Thank you to all of our donors
The support for this project has been overwhelming, and we want to take a moment to sincerely thank each and every one of you. From those who have donated land, money, expertise, equipment and supplies, your generosity and passion shows that we can accomplish so many great things in our lifetimes.
Updated: August 24, 2020
Ordered by Last Name (or Organization Name)
$500 000 +
- Columbia Basin Trust
- Government of Canada
- Province of British Columbia
- Regional District of East Kootenay
$250 000 -$499 999
- Keith & Kathy MacPhail
- Allan & Patricia Markin
- Bob & Barb Shaunessy
$100 000 – $249 999
- Howard & Michelle Crone
- Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
- Garner Family
- Grizzly Ridge Properties Ltd.
- John & Sheilagh Langille
- On behalf of Kicking Horse Coffee’s employees
- Totem Charitable Foundation
- W. Brett Wilson*
$50 000 – $99 999
- Clive & Ruth Beddoe
- Braund Family
- Canfor
- John & Karin Chambers
- Michael & Heather Culbert
- Murray & Elaine Frame
- Girling Family
- Mark Kingsbury Foundation Fund*
- Panorama Foundation
- Poelzer Family
- Ralph Stewart Contracting Ltd.
- Scott & Lara Ratushny
- Gordon & Robyn Ritchie
- Rob & Tatiana Ritchie
- The DP Martin Family Foundation
- Viewpoint Foundation
- WSP Canada Inc.
$10 000 – $49 999
- Terri/Don Adair/Rempel
- Green Andruschuk LLP CPAs
- Anonymous
- Aqueduct Foundation
- Artym Gallery
- Matt & Margaret Binfet
- Boone-Poole Family Foundation
- Dave Boone & Jane Poole
- Doreen Brault Dawson
- Brady Braund
- Tucker Braund
- George Capel
- Columbia Valley Community Foundation
- Cones Family
- Copper Point Limited
- Cuthbertson Fischer Family
- Daryl K. Seaman Canadian Hockey Fund*
- Marshall & Barbara Davidson
- Harvey & Sherry Doerr
- Allen Emes & Family
- Grant & Penny Fagerheim
- John & Barbara Feick
- Randy & Diane Fleming
- Wayne Foo
- Daryl Gilbert
- Ernie & Leah Hagel
- Lorne Hooper
- Reg Hoover
- Barry Jackson
- Kimak Heimbach Family
- Doreen Lutsky Hooper
- Cecile E. Mactaggart
- Mactaggart Third Fund
- John Masters
- Mayerchak Family
- Elizabeth Nikiforuk
- Doug Porozni
- Ptarmigan Charitable Foundation
- Jim Riddell
- Marvin & Dagmar Romanow
- Rotary Club of Invermere
- Run For Dreams, SD6
- Egbert & Rosa Schutter
- William Sembo
- Sheppard/Pardy Family
- Bruce & Marny Simpson
- Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust
- Turning Point Business Advisory Services
- The Qualico Partnership
- Gary & Sue Trigg
- Gretchen Whetham
$1 000- $9 999
- Joel & Madelyn Abougoush
- Lee Anderson & Family
- Donald F Archibald
- Kathy & Paul Arney
- Barbara Atkinson & David Loader
- Bacher Family
- David Bacon
- Cameron & Eloise Berry
- Jim & Cindy Bertram
- Wendy Best
- Richard & Cathryn Bird
- BLEB Enterprises Ltd
- Bonner Family
- Doug & Rosemary Bonner
- Kenneth & Evelyn Bowie
- Bowman Employment Services Inc.
- Jim Brewington & Marina Perry
- Jason & Teresa Brooks
- Scott Brunner
- Mark Butschler & Nancy Wright
- Dr. Stanley & Barbara Cassin Fund*
- CastleRock Estates
- Cenovus Energy
- Clayton Family
- Corix Utilities Inc.
