The City of Nelson has announced its awards of the Columbia Basin Trust ReDi grants (formerly known as CIP grants) for 2023.
The grants are not city money, but are funding from the CBT to non-profit community groups. Grant funding for the West Kootenay is administered by the Regional District of Central Kootenay, which in turn asks the Nelson City Council to decide on the applications from Nelson area organizations.
For 2023, council has agreed on the following awards, which it will recommend to the RDCK board for approval later this month:
Living Lakes Canada Society – Developing a community vision for Cottonwood Creek enhancement: $25,000
Nelson Izu-Shi Friendship Society – Enhancing Cotton Falls Park: $16,450
Friends of the Nelson Municipal Library – Children’s area improvements: $12,190
The Ursa Project Society – Community outreach and education on bear awareness: $7,291
West Kootenay Women’s Association – Drop-in expansion/queer connect: $6,995
Kootenay Co-op Radio – KCR basement cultural space: $4,299
Kootenay Literary Society – Elephant Mountain Literary Festival: $4,000
Nelson and District Arts Council – ArtWalk 2023: $4,000
Nelson Fine Arts Centre Society – Oxygen Art Centre: exhibition and residency 2023: $4,000
Kootenay Climbing Association – Schematic design of the Cube Climbing Centre 2.0: $3,650
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society – Kootenay Lake watershed monitoring program: $3,000
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society – Kootenay Lake trash clean-ups: $3,000
Nelson Nordic Ski Club – Electric snow machine for Nelson Nordic Ski Club: $3,000
Nelson Civic Theatre Society – Supporting the Kootenay screen-based industry: $3,000
Health Arts Society – Concerts in Care 2023: $3,000
Nelson Youth Action Network – Youth mural project 2023: $3,000
Polka Dot Dragon Arts Society – Polka Dot Dragon Lantern Festival: $3,000
Nelson Baseball Association – New Lions Park equipment building: $2,999
Massif Music Festival Society – Massif Music 2023: $2,500
Nelson Music Festival Association – 2024 Kootenay Festival of the Arts: $2,500
Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association – Equipment for emergency response vehicle ERV2: $2,444
City of Nelson – Nelson Farmers’ Market Program – special events: $2,199
Bee Awareness Society – Bee awareness education program: $2,000
Nelson Reflections – Supporting youth in sports: $2,000
Kootenay Brain Injury Association – Community Partnership Project: $2,000
West Kootenay Community EcoSociety (Neighbours United) – 100 per cent renewable energy local government working group: $2,000
The BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – Community spay-neuter and medical assistance: $2,000
Greater Trail Hospice Society – West Kootenay Nav-CARE: $2,000
West Kootenay Cycling Coalition – Human Powered Steampunk Parade and Festival: $2,000
Nelson and District Arts Council – Rural Artist Support Weekend 2023: $2,000
Kootenay International Burlesque Festival – Kootenay International Burlesque Festival: $1,750
Echo Vocal Arts Alliance – Anything is Possible: $1,250
Selkirk Concert Society – Selkirk Pro Musica 2023-24 concern series: $1,000
ANKORS – Walk With Me: Survivors Gaining Strength Together Outdoors: $1,000
Living Lakes Canada – Water monitoring for local climate change adaptation: $1,000
Nelson Seniors Centre Society – Central Kootenay Chess Club equipment upgrade and tournament director training: $1,000
Nelson Tennis Club – Landscape rehabilitation: $900
Kootenay Lake Sailing Association – Waterfront lakeside and east district real-time wind data: $530
Little Mittens Animal Rescue Association – Outdoor flight cage: $500
Kootenay Musical Theatre Society – Forty Words for Yes: $500
Wynndel Community Centre – Sports equipment: $250