seeking up to $10,000 may apply now

Five-year plan shaped by input from Basin residents.

Blue Lake Centre has undergone a host of new changes and revitalized its image.

Columbia Basin Trust has released a well-informed environment strategic plan that will guide the Trust until 2019.