- Catherine Cuthbertson
- Bill & Megan Darling
- Martin & Kathleen Davies
- Katrine Demers
- Donna Deschenes & Blair Robinson
- Vince & Celeste Dods
- Paul & Leslie Dunn
- Harry Ediger
- Lucie Edmondson
- Erin & David Edwards
- Effusion Art Gallery & Glass Studio
- Eileen Madson Primary School
- Chris Espinel
- Fairmont & District Lions Club
- Brian & Stephanie Felesky
- Bruce & Sandra Fiell
- John & Eileen Fiell
- Arthena Fleming
- Brent Foster
- Angus Fraser
- From Scratch – A Mountain Kitchen
- Paul Gagnon
- Gerry George
- Gordon Willman Family Fund*
- Gobert Family
- Peggy Gray & Peter Garrett
- Janet Gayle Harris & Con Taillon
- Maggie & Dave Haugseth
- Richard & Andrea Haworth
- Angelina Haynes
- Lori Hennig
- Wayne Henuset
- Bill & Carolyn Hyndman
- Invermere Film Festival
- Cindy Johnson Royer Fund*
- Gordon Kausche
- KEA Canada Ltd.
- Keane Family
- Keelan Developments LTD.
- Scott & Jane Keelan
- Ellen Kerr
- Doug & Hails Kirker
- Merv & Corinne Kirker
- Harry & Kristine Klukas
- Kootenay Builders
- Kootenay Savings Community Foundation
- Collin & Marilyn Korber
- Roy Kregosky
- Wolfgang Kunze
- Lake Windermere District Lions Club
- Langille Family Fund*
- Larch Fund*
- Ken Lawrence
- Like a Rock Fund*
- Andrew & Alison Love
- Al & Dawna Lyon
- Philip Mactaggart
- Arnold & Susan Malone
- DP Martin Family Foundation
- Douglas Martin
- Rob Mason
- Max & Biscuit
- Hugh McCaskill
- Maureen McCaw
- Michael McIntosh
- Al & Lucia Merlo
- Guy & Marianne Messerli
- Ben & Kathleen Mitchell-Banks
- Mitschke Family
- Mark & Stephanie Moneo
- Art & Robin Myers
- Paul & Dolores Neilson
- Oak Ridge Investments Ltd.
- Lana & Manuel Osborne-Paradis
- Joseph Osinski
- Lisa Pearson
- Greg Pollard
- Gerry & Donna Read
- Joseph Renner
- Clay Riddell
- Brian Robinson & Karen Kirker
- Rowat Family
- Kim Rowat
- Leslie Rowe-Israelson
- Loreen Ruault
- Rushmere Community
- Cory Sarich
- Glen & Anne Sather
- Byron & Marnie Schmidt
- Nick Schultz
- Schweitzer Family
- Robyn Schweitzer
- Shadybrook Resort
- Shaw Communications Inc.
- Janice & Jim Shea
- SkiHome
- Springer Family
- Sheldon Steeves
- Slade & Cheree Stephenson
- Catherine Taylor & Colin Foley
- The Jeffrey & Marilyn McCaig Family Foundation
- Mike & KerriAnne Thomas
- David Thompson
- John & Lyn Thomson
- Steve & Sue Trimble
- Richard Unger
- Valbella Gourmet Foods
- W.B. Lister Charitable Gift Fund
- David & Anne Walker
- Jeremy Wallis & Erin Barr
- Bill & Peggy Warren
- Katie Wells
- Duncan Whittick
- Allen Whittke
- Don Wilson
- Lyle Wilson
- Andrew & Nancy Wiswell
- Wanda Wolfe
- Lola Wright
- Joanna Wright
$200 – $999
- Anonymous
- Lamya Abougoush
- Amanda Affonso
- Alan Aitken
- Chantelle Alberts
- Barbara Aldridge
- Brent Allison
- Anderson Family
- Andrews Family
- Kevin & Katie Andruschuk
- Rick & Pat Andruschuk
- Arsenault Family
- John Ashby
- In Memory of Calvin Avery
- Bill & Kathe Ayrton
- Elana Bacher
- Stuart Back
- Hans-Heinrich Baeggli
