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The Kootenay Regional Workforce Table is to develop a Regional Skills Training Plan to address labour shortages and skills gaps.

It’s an exciting week for the Creston Valley, as they have launched their new branding and imagery on a brand new website.

After six months of renovations, Berg Lehmann Chartered Accountants has breathed new life into a 104-year-old building in Nelson.

Rossland's infrastructure upgrades resulted in a beautified, safer and more user-friendly downtown core.

Rossland's citizens and administrators worked with MOTI and contractors on a successful infrastructure upgrade

The City of Castlegar has big plans for the community in 2013.

Cabela's Inc., the World's Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, has announced plans to open a Cabela's Outpost Store in Kalispell, Montana.

The City of Kimberley has made huge steps in improving its business climate and is working at becoming a leader in solar energy.

Sparwood experienced great success in 2012 and looks forward to special projects in 2013.

On the heels of investing $40+ million in getting their sawmill in Radium back into production, Canfor has announced a $40 million upgrade to their Elko sawmill

The Creston & District Community Complex has received a FortisBC PowerSense award.

The Prestige Hotel in Radium Hot Springs is being re-branded under the Best Western badge.

AM Ford in Trail, the largest Ford dealership in the region, is planning to expand its Trail-based dealership.

Cranbrook-based Fab-Rite, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, has begun construction on its new Sparwood fabrication facility.

Inspired to help others because of his own addiction, Mark Sadler helps hundreds of people a year reclaim their lives.

Mica Heli-Guides new state of the art luxury lodge is nothing short of spectacular!

Dwight Smith is founder and president of Hamill Creek Timber Homes in Meadow Creek, B.C.

In October 2012, the Golden RCMP moved into its new $5.3-million building, which will help them better serve their community.

All throughout the summer, Rossland’s downtown core has been undergoing a huge renovation, including various improvements and upgrades.

One of the largest steel fabrication companies in Sparwood, Rayco Steel, continues to expand.

Bard McGinn, owner of Old Town Woodworks, is a respected craftsman in Kimberley, British Columbia.

Realtor Rick Pater, of Elk Valley Remax, is building a new commercial building on Sparwood's busy commercial strip, just off Highway #3.

The Elkford Community Conference Centre won two awards at the 2012 Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention.

Tyee Log & Timber based out of Kimberley, B.C., takes pride in building beautiful log homes and timber-frame structures.

In what may be a first in Canadian media circles, the Invermere Valley Echo newspaper (published since 1956) and its upstart competitor, the Columbia Valley Pioneer, (published since 2003), have entered into a joint operating agreement.

Rick Luyendyk has built Lakeland Contracting over the last 30-plus years. In 2008 he scaled back his work commitments and is enjoying a more balanced lifestyle.

Canfor, B.C.'s largest forestry product company, is busy getting their shuttered Radium Hot Springs sawmill back into production.

One of the biggest infrastructure projects to happen in Kimberley in some time is well underway.

The busy Cranbrook “Strip” is now home to Kodiak Homes, a modular home dealership which was located west of the city near Moyie Lake for about a year.

A brand new building is being constructed in the Cranbrook Industrial Park called the Mosaic Building. It will be the home of the Key City Gymnastics Club which serves the Cranbrook and area.

Cranbrook mayor Wayne Stetski presented his first "state of the city" report at the September monthly meeting of the Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce yesterday.

The Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce is taking on the project of restoring the former CP Rail Station in Nelson, B.C., to transform it into a full-service regional visitor gateway and business opportunity centre.

Spearhead is a value-added company based in Nelson, B.C., that specializes in the design, project management and fabrication of timber and steel. The business has developed with growing success and extended its reach into international markets.

Originally a small mom-and-pop operation, the Crawford Bay Market is now a 6,000-square-foot supermarket, welcomed with open arms by the community.

The iconic Hume Hotel in Nelson, B.C., is undergoing renovations but will retain its heritage feel. General manager Ryan Martin describes what's in store.

Guests at Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort are seeing some impressive new upgrades.

Ellenwood Homes in Nelson, B.C. is a full service general contracting company that adheres to environmentally safe practices.

The Christina Living Arts Centre in Christina Lake, B.C., houses the Welcome Centre, Arts & Artisans Society, Stewardship Society and Lisa's Lakeside Bistro.

The Regional District of East Kootenay has been undergoing construction to further improve its head office in Cranbrook.

Bill Swan, who is the owner of Greenman Sustainable Solutions in Invermere, worked with the District of Invermere to incorporate four state-of-the-art renewable-energy systems in the design of the new Kinsmen Beach Amenity Building on Lake Windermere.

The District of Invermere has constructed a brand new 1,830-square-foot amenity building at Kinsmen Beach and it is designed to stay open all year long.

Kimberley mayor Ron McRae is following up on a promise to provide regular updates on the Mark Creek Flume project.

The local ranchers contribute to the City of Cranbrook’s wastewater management program by harvesting crops and grazing their cattle on the grass so that it keeps growing and requires more effluent.

It may sound like a complicated process, but the City of Cranbrook’s wastewater treatment and redistribution system is actually quite simple.

The second phase of a multimillion-dollar infrastructure project to upgrade the City of Cranbrook’s existing wastewater treatment and spray-irrigation system is nearing completion.

Over 23 homes were sold at BC Rockies Multi-Family Home Development, located at Wildstone, Canada’s first Gary Player designed golf course.

Inland Kenworth of Cranbrook is expanding its footprint in the Cranbrook Industrial Park with an addition—which will bring it from its current 18,000 square feet to over 27,816 square feet.

The Bulfone brothers, developers of Evergreen Ridge in Rossland, B.C., build energy-efficient housing with the buyer's budget in mind.

The City of Cranbrook has given the green light for a new dental office to be constructed at the corner of 2nd Street North and 12th Avenue North.

Elkford's conference centre is a prime example of leading-edge B.C. design concepts and green building protocol.