Small Business

An open storefront and a pharmacist’s calling leads to the award-winning Elkford Drug Store

The Elkford Chamber of Commerce handed out five awards at its annual Business Awards gala

Riki Unrau, children’s author and owner of Soul Bird Studio in Cranbrook, B.C., has released a new book, Bethany Blair and the Bugs in her Hair

Karen Kornelsen, owner of KG Creative in Nelson, B.C., helps market female entrepreneurs and nonprofits in the Kootenays

The Green Bag Company in Revelstoke, B.C., is creating upscale, upcycled bags of all sizes and shapes

A fixture in Fernie for the past four years, popular eatery Crumbs Cakery has relocated to Sparwood

The first-ever Business Excellence Awards by the Creston Chamber of Commerce celebrated the area’s local food culture in many categories

Expect swift service from Alopex Couriers, named after the Arctic fox and expanding with more trucks in the Kootenays and a new warehouse in Castlegar

Her HQ is a unique women-centred co-working and personal growth space in downtown Castlegar

Gentry Konkin, owner of PNT Contracting in Castlegar, B.C., runs an award-winning business with his family