by Lone Sheep Publishing on Tuesday Feb 02 2021
Aimee Watson of Kaslo (left) and Codie Morigeau of Cranbrook replace retiring members Larry Binks and Vickie Thomas, who completed their six-year term. Submitted photo
In a media release, Columbia Basin Trust announced the introduction of two new members to its Board of Directors as Codie Morigeau and Aimee Watson join the team effective January 1, 2021.
Morigeau, a nominee of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, and Watson, a nominee of the Regional District of Central Kootenay replaced Larry Binks and Vickie Thomas.
Binks and Thomas conclude six-year terms.
“I would like to welcome Codie and Aimee to the Trust’s Board of Directors and look forward to working together to support the work of the Trust moving forward,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, and Minister Responsible for Columbia Basin Trust.
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February 1, 2021
Aimee Watson
Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to welcome two new members to its Board of Directors. Codie Morigeau (pictured above), a nominee of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, and Aimee Watson, a nominee of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, have joined the Board effective January 1.
Larry Binks and Vickie Thomas leave the Board after completing their six-year terms.
“I would like to welcome Codie and Aimee to the Trust’s Board of Directors and look forward to working together to support the work of the Trust moving forward,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, and Minister Responsible for Columbia Basin Trust. “I also thank exiting Board members Larry Binks and Vickie Thomas for their years of dedicated service and wish them the best.”
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January 29, 2021
Committee updates recommendations for Columbia River Treaty
The Columbia River Treaty Local Governments Committee (the Committee) has updated its recommendations regarding the modernization of the Columbia River Treaty and resolution of domestic issues based on what the Committee has heard from Basin residents and local governments since their original recommendations were provided in 2013.
The Committee provided its recommendations to the five governments represented on the CRT Negotiating Team – the federal government, the B.C. government, the Ktunaxa Nation, the Syilx-Okanagan Nation and the Secwepemc Nation.
Unlike when the original Treaty was ratified in the 1960s with no consultation with Indigenous Nations, residents or local governments, the provincial government has been consulting with Indigenous Nations and inviting input from Basin residents and local governments since 2012.
by Regional District of Central Kootenay on Wednesday Jan 27 2021
Artist s rendering of the new design
A new child care facility to be built on the grounds of the Castlegar and District Community Complex (CDCC) will provide 30 new child care spaces for local families. The project is being delivered through a partnership with Kootenay Family Place (KFP) and the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s (RDCK) Castlegar and District Recreation Commission (CDRC). The new centre is expected to open in September 2021.
The RDCK, CDRC and KFP, with funding support from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), successfully applied to the Province’s Childcare BC New Spaces Fund to support the new, licensed spaces in Castlegar.
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January 28, 2021
Parkette next to city hall officially opened
The parkette – a great new community gathering space downtown, next to Cranbrook’s City Hall on 10th Avenue South, is now officially complete, thanks to partners including JCI Kootenay, the Cranbrook Chess Club and the Columbia Basin Trust.
Mayor Lee Pratt, right, takes on Peyman Pezeshki of the Cranbrook Chess Club.
The parkette is another important piece of the city’s ongoing effort to actively enhance Cranbrook’s downtown core. Other initiatives over the years have included the downtown patio bylaw, permanent art placements, the sculpture walk and community events like the Fall Festival and Winter Blitzville.