Posted:
April 20, 2021
District gets $1.2 million for downtown revitalization
The District of Invermere this afternoon announced that it has successfully received two significant grants that will fund continued Downtown Revitalization efforts in the town.
The funding received is from two sources, Columbia Basin Trust – $500,000; and the Province of British Columbia- $700,000, as part of the Tourism Dependent Communities Initiative program which Invermere qualifies under.
“Invermere’s downtown revitalization has been an ongoing initiative which to date has included Pothole Park, 7th Avenue approach from Pothole Park to the commercial core and the Cenotaph plaza upgrades. This new development phase will extend the refresh of 7th Avenue from the AG Foods / Inside Edge intersection to Cenotaph Park, (12th Street),” the district outlined on its website.
Bear Aware will be back in Prince George this summer.
Thanks to a two-year funding grant from the Ministry of Environment last year, a provincial gaming grant and a contribution by the Columbia Basin Trust, the British Columbia Conservation Foundation is able to provide public Bear Aware education programs in 24 B.C. communities this year, including Prince George, announced Frank Ritcey, Provincial Bear Aware Coordinator for the BCCF.
“Bear Aware is an educational program that teaches communities how to deal with bear attractants, and in doing so, effectively reduces the number of conflicts that arise between people and bears,’ Ritcey said in a press release. “Remember, we can all help bears this spring by doing simple things like taking down bird feeders, putting garbage out just before pick-up and generally making sure nothing is left around your home or yard that could attract a bear.”
Brewhouse in Cranbrook.
The local business community is in the throes of digital transformation at the #BuyBasinFestival, which runs until the end of April as participants launch themselves into the private world of consumers through live Facebooking with the help of social media experts in a series of broadcasts on Facebook.
The Heidout Restaurant and Brewhouse in Cranbrook is one of 100 businesses, artists, and creators across the Columbia Basin participating in the festival sponsored by the Columbia Basin Trust and FestivalSeekers.
“It’s amazing for non-techy people to be able to create a live video tour. We did a tour of our brewery while promoting our giveaways – we had over 28,000 views and sales increased right away,” said Heidi Romich, co-owner of The Heidout.
Posted:
April 15, 2021
Improvements, new equipment and more spaces coming to over 80 facilities in Basin communities
Families in the Columbia Basin will soon have more childcare options, and children will have better and safer places where they can play, build new skills, grow their imaginations and run about as they develop their bodies and minds.
That’s because over 80 childcare facilities in about two dozen communities are adding to or improving their childcare spaces. Projects across the Basin will create 74 new spaces and improve 1,652 existing spaces in the region, with over $481,000 in support from the Columbia Basin Trust’s Child Care Capital Grants.
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