The humble bee is the inspiration behind this Cranbrook tiny home construction company
Owner Dennis Scott is the owner of Humble Bee Builds and is passionate about alternative living
by Julie MatchettEnvironment
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All in the loop at Backroads Brewing Company
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Finding a way forward with Leduc Biodiesel Energy
By collecting and recycling used cooking oil into green, biodiesel products, Dayna Leduc has found his passion
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These Kootenay communities have made a clean energy commitment
Thirteen communities across the Kootenays have now made a commitment to 100 per cent clean energy by 2050.
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Trailblazing solar aquatic system at The Trails at Windermere Lake housing development
A development in Windermere is treating wastewater with a solar aquatic facility, an underutilized process that produces clean water without chemicals.
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For the sake of the soil
Rachael Roussin talks about the importance of soil health, and how it can work hand-in-hand with conventional fertilizer in agriculture.
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In Fernie, B.C., there’s a new model for getting local food from farmers to consumers
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by Virginia Rasch
East Kootenay, Grand Forks, West Kootenay, Castlegar, Kaslo, Nelson, Revelstoke, Salmo, Trail, Entertainment and Hospitality, Environment, Tourism
Festivals in the West Kootenay bring fun, friendship and smiles
Uniting in a shared experience like a festival helps to forge community connections, fun and new friendships
by Julie Matchett
East Kootenay, Canal Flats, Cranbrook, Golden, Creston, Fernie, Invermere, Kimberley, Sparwood, Entertainment and Hospitality, Environment, Tourism
Festivals in the East Kootenay bring fun, friendship and smiles
Uniting in a shared experience like a festival helps to forge community connections, fun and new friendships
by Julie Matchett
Education, Environment, First Nations , Mining
Gold miner Mitch Mortensen is the perfect advocate for placer mining in B.C.
Placer mining in B.C. has no better advocate than gold miner Mitch Mortensen of Snowshoe Mountain Resources Corp.
by Virginia Rasch
