Taking care of CBT business
By Nelson Daily Staff
By Rachel Lucas, Columbia Basin Trust
The establishment of nine priorities will help the Columbia Basin Trust allocate resources to address Basin needs, says its president and CEO.
Neil Muth said the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has finalized its 2011-2015 Strategic Priorities, providing “overarching direction” for CBT in terms of delivering benefits to communities, pursuing investment activities and managing its corporate operations in the Columbia Basin region.
“To know what success looks like in terms of helping Basin communities meet their needs, we need to know where we’re heading,” said Muth.
“These priorities provide a road map that guides our direction for the next four years and helps to ensure residents understand how our resources are being used to fulfill our mandate.”
The priorities include long-term stewardship of the Basin’s natural assets and help build the ability to take action to meet environmental challenges.
As well, the CBT aims to support Basin residents to increase their awareness and understanding of water issues, and to take steps to address issues.
In all, there are nine priorities, with deliverable items part of each priority. You can find more information and the priorities in their eight-page report at http://www.cbt.org/newsroom/?view&vars=1&content=News%20Release&WebDynID=1527.
In developing the priorities, CBT considered what it had accomplished in relation to its 2007-2010 priorities and what themes and issues had emerged from Basin communities, or were likely to emerge.
A draft set of strategic priorities were prepared based on that information and CBT sought feedback from residents on nine priorities in areas such as social, economic, environment, youth, water, community, investment, human resources and sustainability.
