THE COLUMBIA BASIN REGION

The Canadian Columbia Basin is a large and diverse geographic region located in the southeast corner of British Columbia. Located in southeastern British Columbia, the Basin covers about 80,000 square kilometres—about 8.5 per cent of the entire province—and has a population of over 155,000 people. It includes all communities in the East and West Kootenays, It includes the cities of;  Revelstoke, Golden, Nakusp, Nelson, Creston, Cranbrook, Invermere, Kimberly, Fernie, Castlegar and Rossland to name a few. See the map here.

The Trust supports agricultural production in the Columbia Basin and strengthening access to markets for Basin products.