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Environmental education programs have immediate and long-lasting effects

Charmaine Richter, sales and marketing director of Copper Point Resort in Invermere, B.C., has taken Copper Point into the Top 10

Todd and Jay Manton, owners of Kokanee Mountain Zipline in Nelson and Mineral Mountain Ziplines in Fairmont, are Top 10 Business People

Nearly 100 full-time students will benefit from the financial aid

Successful in their busy day-jobs, these are people who find time and energy to enrich their community.

“Economic development is about turning community visions into plans and implementing them to achieve goals.” — Ange Qualizza, mayor of Fernie

After years of struggling with its image and its economy, Canal Flats is on the threshold of becoming “Village Beautiful, Village Prosperous.”

29 projects receive Environment Grants from Columbia Basin Trust

Convenient, affordable transportation is key to a community’s livability, and BC Transit is providing that key in many small communities.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

Evidence confirms that the Export Navigator pilot project is uniquely answering ongoing needs of expansion-ready businesses.

Kyla Gent and Milena Huebener, owners of Glow Decor Rentals in Invermere, B.C., rent vintage and modern lounge furniture for idyllic weddings and events

Al Miller, a 30-year resident of Invermere, is a business owner and the district’s new mayor.

Construction started this fall and included raising the height of the dam to allow for more freeboard, installation of seepage control and a new spillway

David Wilks, mayor of Sparwood, B.C., utilizes his diverse background of professions to better serve his municipality

Ron Toyota talks about his 10 years as mayor and the accomplishments of the team at Creston’s Town Hall.

The $5,000 awards aim to increase educational opportunities for BC students

The Kootenay East Regional Hospital District provides up to 40 percent capital funding for acute care facilities in the region

John Pumphrey, president of North Coal in Sparwood, B.C., discusses what his company is up to with regards to the Michel Coal Project

Expanding cannabis training and first-ever student-led conference focuses on unique challenges of navigating change in rural health systems

CFC’s integrated service delivery better supports client needs, helps decrease social isolation, and diverts clients from congested health care system

Lee Pratt likes to get things done, with good results for the people affected. “We’re regular people, doing a job,” he said.

The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia is the training, governing, and regulatory body for over 36,000 members and students

Erin Robertson leads the review minor and major Teck Coal applications and supports related stewardship initiatives in Qukin ʔamakʔis

Newly Renovated Prestige Radium Hot Springs Resort In Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia

Thanks to all our readers for following the Kootenay Biz Blog on a daily basis in 2018

The Kootenay Savings Community Foundation is helping Christmas come a little early this year for nineteen Kootenay-area non-profit organizations

Vista Radio has announced its plans to acquire the shares of Clear Sky Radio, which operates stations in Cranbrook and Lethbridge

Hummingbird Micro Homes, also a Fernie-based company, constructed and supplied the units for the development.

The best X Games snowmobilers in the world are coming to Cranbrook, B.C., on Family Day weekend for CBK-X Winter Blitzville

The crew of eight Lions used materials purchased by the RDEK and the old Tembec mill as their workshop.

Welcomes lifestyle retailer, Lane & Meadow, to newly-renovated space at the Mount Baker Hotel

Last year’s retrofit of the pool dehumidification system at Western Financial Place (WFP) continues to produce significant energy and cost savings for the City.

Service Canada will be accepting applications for the 2019 Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program starting Monday, December 17th, 2018.

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

The City has a solid fleet of trucks and plows in place, with operations ready to run around the clock during any major snow event

In partnership with the First Nations Health Authority, the ʔaq̓am Community has undertaken the construction of another significant project.

Black Dog Cycle and Ski is contributing to the small-business climate thriving in Kimberley’s Platzl

Over 12,000 Basin-Boundary households have better high-speed Internet access

The 10-member board of the Cranbrook and Region Tourism Society is comprised of local accommodators, business owners and tourism stakeholders

BC Business magazine recently published their 5th Annual “Best Cities for Work in B.C.” ranking

As the first executive director of Cranbrook Tourism, Kristy Jahn-Smith aims to put Cranbrook on the map as a tourism destination.

With perfect timing for the holidays, Zoe and Sheldon Ferguson opened the Treehouse Toy Co. in Kimberley, B.C., in November

Grow Tea & Elixir Corner won the Kimberley chamber’s Environmental Stewardship Excellence Award in 2018

The Trust’s new Community Technology Program helps create tech-enabled spaces

Kootenay Business is pleased to present a snapshot of the top jobs available in the region.

The bill would establish a National Local Food Day, which would designate the Friday before Thanksgiving of each year as National Local Food Day

The new agreement will significantly advance reconciliation and treaty negotiations

Cranbrook Yarn and Gifts remains Cranbrook's one and only local yarn outlet serving knitters and fibre-lovers throughout the district

Lotus Books in downtown Cranbrook will host the 7th Annual Book Fair, featuring eight local area authors