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Rossland homes use significantly more power than the provincial average—but community members aren't turning a blind eye to the sobering stats. Instead, they've put themselves on an energy diet.

Cranbrook’s outgoing mayor, Scott Manjak, was relaxed yet passionate as he spoke about the accomplishments of his officeover the last three years.

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is announcing changes to its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP), which are being implemented to better meet the needs of program applicants.

Starting in October CBT and local government partners will host a series of information sessions to help Basin residents learn about the past and think about the future.

Cam Gillies is taking the green route in renovating his nearly 100-year-old home in Windermere, B.C.

Wing Creek Resort is an upscale eco-friendly resort property on beautiful Kootenay Lake.

2010 Olympic gold medallist and captain of Team Canada joins the World Wildlife Fund Canada to become new freshwater ambassador.

Forty-five environmental projects throughout the Columbia Basin will be receiving a total of $580,000 in support in 2011/12 from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) through its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP).

The new Hot Tub Hut in Fernie, is offering green and energy-efficient hot tubs and a healthier, natural water-care system.

To learn more about individual projects funded, visit CBT's website and search by program, community, organization, etc.

New Dawn Developments is starting construction on a new multi-family housing complex in Cranbrook, BC.

Certified Coating Specialists, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Peter Kiewit Infrastructure to prepare and coat all interior welds in the new Mayo Penstock that is currently under construction in Mayo, Yukon.

There are 12 communities employing Water Smart ambassadors this summer.

The construction of a second power plant on the Waneta Dam will utilize water that would otherwise pass over the dam’s spillways.

Nature's playground around Golden, B.C., drew the Tetraults to the area, and they have woven themselves into the business community with the success of Mountainside Gardens, their landscaping business and greenhouse operation.

Cranbrook-based StoneBrook Developments prides itself on its green commitment—the company recently became a BuiltGreen certified builder.

Teachers and other educators with an interest in environmental education should register now for Voices for Sustainability.

In 1999, Scott and Cindey Taylor started a greenhouse in Hosmer, B.C. Now, 12 years later, they are the succcessful owners of Cincott Farms Organic Market and Café—providing organic produce and food to the residents of the Elk Valley and Alberta.

Invermere's community greenhouse, a facility that utilizes solar power through a variety of systems, is often full of David Thompson Secondary School's (DTSS) students. The students grow and use plants at their school cafeteria—and it is this collaboration between the school and the operators of the greenhouse, Groundswell, that saw them win Solar B.C.'s Solar School of the Year.

Edible Acres, located in Windermere, is a place where you can grow your vegetable and eat them too, with a community supported agriculture program.

BC Hydro is once again supporting the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Government (AKBLG) Annual Conference, hosted this year by the City of Kimberley.

Green Earth Recycling is the only curbside recycling business in Kimberley, B.C., and owner Katie Tersmette was named 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce.

One environmental advocate shares his experience using cosmetic pesticides and his journey to promote organic gardening methods and products.

Working together is a common theme of an upcoming water forum hosted by the Columbia Basin Watershed Network (CBWN)

CBT and the council sign Memorandum of Understanding.

Selkirk College has started a composting program at its Castlegar campus with the installation of a new Earth Tub.

Columbia Basin Trust will provide $17,000,000 in new funding in the 2011/12 fiscal year to support a broad range of initiatives throughout the Columbia Basin.

Cranbrook, B.C., has received over $4 million from the Canadian government in support of its new environmentally friendly wastewater management facility.

The city of Kimberley, B.C., is developing a plan, named ImagineKimberley, that will guide the community to sustainability over the next 20 years.

What do you see when you look at waste vegetable oil? Paul Kelly sees a sustainable, locally found resource that can be used a fuel source.

Teck Resources Ltd. won the Coal Mining Reclamation Citation in fall 2010 for slope stability work along the banks of Michel Creek near Sparwood, B.C.

Last March, renovations and redevelopments commenced on the RDKB administration building and completion is scheduled for March 2011.

More than 20 years ago, Skip Stothert came to the realization that recycling roads was economically viable and environmentally friendly.

Just north of Castlegar lies the Zellstoff Celgar Pulp Mill; with its workforce of more than 400 employees, it is one of the key economic drivers of the West Kootenay.

When water goes down the drain or is flushed away, most of us don’t give it a second thought—until something goes wrong. However, that’s a luxury that the City of Cranbrook doesn’t have.

FortisBC recognized several Kootenay-based business outfits with its annual PowerSense Awards.

The Village of Nakusp is building up its reputation as an environmentally friendly community through new projects that will save on water consumption.

The Cascadia Region Green Building Council is a groundbreaking organization dedicated to the promotion of green buildings.