KAST award winners announced

Nelson's Cartolina Cards was one winner of a KAST award.

Held every four years by KAST, (Kootenay Association for Science and Technology) the awards honour local businesses, organizations and individuals in four categories: Most Promising Start-up, Most Innovative Company, Most Innovative Entrepreneur, and Most Innovative Organization. Nominees are adjudicated by a panel of experts on innovation, community impact, leadership and sound business practices. The four winners received a half-page feature profile in BC Business, promoting the Kootenay-Boundary region province-wide, as well as the coveted Spirit of Innovation trophy and plenty o’ bragging rights.

Before a lively crowd of 100 plus attendees, awards were handed out in four categories:

Most Promising Start-up Award Winner: Timely - Nelson
Sponsored by the BC Innovation Council

Most Innovative Organization Winner: The Selkirk Geospatial Research Center – Castlegar
Supported by the Columbia Basin Trust

Most Innovative Entrepreneur Award Winner: Fiona Richards of Cartolina Cards – Nelson
Supported by Teck

Most Innovative Company Winner: Thoughtstream / Fulcrum Management - Rossland
Supported by the City of Nelson