Lardeau Valley Opportunity LINKS Society is receiving $22,450 as part of Columbia Basin Trust funding for non-profit organization that require technology upgrades.
The Trust announced Thursday it will hand out $674,740 to 91 groups. The Opportunity LINKS Society, which serves as a communications hub for the Lardeau Valley, plans to use its grant to rebuild its website and create an interactive map.
“Not only have we been able to purchase various hardware and software subscriptions to increase our efficiency, but we are also very excited for the opportunity to rebuild the community website,” said Chelsey Jones, the society’s executive director, in a statement.
“The vision for the new website is to effectively serve residents and visitors as a hub of information and a modern tool for co-ordination and information sharing in the Lardeau Valley. It will have more basic function than the current website, and it will also benefit from the creative contributions of local photographers, artists and designers to truly reflect the beauty and talent in the Lardeau Valley.”
Other local recipients of the funding include:
Argenta Community Association: $650
Capitol Theatre Restoration Society: $9,600
Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society: $6,600
Freedom Quest Youth Services Society: $14,000
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society: $1,200
Kaslo and Area Youth Council: $1,300
Kaslo infoNet Society: $20,600
Kaslo Search and Rescue: $9,200
Kootenay Kids Society: $25,000
Kootenay Lake Independent School Society: $2,100
Kootenay Native Plant Society: $9,000
Nelson and District Arts Council: $6,600
Nelson and District Museum, Archives, Art Gallery and Historical Society: $7,750
Nelson Civic Theatre Society: $10,000
Nelson Community Food Centre: $2,300
North Kootenay Lake Community Services Society: $10,000
Procter Community Society: $1,300
Salmo District Arts Council: $2,850
Slocan Community Library: $3,800
Slocan Lake Arts Council: $1,450
W.E. Graham Community Service Society: $13,550
West Kootenay Women’s Association: $6,700
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