In this issue, we present our 2019 Best of Business Awards, honouring outstanding businesses in the East and West Kootenay in a variety of categories. As well, peruse our Top 50 companies by revenue. Other stories put the focus on Cranbrook, Golden and Trail, with our cover story looking at an exciting expansion at Caliper Machine & Hydraulics in Cranbrook. And we have a story on the welcome news that Cranbrook has a new hockey team, the Cranbrook Bucks.

In this issue, we focus on the small agricultural town of Creston. Our cover story features two people who moved to Creston and found the environment and the people hospitable to their new winery, Red Bird Estate Winery. Plus, we offer updates on the Kootenays’ labour market in 2018 as well as updates on our transportation and mining sectors. Finally, be sure to peruse our 2019 Best Places to Eat and Drink when looking for a place to find good food and drinks this summer.

In this issue, our cover story examines how the people of Grand Forks are coping in the wake of last year’s floods. We also introduce a brand new 2019 Kootenay Builders & Developers Guide, a section showcasing the regions’ leading builders, developers and contractors. Two stories  focus on Indigenous initiatives in the East Kootenay. We present the schedule for several blind golf tournaments coming soon to Creston, Kimberley and Cranbrook. Finally, we salute all the nominees in our Influential Women in Business awards.

In this issue, we focus on economic development throughout the East and West Kootenay. Our cover story looks at Columbia Basin Trust as it responds to the needs of residents in the Columbia Basin. Plus, we offer updates from this region’s resource sectors: forestry and mining. Finally, be sure to peruse our 2019 40 under 40 list, a salute to our younger business people.

The first issue of the new year is always an exciting one, featuring the Top 10 Business People in the East and West Kootenay, an interesting and eclectic bunch. We also present our list of Top 120 Employers (based on numbers of employees), with feature stories on two of them—Atco Forest Products in Fruitvale and Golden Life Management in Cranbrook. Plus, we offer Q&As with the newly elected or acclaimed mayors of our Kootenay communities.

In this issue, our cover story profiles New Dawn Developments in Cranbrook as the company celebrates 40 stellar years in business. We also mark the city of Cranbrook’s 120 year anniversary by interviewing Mayor Lee Pratt and presenting a historical timeline. Also featured in this issue are the communities of Kimberley, Revelstoke and Sparwood. And we look at the intricacies of blockchain, and the efforts of Accelerate Kootenays to make travel by electric vehicle possible in the region. Finally, check out a few of our Best of Business Platinum and Gold winners, and peruse our 2018 Kootenay Manufacturing Awards.

In this issue, we provide an update on what’s happening in our featured communities of Golden and Trail, including our cover story on a Golden chef and his amazing food truck. This issue also presents our 2018 Best of Business Awards list, along with our list of Top 50 Kootenay companies by revenue. And be sure to check out stories on smart vending machines, which may well be the future of retail, and on the use of artificial intelligence in the mining industry. Plus we offer a recap of the 2018 wildfire season with some suggestions for reducing the risk of fires in future.