- Carol & Randy Baker
- Carrie Bakos
- Peter Banga
- Bank of Montreal
- Heather Bannister
- Peter Bannister
- Steve & Julie Barnes
- Anne Marie & Bill Barnhart
- Michael Bartel
- Pauline Barton
- Bonnie Bavin
- Suzanne Bayley
- Alan & Ann Beattie
- Nesta Becker
- Alison Bell & Doug Charlton
- Benoit Family
- Bradley Bergh
- Trish Bergh
- Jeremy Berman
- Stephen Berman
- Maurice Bernard
- Chris & Pam Berry
- Bever Family
- Ed Bickley & Family
- Bicycle Works – Byron Grey
- Allan & Joan Bietz
- Don & Sandy Bietz
- Gerald Bietz
- Daniel Billesberger
- Jay Billesberger
- Kathleen Billesberger
- Judy Birdsell & Terry Brooker
- Leesa Bisson
- In Memory of Donald Boker
- Lorraine Bolton
- Lorraine & Peter Bolton
- Scott & Maureen Bonli
- Michelle Bonner
- Jim Bonny
- Allen & Ellen Borak
- Kathleen Borsato
- Peter Borsato
- Debra Bosch
- Fred Bosinger
- Cooper Boulay
- Emmett Boulay
- Bowden Family
- Brent Bracken
- William Bradley
- Joanne Bragg
- Dave Braund
- Dean Bridges
- Pete Brimacombe
- Gordon & Toni Broadfoot
- In Memory of Dave Broadfoot
- Henry Brooker
- Ryland Brooker
- Lisa Brothers
- Michele Brown
- Sean Brown
- Terry Brown
- Brownstone Asset Management
- Arist Bruemmer
- Evelyn Buckley
- Barb Burkart
- Kellie Burnett
- Burnyeat Family
- Sharon Burritt
- David & Cathy Burton
- Steve & Marlie Burtt
- Carol Byler
- Brock & Linda Cairns
- Ann Calvert
- Bob & Jean Cameron
- Campbell/Olsen Family
- Bob & Lorraine Campsall
- In Memory of Betti Carscadden
- Barry & Kim Cerny
- Chameroy Family
- Ellen & Dan Chase
- Jacques Chasse
- Brent Cheung
- Beth & Randy Chisholm
- Wanda Christensen
- Martha Christie
- Carla Christie Hamilton & Family
- CIBC Invermere
- Mia Ciona
- Robert Clare
- Barry Clark
- Douglas Clark
- Dave & Katherine Clement
- Greg & Patti Clement
- Bradley Clements
- Dave & Adeline Clements
- Grant Coates
- Christine Colbert
- James & Alyson Coleman
- Jim Coleman
- Neal & Janice Coleman
- Brian & Lynda Colgan
- Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Shane Comtois
- Rodney C. Conklin
- Stephen Connelley
- Jon Connick
- Faralee Cook
- Rachel Cook
- Doug Costigan
- Gerald & Kim Costigan
- Wes Coulson
- Sue Coy
- Lorraine Croft
- William Croft
- Gary Crook
- Sherry Culler
- Lyle & Pat Cundall
- Jeremy D`Mello
- Steven Damberger
- Brenda Danyluk
- Glen & Helen Davies
- Tim Davies
- Brooke & Brett Dawson
- Beverley Deck & John Oostyn
- Bruce Dehart
- Tina Delisle & Ryan Castonguay
- Kent & Jennifer Denington
- Darren Desantis
- Brent & Lianne Desbrisay
- Hans & Pat Deutschmann
- Brian Devenish
- Sherry Dewey
- Hanne Dickie
- Thorsten Dickie
- Mark Digney
- District of Invermere
- Tom & Amber Ditner
- Doug Doane
- Dolan Family
- Jason Dosdall
- Dougherty Family
- Bill Dubois
- Mike & Christine DuBois
- Patricia Duffy
- Duke Family
- D`Arcy Dumont
- Daniel Dunlop
- Christopher Dupont
- Suzie Durigon
- Dutch Creek Resort
- Shannon Duthie
- William & Noreen Dyck
- Fast Eddie G.
