Dec 23, Pennywise – Kootenay Lake

Trust CEO looks
ahead to 2020
This coming year the Trust is turning
25. It’s a chance to celebrate all
that we have been able to accomplish
together with people and communities.
It’s also a time to recognize and
honour those who saw an opportunity
in 1995 to create this unique, regional
organization that would support the
efforts by the people of the Columbia
Basin to create a legacy of social,
economic and environmental wellbeing
in the region most affected by
the Columbia River Treaty. The focus
then was on the future and in this
coming year, we’ll be asking residents
to look ahead to the next 25 years.
We are entering the last year of
our five-year Columbia Basin Management
Plan. This plan sets out 13
primary strategic priorities and has
shaped our programming and initiatives
since 2016. Last year, we delivered
a record $62.6 million in benefits
to our communities through more
than 70 programs and initiatives supporting
over 1,750 projects.
The Trust supports regional priorities
that enhance our quality of life
and make this region such a desirable
place to live. Significant investments
in affordable housing, creating techenabled
spaces, broadband, ecosystem
enhancement and environmental
education, child care and arts, culture
and heritage are only a few examples
of the work we are doing to support
regional priorities.
The Trust’s focus as we move into
2020 is engaging with people in the
Columbia Basin about their bold and
innovative ideas for the future of this
region. We’ve already started some of
the engagement by speaking with our
board, staff and advisory committees.
Starting in the spring, we will be hosting
conversations in communities
and online about where people see
opportunities.
What will this plan look like? What
are we hoping to achieve? What can
we learn from the past that will inform
how we work in the future? What do
we want our region to look like five,
10, 15, even 25 years from now? These
questions will form the basis of our
discussions with residents in 2020.
Watch for more details at engage.ourtrust.org.
Lastly, the Trust will be hosting our
symposia in the fall. For the first time
we are hosting the events in two locations
to allow more people to take
part. One in Trail, October 2 to 4 and
one in Golden October 23 to 25. It
will also mark the final stage of our
community engagement process and
the start of reporting back on what we
heard. Save the date and visit symposium.ourtrust.org
for more details.
“2020 will be an exciting year and
I look forward to celebrating and
engaging with people from Rossland
to Fernie to Valemount,” says Johnny
Strilaeff, president and chief executive
officer of Columbia Basin Trust.
– Columbia Basin Trust
Campaign challenges
stigma
According to a BC survey conducted
by Insights West in 2018,
more than 70% of respondents felt
people living with dementia experience
stigma.
Stigma – which is negative attitudes
and misconceptions held by
family, friends and professionals –
can be a barrier that prevents people
from seeking out a diagnosis if they
are beginning to see possible symptoms,
or it may keep them from
accessing services.
This January, residents of Castlegar
and other West Kootenay communities
are invited to take part
in Alzheimer’s Awareness Month,
a national campaign focused on
changing the general public’s perceptions
of what it means to live
with Alzheimer’s disease and other
dementias. Changing perceptions is
key to reducing stigma, which ultimately
supports people living with
dementia to stay active and engaged
in the community.
The Alzheimer Society of BC connects
people living with dementia,
their caregivers and family members
to support and education at any
point in the disease through First
Link® dementia support.
Castlegar and other West Kootenay
residents can connect to support
by asking their healthcare provider
for a referral or by calling the First
Link® Dementia Helpline at 1-800-
936-6033. To learn more about
the Alzheimer Society of B.C. and
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, visit
www.alzheimerbc.org
– Alzheimer Society of B.C.
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