Columbia Basin Trust financials encouraging

The Columbia Basin Trust is reporting some encouraging financial numbers over 2015-2016.

Their fiscal year ended March 31st.

President and CEO Neil Muth says the trust generated over $48 million in revenue compared to $29 million in the same period last year.

Muth says the increase in revenue is due to the Waneta Expansion becoming fully operational as well as a new power sales agreement for the Arrow Lakes Generating Station.

The CBT’s annual surplus was over $10 million.

Last year it was $1 million.

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