The woman who spoke Ktunaxa at the United Nations
Aiyana (Sa’tahtaki) Twigg brings Ktunaxa to the global stage while grounding her work in home and community
by Danielle BrostEducation
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Education, First Nations
East Kootenay, Cranbrook, Education, First Nations
Shaping the future of reconciliation at College of the Rockies
Executive Director Dana Wesley is working to make systemic change part of campus culture.
by Danielle Brost
Education, First Nations
Celebrating and representing First Nations values in education
Dana Wesley is excelling in her role as Executive Director, Indigenous Strategy and Reconciliation for the College of the Rockies.
by Danielle Cameron
East Kootenay, Elkford, Fernie, Sparwood, Education, Retail, Small Business, Tourism
The results are in. The Elk Valley Business Retention and Expansion survey says . . .
Taylor Jenkins, Elk Valley economic recovery advisor, outlines what Elk Valley businesses can do to address their big three problems
by Kyle Born
East Kootenay, Cranbrook, Animal Care, Education, Financial
Retaining top talent in the Kootenays: From volunteer to vet tech
A wage subsidy program through Columbia Basin Trust enables skilled workers to stay in the Kootenays.
Education, Environment, First Nations , Mining
Gold miner Mitch Mortensen is the perfect advocate for placer mining in B.C.
Placer mining in B.C. has no better advocate than gold miner Mitch Mortensen of Snowshoe Mountain Resources Corp.
by Virginia Rasch
East Kootenay, Golden, Education, Small Business, Tourism
Forging a sisterhood on mountain bikes in the Kootenays
The owner of Shred Sisters came all the way across Canada to teach mountain biking to like-minded women.
by Danielle Cameron
East Kootenay, West Kootenay, Education
Why one Kootenay tech company is opening up in the face of Omicron
As families and teachers struggle with school closures during the fifth wave, a local online education company is helping out by offering open access to program
by Submitted
East Kootenay, Cranbrook, Education, Small Business
Jody McInnes, multi-business owner, entrepreneurial master strategist and calculated card player
Jody McInnes, President of Stillwater Consulting in Cranbrook, B.C., has formed several businesses based on changing lives in a positive way
by Kyle Born
East Kootenay, Cranbrook, Education, Small Business
Gen Z gets a boost thanks to the NexGen Business Training program
Stillwater Consulting is now offering NexGen Business Training, a virtual program that helps youth across B.C. develop and launch a business idea
by Kyle Born