- Edwards Family
- Craig Edwards
- Rob & Jen Edwards
- Veronica & Jackson Edwards
- In Memory of Phyllis Jane Efford
- Edie Elias
- Bill & Gwen Ellis
- Deanna Empey
- Encana Corporation
- Winderberry Greenhouses & Nursery
- Gary Euler & Sue Kristiansen
- Barbara Falkenberg
- Stefanie Falz
- McKenna Family
- Max & Penny Fanderl
- Feddema Family
- Karyn & Andrew Fereday
- Roderick Fiddis
- For Benny Fishman
- Douglas Flaig
- Dennis Flanagan
- Graeme & Shani Flint
- Elinor Florence
- Flowerday Family
- Steve & Mary Foster
- Georgette Fournier
- Kim Frame
- Riley Frame
- Shannon Frame
- Renee Franken
- Mike & Louise Gagne
- Don Gass
- Thor & Trich Gaul
- Kim Gerein
- Rod Gerla
- Kevin & Ineke Gibson
- Lynne Gibson
- Mel & Wilma Gibson
- Rodney Giebelhaus
- David Gilbride
- Alexa Gilker & Blake Enemark
- Ross & Theresa Gilker
- Brent & Jamie Gillies
- Gord Glass
- Alex Goatcher
-
In Memory of Tim Goldie
- Beverly Goodwin
- Cheryl Goodwin
- Gordon Family
- Great West Appraisal INC
- Julian Green
- Deborah Griffith
- Jan & John Gropp
- Billy Goat Gruff & Foxy Fox
- Kevin Gueutal
- Brian & Krys Guspie
- Julia Haber
- Robert Hagerman
- Peter Hale
- Adam & Caitlin Hall-Sharp
- Ed & Verda Halwa
- Emily Halwa
- Julia Halwa
- Lori Halwa
- Mark Halwa
- Meredith Hamstead
- Cory Hansen & Stan Howard
- Karen Hansen
- Gerald Hartwig
- Ernie & Phyllis Haskewich
- Joanne Hatalcik
- Ken Havard
- Sylvia & Warren Haydu
- Hemke Family
- Melvin & Jean Hemmelgarn
- Russel Hemsing
- Glyn & Lorna Hendry
- Amy Herbison
- Dianna Hessel
- Robert Hildebrandt
- Geoff Hill
- Jayne Hill
- Mark Himmelspach
- Karen Hirl
- Carrie Hiscock
- Tyler Hope
- Brenda Hopkin
- Tom & Sue Hoyne
- Kevin & Tannis Hughes
- Robert Hungerford
- Alan & Karen Hunter
- Darrell Ibach
- Indian Beach Estates Management Corporation
- Investors Group
- Irwin Family
- Donald Israelson
- Gerry Israelson
- Jacober Family
- Jamal Family
- Adrian & Nadia Janssens
- Trina Janssens
- Walter & Gale Janssens
- In Memory of Mary Ellen Jasper
- Sandi & Andrew Jenkins
- Nancy Jenkinson
- Mitchell & Colleen Jeske
- James S. Johnston
- In Memory of Rhoda Johnston
- Harry Jung
- Bruce Kaufman
- Cathy Kausche
- Eveline Kausche & Barb Graham
- Karen Kausche
- Douglas Kay
- Peggy Kay
- Sandra Kempf
- Mike Kennedy
- Norm Kennedy
- Todd Kepler
- Frank Kernick
- Colin & Susan Kerr
- Larry & Ellen Kerr
- Tom Kidd & Dawn Sommerville
- Bill Kilgallon
- Lauren Kimak & Kyle Atkinson
- Sean & Rachel Kimak
- Beva & Jordie Kirk
- Kirstine Family
- Brad & Kim Kitching
- Kliavkoff/Klar Families
- In Memory of Erwin Kloos
- Kat Klukas
- Robert Kochorek
- Kootenay Cribbing Ltd.
