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The KAST awards, held every four years, honour local businesses, organizations and individuals in four categories.

The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) provides advice to Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) with a youth perspective on a variety of issues facing today’s youth.

Tyler Scott of Blewett graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in Psychology from Selkirk College and won a major academic award.

Columbia Power wins two highly regarded 2012 Canadian Electricity Association Occupational Health and Safety Awards.

Kim Clark, the owner of Kim's Creations in Castlegar, B.C., has a passion for cooking and catering.

Selkirk College is pleased to be hosting “Energizing the Kootenays: Workshops on Clean Energy Innovations with Mark Jacobson, Bill McKibben and Guests” on October 26 and 27, 2012.

Sleep is for Sissies in Winlaw, B.C., offers delicious organic and raw food options in its lovely, light-filled atrium.

Micro-organisms are the basis of this waste management system that provides solutions for everything from veggie peels to oil spills.

West Kootenay Influential Women In Business Awards 2012 Winner: Pam McLeod, Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce, Castlegar.

The Business in Vancouver newspaper is reporting that Celgar, located just north of Castlegar, is fighting with BC Hydro over the sale of excess power to Fortis BC—BC Hydro’s main competitor.

Canadian icon Rick Hansen is scheduled to attend the annual sturgeon release festival in Castlegar on April 23.

Canadian icon Rick Hansen is scheduled to arrive in Castlegar on April 23, 2012, for the annual sturgeon release festival.

Mark Zeabin was the beloved owner of a coffin manufacturing company for roughly 12 years, and after the loss of his long-term source of income he left Castlegar for Vancouver with his girlfriend, Elysia Samarodin.

ProCreative Design Lab puts Kootenay companies on the map with innovative web design, brand marketing and more.

Looking for a great networking opportunity? Check out the West Kootenay Women in Business group.

Mad Dog Farm produces Kootenay Mountain Grown-certified produce and owners Nette and Jeremy Lack are strong supporters of the Kootenay Local Agricultural Society.

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is accepting applications for two of its community service award programs.

This esthetics professional put family first, and realized her dream at the same time.

Netta Zeberoff dreamed about working at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre since she was a child, and she was thrilled when she landed it in November 2010.

The Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce is orchestrating a shop-local campaign to raise awareness about spending habits within the community.

47 per cent of third year nursing students from Selkirk College will be doing practicums in Guatemala.

Netta Zeberoff, the curator of the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, looks forward to the upcoming season.

Krajnc had a business in Kelowna, but she decided that a fresh start in Castlegar was her ticket to happiness.

Fay took a minute to show Kootenay Business what her life and company are all about.

Jim Crockett, manager of recreation with the Castlegar and District Recreation Department, enjoys spending time exploring the city.

The Kootenay Festival in Castlegar is launching a new website so that people in both the East and West Kootenay will have access to information about the 2012 event.

Josh was a local skateboarding legend in the Castlegar community, but he dreamed about making skateboarding accessible to people who need support—Justin made that happen.

Rossland and Castlegar Medical Aesthetics and Day Spas are pleased to announce that they have opened their Trail, B.C. location as of November 2011.

This Castlegar chocolatier has been sweetening the Kootenays with her tasty creations.

Every year, FortisBC like to acknowledge customers that are doing great things to conserve energy and become sustainable. In 2011, it gave out awards.

Recognized for her caring approach in business, Kerry Hobbs said her recent awards serve as inspiration to keep moving forward.

This organization has grown and diversified significantly since its inception and is now a hub for families in the West Kootenay.

Mayor Lawrence Chernoff sees continued construction projects, consultation with local businesses and bringing people home to work as major goals for the coming years.

Canadian Timberlands has completed its tree planting operations across B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, and although more than 12 million trees were planted, not one recordable safety incident was incurred for the 2011 planting season.

West Kootenay Fire Safety has a new owner and location.

We spoke to Norm Lepine, owner of Enormous Productions based in B.C.'s West Kootenay.

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

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.

Work on the new Kootenay Savings Credit Union (KSCU) branch in Castlegar is goingfull-steam ahead

The new Chances Castlegar Community Gaming Centre will open with a flourish in lateJuly.

A pair of brothers with years of experience in the business have opened a new furniture shop, City Furniture, in Castlegar, B.C.

JJ's Fashions is keeping up with the times—with its newly opened store in Castlegar and an identity on Facebook too.

Castlegar is definitely seeing a mini construction boom these days. Projects include the new gaming facility near the airport, JJ Fashions, the recently completed City Furniture building and a revamp to Kalawsky GM.

Selkirk College is hosting a special reunion on July 8, 9 and 10 at the Castlegar campus to celebrate 25 years of international education.

Owner Steve Streloff of Kootenay Klothes Kloset Ltd—parent company of JJ Fashions in Castlegar and Trail—is currently constructing a new building on busy Highway 22 just south of Canadian Tire in Castlegar.

At the junction of Highways #3 and Highway 22 sits the brand new City Furniture building in Castlegar.

The gaming centre project, worth more than $6.5 million, is well underway at the north end of the Castlegar airport.

Wendy-Lynne Burgess used to design clothing, but got into interior decorating and design when a friend saw the drapes that Burgess had made for her daughter. Now, more than 30 years later, Burgess is a successful interior decorator.

Rachel Gutwald, 24, has Down syndrome. But that hasn't stopped her from holding down two jobs, at Kootenay Family Place and Castlegar City Hall, with a little help from the Kootenay Society for Community Living's supported employment program.

Andrea Wilkey has joined the communications department in Castlegar as acting director, communications.