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Council makes grant recommendations

Creston Town Council recommended the disbursement of $76,149 to 32 applicants for Columbia Basin Trust funding.
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At a Committee of the Whole meeting last week, Creston Town Council recommended the disbursement of $76,149 to 32 applicants for Columbia Basin Trust funding.

Final approval for the 2019 Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Program must be made the RDCK.

The following recommendations were approved by Town Council:

  • Boswell and District Emergency Volunteers (BADEV) $568
  • College of the Rockies, Creston Campus $1,714
  • Community Arts Council of Creston $1,964
  • Cowboy Mounted Shooters Association of B.C. $2,224
  • Cresteramics Society $2,600
  • Creston and District Society for Community Living $3,000
  • Creston District Historical Museum Society $1,021
  • Creston Judo Club $1,682
  • Creston Pet Adoption Welfare Society (PAWS) $2,649
  • Creston Quilts 4 Kids $750
  • Creston Valley Bird Fest Committee of Wildsight $1,471
  • Creston Valley Blossom Festival Association $4,999
  • Creston Valley Fall Fair Association $7,679
  • Creston Valley Public Art Connection Society $6,686
  • Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC - Kootenay Trout Hatchery $4,060
  • Health Arts Society $2,000; Horse Association Central Kootenay $800
  • Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation $714
  • Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society $4,970
  • Lister Community Association $1,000
  • Nakusp Centennial Golf Club $179; Nelson CARES $717
  • Nelson Civic Theatre Society $171
  • South Kootenay Lake Community Services Society $1,828
  • South Kootenay Lake Community Services Society $379; SQx Danza $4,534
  • The Creston Kids Outside Society $625
  • The Venue - Performance and Visual Arts Society $1,595
  • Town of Creston $3,407
  • Trails for Creston Valley Society $2,700
  • Valley Community Services Society $4,999
  • Wildflower School- Creston Campus $2,465