- Allan Kregosky
- In Memory of Roy Kregosky
- Robert Kulhawy
- Marcel & Marion Labrie
- Kyla Lam
- Langbroek Family
- Andrea Langfeldt
- Denis & Teri Langlois
- Aldo & Linda Laratta
- Patty Lawrence
- Colin Lawson
- Catriona Le May Doan
- Sylvana Leclerc
- Lefebvre Family
- In Memory of Gertrude Leggat
- Brian Lenzin
- Barry Lester
- Miles & Karen Lich
- Lauren Linnell
- Tracy & Ken Litchfield
- Brad & Susan Loeppky
- Sheldon & Deanna Loeppky
- Pat & Len Luders
- Peter & Jane Lustenberger
- Michael Lux
- In Memory of Rev. Joseph Martin Lynas
- Mr. Mac
- Alexander Macdonald
- Richard Macdonald
- Ray & Bernice Mack
- Hugh & Carolyn Mackenzie
- Jan & Ian MacKichan
- Murray Macleod
- Ken & Theresa MacRitchie
- Carol & Ward Mallabone
- Ken & Terrie Mallett
- Gareth Mannheimer
- Ene Ann Manni
- Jade Manz
- Kess & Sonia Martin
- Mason Family
- Christy & Graham Matheos
- Suma Mathew
- Gene & Kim Matsalla
- Lonnie Matsuno & Jean Hankel
- Kevin May & Michelle Flaa
- Donna McArthur
- Ray & Elly McBeth
- Andrew McBride
- Shirley Ann McCall
- Carl & Heidi McClintock
- Adrian & Lara McCormack
- Grant & Diana McDonald
- Jim McDonald
- Sherry McDonough
- Wanda McGill
- Dave & Cathy McGrath
- John McGregor
- Bruce & Ann McIntosh
- Dennis & Meghan McIntyre
- Meghan & Dennis McIntyre
- Alex McKay
- Janice McKay
- John McKay
- Sandra McKay
- Shane McKay
- In Memory of Tobias McLaughlin
- Cam & Stef McLellan
- Andrew McLeod
- Dave & Joan McLeod
- Barbara McNeil & Walter Bruns
- Larry Meadows
- Don & Bonnie Merrin
- Deanna Middlemiss
- Stewart Midwinter
- Craig & Laura Millar
- Don Miller
- John Miller & Joan Bayley
- Anne Millington
- Joe Mills
- Julia Mills
- Khusro Mirza
- Mitchell Family
- James Mitchelson
- Gary & Lisa Moore
- Jack & Ileene Moore
- Jayne Morgan
- Scott & Nicole Morgan
- Barbara Morris
- Jill Morrison
- Baiba & Pat Morrow
- Mark Moss
- Kimberly Murray
- John & Pamela Nairn
- Philip Nantais
- Neil & Karen Narfason
- Lawanda & Jim Neilsen
- Blaine & Nancy Nester
- Chuck Newhouse
- John Newman
- Jeanette Nicholls
- Doug & Linda Nickerson
- John & Lise Niddrie
- Margaret Nieboer
- NRS TELUS Communications – Rick Pearson
- Murray Nunns
- Gerald O’Brien
- Elver & Grethe Olsen
- Linda Olsen
- Richard Olver
- Robert Orchiston
- Bryce O’Reilly
- Sadie O’Reilly
- Evan & Cameron Ormand
- Dale Orton
- Stephen Ostrander
- John Owen
- Steve & Chenoa Paccagnan
- Panache Interiors
- Louis Parent
- Ken & Maureen Parker
- Jeff Parry
- Sarah Pasley
- David Payne
- Fred & Janet Peacock
- John & Pat Pearce
- Craig Pearn
- Donald & Helene Pearson
- Rick & Diane Pearson
- Meredith Penner
- Don Percival
- Brigitte Perreault
- Eric & Loren Peter
- Bronte & Monroe Petrovich
- Andrea Petzold
- Peyto Exploration & Development Group
- Michael Pickard
- Colin & Janet Pinkerton
- PLG Holdings
- Lorna Pollock
- Glenn Pomeroy
- Lorne & Bonnie Pomeroy
- Carol Pope
- Donna Post
- Rob Post
- Scott & Deanna Powell
- J.R. Pretty
- John & Stella Procter
- Provincial Employees Community Services Fund
- Pulse Seismic Inc.
- Gary Purcell
- Purcell Mountain Biking School
- Quality Bakery Ltd
- Rabatich Family
- Andrea Rainbow
- Brittney & Breanne Ramsay
- Scott Raugust
- Shaun Raugust
- Mason & Megan Raymond
- Scott Rayner
- Read Family
- Meghan Read
- Ron & Margot Read
- Karen Reid
- Clara Reinhardt
- Corey & Krystal Reinhardt
- Glen & Bev Reinhardt
- Reinhart Construction Ltd.
