Established in 2020 as a way to bring people safely together during the Covid 19 pandemic, the #BrettBrettBaltacBoatConcert has become a beloved event.

In the past five years, $500,000 has been raised to support charitable initiatives in the Columbia Valley.

The 2025 #BrettBrettBaltacBoatConcert is supporting adolescent mental health initiatives in the Columbia Valley.

Click here to read the story of how the concert started, how it’s going, and how it helps the Columbia Valley community.

The funds for this student award were raised in 2017 through the raffle of Greg Constable’s 1982 Toyota Corolla – the vehicle that he drove for 35 years to his job as the music teacher at the local high school.

The student must be residing with a single, unsupported parent during the last year of high school and must be enrolled in a diploma/certificate/degree program of two years’ duration or longer at a post-secondary institution.

All applicants must be a graduate of David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) or Open Doors.

Award recipients are recommended by the DTSS Scholarship Committee and are approved by the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Established in 2021 as an open fund to support the fundraising efforts of the Radium Village Arts & Culture Society, the Woodcarver Park Fund is designated to the creation of Woodcarver Park on the former location of the ‘Home of a Thousand Faces’. Honoring the legacy of Rolf Heer, who donated his property to the Society following his passing in 2020, the park will include interpretive displays, ‘Tree House’, open grass area, seating, and a ‘river-of-logs’ to promote nature play. More information on the Woodcarver Park is available here.