Salvador Ready Mix Donates Over $60,000 to KEYSA Indoor Sports Facility

Salvador Ready Mix has generously donated over $60,000 towards the construction of KEYSA’s indoor sports facility. The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies was pleased to assist with this charitable donation. Left to right: CFKR: Sean Campbell, KEYSA: Chuck Downie, Salvador Ready Mix: Barb Falardeau and Regan Spence.

CFKR’s 2021 Community Calendar is Now Available!

Cranbrook, BC (November 18, 2020) – Hot off the presses, the 2021 Community Calendar is now available for purchase, just in time for the holiday season! The 2021 Community Calendar showcases beautiful, local photographs generously donated by Botterill Photography. The calendar is available to purchase by donation, at whatever amount works best for each individual […]

Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies brings $50,000 to local area in second round of Emergency Community Support Fund

Cranbrook, BC (October 5, 2020) – The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) has $50,000 available to grant to local charities, which are responding to COVID-19, in Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie, Cranbrook, and the surrounding rural areas, including the Ktunaxa Nation communities of ʔaq̓am and Yaq̓it ʔaknuqⱡi ‘it (Tobacco Plains Indian Band). This second round […]

Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies Provides Over $37,000 in COVID-19 Grants

Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie, and Cranbrook, BC (July 23, 2020) – Thanks to support from the Vancouver Foundation and the Cranbrook Stay At Home Gala, the Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) has provided $37,903.05 in COVID-19 grants to the local charities. Following a generous contribution of $28,500 from the Vancouver Foundation’s COVID-19 Responsive Grant, […]

CFKR Grants $109,120 through the Emergency Community Support Fund

Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie, and Cranbrook, BC (July 15, 2020) – The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) has awarded $109,120 in grants to ten local charities/qualified donees, to support residents who are most vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. These grants are part of the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF), funded by the Government […]

Local Community Foundations take part in new Emergency Community Support Fund: Over $140,000 in funding available in Kimberley, Cranbrook, and the Elk Valley for charities supporting  COVID-19 response

                    Kimberley, Cranbrook, and the Elk Valley, BC (May 19, 2020): The Kimberley and District Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies today announced that they will collectively provide over $140,000 to support local charities responding to COVID-19 as part of a new […]