All West Kootenay articles

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

Five West Kootenay communities have signed on to the EcoSociety’s 100% Renewable Kootenays campaign. Meet the early adopters of change.

Trust supports nine communities with Community Wildfire Education Grants

At home in the mountains, Selkirk College instructor Doris Hausleitner pursues her passion for wildlife research on the trail of the elusive wolverine

Nelson Family Financial Services is celebrating 25 years of close relationships

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

The Climate Change Coordinator position will implement initiatives to increase Nelson's capacity to reduce its climate impact

Nelson Civic Theatre Society executive director Eleanor Stacey is excited about major renovations at the much-loved facility

Nelson’s Yuki Kianna Conne is an artist and entrepreneur who produces pieces that are both beautiful and functional from her North Shore ceramics studio

The developers are planning to utilize a 'quick-build' construction method using modular, pre-fabricated units that are assembled on site

The BCUC is a regulatory agency responsible for the oversight of energy utilities and compulsory auto insurance in British Columbia

Stella-Jones Inc. is a leading producer and marketer of pressure treated wood products, with operations in several B.C. communities

The City of Nelson is launching an open, two-round laneway house design competition

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

The Board of Education of School District No. 8 provides educational services to numerous diverse communities in the East & West Kootenays

Craft beer, estate wineries and craft distilleries continue to grow rapidly throughout the Kootenay/Columbia region

They’re not the sparkling, “put a ring on it” kind, but these diamonds have huge value for all kinds of industries.

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

Unifab Industries of Grand Forks celebrates 20 years in the steel fabrication industry with continuing innovations.

The recent increase in commercial-scale huckleberry harvesting in the Kootenays has resulted in conflicts with grizzly bear foraging areas and damaged habitat

Climate change poses a unique challenge for B.C. farmers

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

Mark Brunton, Columbia Basin Trust senior manager, highlights the benefits of the Trust’s contributions to affordable B.C. housing

Renovating and restoring a building that is over 100 years old takes a team of skilled trades people

The eleventh annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour is a fun weekend that combines a road trip with a customized cultural experience like no other

Judy Banfield of Nelson has long been a source of support and influence for people at their most vulnerable times: infancy, youth, parenthood and advanced age.

Mountain Man Mike’s has received approval from the B.C. Passenger Transportation Board to operate a pair of routes hubbed out of Kaslo to Vancouver and Edmonton

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

Caralee McKinney’s kitchen design business in Nelson is built on her design aptitude, skills and strong relationships with clients and colleagues.

The Kootenay Savings Community Foundation is excited to announce the distribution of more than $57,000 in new grants

Approval of merger business case a significant milestone for six area credit unions

The Kootenay Rockies is home to many golf courses, from nine-hole gems to challenging, championship courses

Owner and founder Morgan Dehnel started his D-Pace company more than two decades ago, in 1995.

Eagle Graphite, near Nelson, has been granted $290,000 from the Province of B.C. to support the development of improved electric vehicle batteries.

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

FortisBC is adding new Direct Current Fast Charge (DCFC) stations to its EV charging network in Rossland, Nelson, Kaslo, New Denver and Nakusp

Nearly $50 million is allocated for an important flood mitigation project in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary community of Grand Forks

Columbia Basin Trust increases its support for farmers’ markets coupon program

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

Selkirk College pledges to enhance the lives of both students and members of the community with their mission statement: "Together we build remarkable futures."

Through her law firm, Lilina Lysenko helps West Kootenay residents solve everyday—and sometimes exceptional—legal questions and issues.

The scholarship awarded $3,300 to each of the students who have overcome adversity to pursue their educational dreams

Castlegar businesses came together on Saturday, June 8 to celebrate their achievements at the annual Excellence awards

Michelle Mungall, MLA of Nelson-Creston, highlights some of the features of the new ferry set to arrive on Kootenay Lake in 2022

A group of 50 students spent two days restoring habitat on the banks of the Columbia River for the Silver City Trap Club

Imogen Whale, publisher of The Revelstoke Current, is a lover of reading, writing, Revelstoke and her family—not in that order, of course.

Eagle Graphite will produce silicon/graphite battery anodes using its quarry in Passmore

Municipalities are on the front lines of climate change, so it is important they are developing plans and implementing actions to become more resilient

Sarah Elizabeth Fibreworks is an integral part of Rossland’s arts and culture community.

"We want to be a good, old-fashioned automotive shop that treats people fair,” said Brandon Black, head of the Powerstroke Diesel division