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Susan Stewart has found her perfect environment and workplace—and time to enjoy both—in Castlegar, B.C.

Downtown Fernie has a lot more to offer in the summer than it used to, for both residents and visitors.

Like many before her, Melissa MacKay came to Fernie to ski for a season and just couldn’t leave. A successful business and an enviable lifestyle followed.

The Greenwood Mall is the home of one of Sparwood's newest businesses namely the Sparwood Remedy's Rx.

Isosceles Business Systems is the thriving result of the focused dream of Ryan Doehle of Fernie, B.C.

KRIC's Tara Penner recently profiled Revelstoke's Big Bend Skis

The long awaited new Fernie Home Hardware store is now under construction, just off of Highway #3 on the east side of Fernie.

Tabletree black cherry juice, produced in Creston, B.C., was named Best Pure Juice Product at the 2012 World Juice conference.

Jim Firstbrook has created Thoughtstream, an online survey tool that inspires group learning and discovery.

Fernie Brewing Company's head brewmaster, Gord Demaniuk, has a passion for brewing.

The Dupees of Christina Lake exemplify green living, and working, and playing.

Joey Hoeschmann believes in providing great service for his customers and his community.

Owner of Go Fetch in Kimberley, Dallas Vaillancourt enjoys visits from her canine buddies and their owners.

Malcolm Bott, longtime owner of Revelstoke's Universal Footwear, was named 2012 Business Person of the Year by the regional chamber of commerce.

Dee and Rod Conklin run two successful businesses in the Columbia Valley, and Dee is mayor of the Village of Radium Hot Springs.

As owner of Cartolina Cards, Fiona Richards enjoys her business's global success and wants to continue to connect on the homefront.

Ryan Johannesen—with his business, Glacier Raft Company—has found success by focusing on all aspects of the customer experience.

Scope creep is the expansion of project requirements, as the project is being completed.

The herbal practitioner program through the Creston campus of College of the Rockies has been nothing short of a growing success.

Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) thanks and extends its best wishes to Garry Merkel, the outgoing chair of its board of directors.

The small community of Riondel seems absolutely tranquil, but a dedicated group of volunteers is busy keeping everything up to date.

The Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA) Rocky Mountain has announced that Golden's own HR Pacific has been named a finalist for the Georgie Awards.

Mompreneur award nominee Janet Skolka is bringing adorable children’s fashions to Nelson with her store, Jilly bo Billy Boutique.

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

Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, are accepting applications for this year’s Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program (WTCP).

The Kootenay Regional Workforce Table has recently been created to help local companies and residents meet their economic goals.

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

Columbia Power has embarked on a consultation project to gather feedback and insight from the public.

Kootenay Co-op's assistant front-end manager, Julia Hamilton, is passionate about local, organic and fairly traded food and products.

Jilly bo Billy Boutique has undergone massive changes and overcome many challenges in 2012.

The Cranbrook/Kimberley Winter 2013 Continuing Education guide is now arriving in mailboxes throughout both communities.

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

A regional RoboGames event was enjoyed by Kootenay students, who performed some cool tricks with their robots.

Ontarian Fahad Siddiqui has been doing his CA articling at a Cranbrook firm—working hard and getting a taste of the Rockies.

In mid-December, Kimberley City Council endorsed a contract with Tourism Kimberley to manage the Kimberley Visitor Centre.

Story & Co. helped Tourism Golden produce a website that strengthens the story of Golden.

Kicking Horse Country Chamber of Commerce has an up-to-date website designed to be the go-to place for business information.

Golden's mayor, Christina Benty, outlined the community's successes in the past year and looks ahead to 2013.

Linda Birch, manager of the Tamarack Centre in Cranbrook, finds joy in working with the public and being a part of her community.

Event co-ordinator Meta Yee-Lim offers five tips on how to plan a great corporate business event.

Teck Resources Ltd. has announced that the Federal District Court for Eastern Washington has ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in Phase 1 of the Pakootas case.

Originally from Germany, Uwe Gwinner specializes in quality European meats and offers fresh, preservative-free products.

Based on the number of event planning courses available online and in classrooms across the country, it would seem that most of us have at least a few things to

Chatters Cranbrook is now located in the old Payless Shoesource premises, a space that gives the hair salon more room for merchandise and better workstations.

East Kootenay Community Credit Union’s (EKC) board of directors announces the 2012 Patronage Awards.

Fernie's Island Lake Lodge has put out a glossy, full-colour, coffee table style book in commemoration of their 25th anniversary.

Uber Weather, developed by Kimberley’s James Swansburg, is a finalist in the 2012 Google Places API Developer Challenge Contest.

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

Landmax Inc.'s computer software solutions are putting the Kootenays on the map—literally.