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CFKR Announces New Elk Valley and Area Hospice Legacy Fund

Elk Valley, BC (September 16, 2025) – The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) is delighted to announce its newest endowment fund: the Elk Valley …

Denham Ford’s 10th Anniversary Hometown for Hunger Event Raises over $11,500

Cranbrook, BC (August 21, 2025) – Denham Ford’s 10th anniversary Hometown for Hunger event was the biggest and proudest year yet, raising over $11,500 to support …

CFKR Reaches All-Time High with 2025 Granting

Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie, and Cranbrook, BC: April 10, 2025 – The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) has reached a new all-time high in …

CFKR Celebrates New Cranbrook Food Bank Society Legacy Fund

Left to Right: Cranbrook Food Bank Society Board Chair – Ian Melligan, CFKR Executive Director – Lynnette Wray, and Cranbrook Food Bank Executive Director – …

CFKR Invites 2025 Grant Applications

Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie, and Cranbrook, BC (Jan. 7, 2025) – The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies is pleased to invite applications to its 2025 …

Laura Kennedy Receives CFKR’s 2024 Knights of Pythias Community Volunteer Award

Daryl Richardson, CFKR Board Secretary, presents Laura Kennedy with the 2024 Knights of Pythias Community Volunteer Award. Cranbrook, BC (December 3, 2024) – The Community Foundation …

CFKR’s Cranbrook Past & Present Teachers’ Legacy Fund Celebrates its First Two Years of Granting

Larry Dureski – CDTA, Linda Holt – CRTA, Carol Johns – CRTA Cranbrook, BC (November 27, 2024): Representatives from the Cranbrook District Teachers’ Association and …

CFKR Invites Nominations for the 2024 Knights of Pythias Community Volunteer Award

Mike LeClair, recipient of the 2023 Community Volunteer Award (right) with Sean Campbell, past CFKR Director (left) Cranbrook, BC (November 5, 2024) – As we approach …

CFKR Wrapping Up Agency Agreement with the Shelter for Ukrainians Society

Cranbrook, BC (October 9, 2024) – The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies (CFKR) is wrapping up its agency agreement with the Shelter for Ukrainians …

Ryan Frazer from Re/Max Elk Valley Realty Donates to CFKR’s Fernie Community Fund

Fernie, BC (September 25, 2024): The Community Foundation of the Kootenay Rockies gratefully acknowledges the generous donation of $2,894.92 from Ryan Frazer, Re/Max Elk Valley …