- Don Reynolds
- Paula Richardson
- Mark & Michelle Rievaj
- Tracy Ritchie
- Carmel Robbins
- Ian Robbins
- John & Sandra Robinson
- Ronsky Family
- Janet Ronsky
- Patricia Roome
- Alessandro Roome-Sandrin
- James Rose
- Trevor Rose
- Theresa Ross
- John Rouse
- Roworth Lagasse Family
- Gary & Coreen Ruault
- Lorraine Ruault
- Carol & Roy Russ
- Paul Rutherford
- Peter Sandall
- David Sandwith
- Gina Sandwith
- Patrick Sarich
- Hal & Jeannine Saunders
- Allen & Susan Saurette
- Norbert Schab
- Schachar Family West
- Wayne Schafer Q.C.
- Ray Schoepfer
- Andi Schöni & Suzanna Woodley
- Terrence Schultz
- David Scobie & Maureen Moore
- Donald & Iola Seghers
- James Seigel
- Curtis Semeniuk
- Sara Shaak
- Bruce Shand
- David Sharp & Family
- Karen & Kevin Sharp
- Donald & Audrey Sharpe
- Joanna Shea & Kevin Gowing
- Mike & Nora Shea
- David Sheedy
- Frederick Sheppard
- Dan & Helga Shield
- Anton Shouli
- Lorraine & Ajit Silas
- Ben & Shauna Sillem
- Gaetan Simard
- Valerie & Denny Simon
- Siroishka Family
- Robert Skilnick
- In Memory of Kreg Sky
- Slavnik Family
- Derek Slemko
- Kristi Slemko
- Casey Smit
- Gary Smith
- Michael Smith
- Smitty’s Tree Service
- Dieter Soellner
- Nancy Sorensen
- Stephen & Nancy Sorensen
- Soulage Massage & Yoga Therapy
- Katie Stajan
- Roderick & Carol Stanford
- Stannard Family
- Gary & Margaret Starko
- Grant & Jaquie Stefanowski
- Nora & Peter Stephens
- Stockley Family
- Paul Storey
- Roald Strand
- Tim Strand
- Geoff Stratton
- Strecker Family
- Debra Strong Grandchildren
- Bruce Stroud
- Dave & Dawn Stuart
- Suggett Family
- Robert Sullivan
- Tom Symington
- Veronica Takes & Billy Wogg
- Mavis Taylor
- Michael Taylor
- Frank Thirkettle
- Bill & Marie Thompson
- Glenn Thomsen
- In Memory of Kurt Thomsen
- Christine Thomson-Hunter & Michael Hunter
- James Thorsell
- Eric Thorsteinson
- Jane Thurgood Sagal
- Jan Thygesen
- Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club
- Chris Tosi
- John Towell
- Kevin Trigg
- Jean-Denis Fournier & Nancy Trigg
- True Key Hotels & Resorts Ltd.
- Drew Tumbach
- Kevin & Joanne Turchanski
- Lynda Tutty
- Sonia Tyhonchuk
- Uldis Upitis
- Ursulak Family
- Liz Usher & Jim Jury
- Johanna Usher
- Aaron & Stephanie Van de Kemp
- Eloise Berry & Rob Van Walleghem
- Danny Vandy & Shelby Lipinski
- Leonie Vonrotz
- W and P Management
- Cam Waddell
- Wadsworth Family
- Glenda Wah
- Clare Wallace
- Wareham Family
- Wendy Warters
- Rick Waters
- Ryan Watmough
- Nancy Watson
- In Memory of R. Glenn Watson
- Timothy & Doone Watson
- Susan Webster
- Janice Weir & Jacques Gendron
- Brian Wesley & Joan Gallaway
- Whalen Family
- Cheryl Willard
- Allan & Judy Willms
- Ian Wilson
- Woldum Family
- Woodard Family
- Gary & Jill Yemen
- Royce Young
- Stewart & Heide Zarowny
- Michelle Zizek & Doug Johnston
- Zurbriggen Family
- Daniel & Kathy Zurgilgen
* at Calgary Foundation