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Tanya Tamasi, owner of the Back Door Gift Shoppe in Kimberley, B.C., likes to go camping in the Kootenays in the summer

Nature's playground around Golden, B.C., drew the Tetraults to the area, and they have woven themselves into the business community with the success of Mountainside Gardens, their landscaping business and greenhouse operation.

Stacey and Trevor Dunsby own Hide Away Kennels in Kimberley. They bought the kennel in 2007 and love the lifestyle in the Kootenays.

Wayne Gilbert, a realtor with Remax Caldwell Agencies in Kimberley, loves his summers in his native land.

Integra Air is poised to begin air service between the Canadian Rockies International Airport (CRIA) at Cranbrook and the Edmonton International Airport (EIA) and the Fort McMurray Airport.

Firebird Technologies Inc. will have an official opening of its new facility in Trail, B.C., on May 17, 2011.

A new 57,000-square-foot Best Western Plus -in Revelstoke, B.C., is open for business and filling the demand for more tourist accommodations.

Cranbrook-based StoneBrook Developments prides itself on its green commitment—the company recently became a BuiltGreen certified builder.

Secluded in the privacy of a forested mountain slope outside Golden, B.C., is the Cedar House Restaurant and Chalets.

Valhalla Consulting Services is participating in the Kootenay i-Tech Luncheon & Trade Shows in Nelson and Cranbrook, in May 2011.

A new business for pets that provides higher quality products and feed programs can be found along the main strip in Cranbrook, B.C.

After meeting its life expectancy, the Donald Bridge near Golden, B.C., is being replaced with a new four-lane structure that will be completed by the end of 2012.

Seniors housing is available at Christina Lake Village in southern B.C., where a converted motel with 23 rooms for residents provides food and linen services while fostering an atmosphere of independence.

The Midway sawmill reopens in the B.C. Interior, promising to create jobs and bring economic benefits to the region.

Amber Hayes, the keynote speaker at the Kootenay I-Tech Trade Show, will help participants understand how to use technology and social media in business.

The Creston Winter Harvest Project in Creston, B.C., was successful in identifying vegetables that can be produced over the winter season.

Teck Trail Operations leads the way to a greener future by taking e-waste and recycling its usable metals.

The fifth phase of the Miral Heights subdivision in Trail, B.C., opens in late May 2011. Miral Heights Phase Five Developments is locally owned and operated.

Teachers and other educators with an interest in environmental education should register now for Voices for Sustainability.

Wendy-Lynne Burgess used to design clothing, but got into interior decorating and design when a friend saw the drapes that Burgess had made for her daughter. Now, more than 30 years later, Burgess is a successful interior decorator.

Trail is boosting its economic potential by incorporating fibre optic technology.

In 1999, Scott and Cindey Taylor started a greenhouse in Hosmer, B.C. Now, 12 years later, they are the succcessful owners of Cincott Farms Organic Market and Café—providing organic produce and food to the residents of the Elk Valley and Alberta.

Trail’s mural project illustrates the multi-faceted history of the city.

Pat Davis and Al Benjamin of West Creek Developments studied the trends of the real estate market in the West Kootenay region, and realized that a new approach to housing in Nelson was needed.

Invermere's community greenhouse, a facility that utilizes solar power through a variety of systems, is often full of David Thompson Secondary School's (DTSS) students. The students grow and use plants at their school cafeteria—and it is this collaboration between the school and the operators of the greenhouse, Groundswell, that saw them win Solar B.C.'s Solar School of the Year.

Edible Acres, located in Windermere, is a place where you can grow your vegetable and eat them too, with a community supported agriculture program.

Wilf and Marg Gobert had a serendipitous meeting with Dave Penner, one of the owners of Quiniscoe Homes, and not long afterwards, the Goberts signed the contract for Quiniscoe Homes to begin construction on their property at Lake Windermere, B.C.

Todd Weselake began operating Raven Eye Photography out of Fernie and Invermere in the summer of 2000.

Dave and Doris Penner have built their business, Quiniscoe Homes, from the ground up—literally—and have brought happiness to vacationers looking for their dream home in B.C.'s Columbia Valley.

In addition to rehabilitation and general maintenance at the site of Roca Mines located south of Revelstoke, a geotechnical program to survey the existing stope and mapping of other workings has been completed.

Rachel Gutwald, 24, has Down syndrome. But that hasn't stopped her from holding down two jobs, at Kootenay Family Place and Castlegar City Hall, with a little help from the Kootenay Society for Community Living's supported employment program.

BC Hydro is once again supporting the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Government (AKBLG) Annual Conference, hosted this year by the City of Kimberley.

The Fernie Women in Business group aims to give women entrepreneurs the skills and support they need to make their business thrive long term.

Green Earth Recycling is the only curbside recycling business in Kimberley, B.C., and owner Katie Tersmette was named 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Kimberley Chamber of Commerce.

Tembec sees positive signs that the American lumber market is ready to rebound.

Despite not selling a single board of lumber into the Japanese market since the earthquake in northern Japan, Tembec representative is upbeat about the Asian market.

Cranbrook and area biggest employer, gave the monthly Chamber of Commerce luncheon an update report.

The new Primary Care Paramedic program at College of the Rockies has acquired an ambulance for its students to train with.

One environmental advocate shares his experience using cosmetic pesticides and his journey to promote organic gardening methods and products.

The Cranbrook retail sector is abuzz with activity these days and this bodes well for the community.

Angus Graeme has been appointed as president and CEO of Selkirk College.

Andrea Wilkey has joined the communications department in Castlegar as acting director, communications.

Stuart Gorner, long-time printing sales consultant at Rocky Mountain Printers in Cranbrook is hanging up his skates.

The owners of Windborne B&B know what Kootenay residents want—recreation, relaxation and a whole lot of creativity.

The Kimberley Chamber of Commerce presented their annual Business Excellence awards gala at the new Kimberley conference centre.