All in the loop at Backroads Brewing Company
The circular economy may be a buzzy-sounding term but at this Nelson brewpub, participating in it is an obvious benefit to the company and the community.
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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
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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.
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