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One of the most iconic and longstanding features of Kootenay National Park is up for privatization, as Parks Canada announced this week that it is seeking an independent operator for the pools at Radium Hot Springs.

For the past 17 years, the College of the Rockies has been involved in the Skills Canada Kootenay Regional Secondary School welding competition. Students from the East and West Kootenay took part in the competition in March in the college’s welding shop.

Know Your Watershed student action project raises awareness of fish habitats.

Participants from the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Government (AKBLG) convention toured the Waneta Expansion Project.

Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) plans to spend $40 million to upgrade sawmills in the Kootenay region.

Kootenay Rockies CDS meets with BC Regional Community Marketing Team in Vancouver, B.C.

St. Eugene Resort used their new special events pavilion to host a recent Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Chief Cheryl Casimer gave the chamber audience an updated report on the Ktunaxa's endeavours, including current and ongoing treaty negotiations.

It’s grand opening week (April 25 to 28) at Canadian Tire in Invermere. The new store’s owner/operater/manager is Craig Knapp and his store will employ 30 to 35 people.

With a background in marketing, sales, tourism and travel, Judy Goodman appears to be the ideal choice as the Chamber of Commerce’s new executive director.

The offices of the Regional District of East Kootenay are undergoing a major expansion.

Summaries of information sessions are online now, and more sessions are coming this spring.

The new spring/summer College of the Rockies Continuing Education Guide will be in Cranbrook and Kimberley mail boxes any day now. It contains a wide variety of programs to enhance your professional portfolio or to simply discover new skills for fun.

Madera Ranch RV Resort opens on Lake Koocanusa.

Thanks to an increased demand for lithium batteries and new restrictions on the export of graphite from China, the B.C. resource industry is looking to benefit from the rising prices of the commodity.

Cranbrook's somewhat crowded restaurant space (100-plus restaurants) has a new restaurant venture that is about to swing open the doors.

Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. (TSX-V:OMM) announced that a formal agreement has been executed whereby Omineca has the exclusive right (subject to regulatory approval) to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Gravitas Metals Corp., a private British Columbia corporation.

Blue Sky Realty has a team of 15 licensed realtors on staff and one licensed real estate assistant. According to their website, Blue Sky Realty is very proud of the role it plays in supporting the community.

Kootenay Rockies Tourism has released a list of the region's golf courses that are now open, and the projected opening date of all the courses throughout the Kootenay Rockies region.

The name has changed, but the store that has provided Golden residents with home furnishing and electronics will continue to serve the community as they always have.

David Cumming has moved on from his role as "acting GM" at Fort Steele Heritage Town and is pleased to introduce the Friends' newly hired general manager, Sally Struthers.

Grant Costello was the subject of a 2004 Kootenay Business Magazine cover story—here is his reaction to the long-coming approval of the resort as told to the Columbia Pioneer newspaper.

CBT renewed its partnership with Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) with $1.32 million over the next three years.

Canfor has completed the acquisition of the Tembec Industries Ltd. southern British Columbia interior wood products assets—consisting of the Elko and Canal Flats sawmills and approximately 1.1 million cubic metres of combined Crown land, private land and contract annual allowable cut.

An enhanced schedule for transportation between Trail and Vancouver could make travelling easier.

There is talk of a new Best Western Hotel and Boston Pizza combination to be built in Sparwood.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort has achieved "carbon neutral status‟ for 2011, purchasing sufficient offsets to balance out all the resort's operational emissions.

EKC is pleased to invite everyone to join them on March 28th from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for a family, fun-filled grand opening.

Calling all high-tech entrepreneurs! Interestingly, Teck Trail produces over 100 metals in addition to its traditional zinc, lead and silver. Many of which could be turned in a value-added business opportunity.

Recycling is a big component of Teck Trail's operations, as it works with local companies like Toxco and KC Recycling. There are four main areas of recycling at Teck Trail.

Here are some interesting facts about Teck Trail.

Recently, Kootenay Business magazine publisher, Keith Powell, had the opportunity to sit in on a presentation by Richard Deane, head of public affairs at Teck in Trail. Deane reviewed the economic impact and opportunities of Teck in the Kootenays and some of its upcoming projects.

Teck Trail employs 1,585 employees and produces 18 metal and chemical products. Its main competitive advantage is its established location and secure power source, as Teck owns two-thirds of the Waneta Dam.

Martin Gotz of Libertas Custom Homes in Golden, was the big winner of a prestigious Canadian Home Builders Association award recently.

Want to get out of town for a few days?

Anja Kuijt, student at Fernie's Isabella Dicken Elementary School, and Anna Koltai, student at the Fernie Academy, won the recent won the APEGBC Prize Draw.

Believe it or not, Calgary's Motive Industries is developing a "green" electric car complete with a bio-composite body made from hemp called the Kestrel EV.

The Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation (LCIC) is spearheading an economic development project in co-operation with Selkirk College's Rural Development Institute.

The 6th Annual Career Fair at the College of the Rockies, organized by Kootenay Business, Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce and College of the Rockies, was held last Thursday. It attracted over 500 students and job seekers to the afternoon event.

The dedicated 50th Ski Celebration volunteer committee led by Mike Delich and chaired by Heiko Socher, have pulled out all the stops in creating what has to be the most unique collection of community events, storytelling and most importantly the celebration of the passion and people involved in 50 years of skiing in Fernie.

The B.C.-based pet store chain, Total Pet, is coming to Cranbrook and is opening in the former Sutherland Decorating location behind the old Super Value building in downtown Cranbrook.

Two record-setting career fair scholarships of $1,500 are being offered at COTR this year.

CBT backs the Nature Conservancy of Canada's plan to conserve Lot 48.

The sixth annual Career and Job Fair is shaping up to be another great event. More than 30 businesses and organizations have confirmed their attendance from 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, at the College of the Rockies Cranbrook main campus.

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is accepting applications for two of its community service award programs.

Register now for the Columbia River Treaty Young Leaders Conference.

Wildsight’s core values include clean air, clean water, an interconnected landscape for wildlife and healthy communities. These values are reflected and shared by many people in our region, our province, our country, in North America and around the world.

Lead by City of Cranbrook officials Wayne Staudt and EDO Kevin Weaver a delegation of Cranbrook representatives were in China and South Korea in recent weeks.

The Waneta Expansion Project has reached a significant goal