CBT recommits to Community Initiatives Funding
By Nelson Daily Staff
With a minimum sum of $30,000 per community, the board of Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has confirmed its recommitment to the Community Initiatives and the Affected Areas Programs (CIP/AAP) for the next five years.
“As we finish the third year of a three-year agreement, we look to the next five years of supporting Basin communities with this $3.6 million annual program that allows communities to shape their own futures by identifying priority projects in their area,” said Garry Merkel, CBT board chair.
In June 2010, the CBT board conditionally recommitted to the CIP/AAP for a period of five years with funding remaining at current levels, except for implementation of a $30,000 minimum (based on combined CIP and AAP funding) per incorporated municipality, regional district area or First Nations Band.
The response from partners and communities was positive to the increased term of the agreement (from three to five years) and to the modification in funding that provided additional resources to some small and remote communities.
The funds are intended to be flexible to help address the needs of individual communities, and decisions on how to best disburse the funding are community-based.
Program funds are distributed once a year to CBT’s local government partners: the regional districts of East Kootenay, Central Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary, and the City of Revelstoke, Town of Golden, Village of Valemount and Ktunaxa Nation Council.
For more information on CIP and AAP, visit www.cbt.org/programs. CBT delivers economic, social and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbia Basin. To learn more about CBT programs and initiatives, visit www.cbt.org.
CIP/AAP annual allocations for 2012-2017
Delivery Partner 2009-2011 2012-2017
Columbia Shuswap RD $634,534.28 $634,534.28
Ktunaxa Nation $71,850.00 $153,907.50
RD of Central Kootenay $1,153,498.83 $1,284,489.06
RD of East Kootenay $970,422.84 $1,028,308.56
RD of Fraser-Fort George $184,897.66 $184,897.66
RD of Kootenay Boundary $267,497.55 $302,780.70
Total $3,282,701.16 $3,588,917.76
The following regional delivery partners will receive the new $30,000 minimum for the following communities: Kaslo, New Denver, Salmo, Silverton, Slocan, Central Kootenay A, Central Kootenay C, Central Kootenay G.
