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Starting in October CBT and local government partners will host a series of information sessions to help Basin residents learn about the past and think about the future.

The Board of Governors of College of the Rockies (COTR) is pleased to announce the appointment of one new board member and the reappointment of three members effective July 31, 2011.

The Columbia Basin Trust Board of Directors invites you to attend their annual general meeting, which will focus on the presentation of the 2010/11 Annual Report.

Nelson's Cartolina is excited to announce that their licensing department is officially represented by the one and only Lilla Rogers.

Registration is now open for the Kootenay Rockies Annual General Meeting and Conference, Thursday, November 3, 2011 at the brand new Kimberley Conference Centre in Kimberley.

"Ski the Peak" this winter at Fernie Alpine Resort on the new Polar Peak Lift!

Street-involved youth in Cranbrook and area are the focus of a new business plan being developed by Operation Street Angel.

Communities throughout the Basin will benefit from a new granting program from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT).

Do you have a business idea that you'd like to put into action?

2010 Olympic gold medallist and captain of Team Canada joins the World Wildlife Fund Canada to become new freshwater ambassador.

The Top 10 Scenic Drives in the Northern Rockies tourism marketing project received a 2011 Scenic Byway Award in the marketing category on August 24 at the National Scenic Byways Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Accepting the award was Anna Holden, the project co-ordinator from White Bird, Idaho.

Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has executed two separate property option agreements with Minerals and Metals Group ("MMG") relating to the Findlay and Boundary properties.

September 7th, residents of Cranbrook and the East Kootenay will have the opportunity to learn about one of the area's most important historical confluences—the coming together of European and First Nation societies.

Denham Ford is planning to relocate to the high-visibility entrance of Cranbrook's strip once their new building is built.

Public access to the Koocanusa Reservoir will soon be improved as a much-needed Koocanusa boat launch is currently under construction.

Forty-five environmental projects throughout the Columbia Basin will be receiving a total of $580,000 in support in 2011/12 from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) through its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP).

Kicking Mountain Resort is pleased to be offering a new transportation option with Canada's premier travel company, Brewster Travel Canada.

Revelstoke City Council has approved an allocation for 10 tourism infrastructure projects worth a total of $675,503.

The historic Miners Walk construction is underway, just in front of Fernie's City Hall.

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is providing $100,000 toward the construction of an emergency services building.

Non-profit societies of the Kootenays can energize their organizations with a funded seat in the highly successful Non-profit Management course at College of the Rockies starting September 10.

There is a bit of a retail experiment going on in Invermere these days.

To learn more about individual projects funded, visit CBT's website and search by program, community, organization, etc.

In 2010/11, CBT returned a record $11.2 million in direct funding benefits to Basin communities, up from $10.9 million in 2009/10.

CBT releases its 2010/11 Annual Report and 2011 Report to Residents.

Owners Britt and Meka Jensen have opened the doors to their new beauty salon in Invermere, called Scizzor Sisters.

Effective June 30, 2011, George Penfold retired from the position of Regional Innovation Chair (RIC) in Rural Economic Development at Selkirk College.

The Cranbrook Townsman and the Kimberley Bulletin have been sold to Black Press.

Aaron Seminoff and his team at Main Jet Motorsports in Nelson are looking forward to moving to their new premises in the near future.

Marysville business owner, Dave McGuire, of No Shorts Electronics is expanding his business by opening a new location in Cranbrook next to Little Caesar’s Pizza in the Victoria Avenue Plaza.

Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre Society (FAIR) is the first community group to receive funding from the Teck Service Learning Internship (TeckServ)—a new student support initiative between Teck Trail Operations and Selkirk College.

Roca Mines (TSX-V:ROK) has the mill back up and running at its Max Molybdenum mine near Revelstoke, nearly a year after the company shut the operation down following a sill pillar collapse.

This summer people have a new way to borrow books with the arrival of the latest Kobo Touch e-reader at the Cranbrook Public Library due to a generous donation from the Friends of the Library.

Business in Vancouver (BIV) recently published their new edition of the B.C. Tech magazine, which listed B.C.'s Top 100 High Tech Companies.

Japan’s tsunami and nuclear meltdown has hurt Teck Resources Ltd.’s ability to ship coal to customers, the company revealed in June.

Visitors to Fort Steele help scientists research ancient marine animals in this CBT-supported project.

New Dawn Developments is starting construction on a new multi-family housing complex in Cranbrook, BC.

Over the past years, Kootenay Manufacturing Co. (KMC) has been supplying countries in South America with FMC and KMC Track Skidders. The majority of machines are in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and Brazil.

The District of Elkford mayor, council and staff are very excited to announce the district’s entrance into the realm of social media.

Certified Coating Specialists, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Peter Kiewit Infrastructure to prepare and coat all interior welds in the new Mayo Penstock that is currently under construction in Mayo, Yukon.

Is Kimberley Canada's new retirement haven?

The popular Canadian furniture chain, The Brick, has opened a new franchise outlet in Golden.