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Residents can register for emergency alerts delivered by smartphone app, email and voice or text to landline or cell

Jessica Nordlander joined Thoughtexchange to scale her passion for innovating leadership and find work-life balance a small mountain town

The three free “Coffee with a Writer” sessions in New Denver and Nakusp offer a chance for local readers and writers to interact informally with area authors.

The Paulson Bridge crosses over McRae Creek and the Kettle Valley Rail Trail on the Crowsnest Highway, approximately 50 kilometres west of Castlegar

16 energy-wise projects are supported with over $650,000 from Columbia Basin Trust

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

If you're looking for a cleaner beach full of soft, silky sand this summer, then you may want to check out Nelson’s Better Lawn and Garden

The public is invited to community engagement sessions to provide feedback on two draft agreements to conserve southern mountain caribou populations

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

New information on Revelstoke’s population numbers supports effective planning for adequate City services.

These new ferries are larger and able to carry more vehicles than the ferries they replace, with capacity increased to handle commercial vehicles.

Nine communities receive over $613,000 from the Trust’s Community Technology Program

Maggie Shirley, curator and gallery assistant for Kootenay Gallery of Art in Castlegar, B.C., highlights the historic gallery’s exhibitions and programs

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

26 rural communities in the Kootenays will be getting improved high-speed access to the internet

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

The Trust will provide colleges with $3 million over three years and work collaboratively to develop project plans to grow program offerings and diversify

Stephanie Allen-Pelletier, communications director for MarWest Industries, highlights the completed updates on Columbia Avenue in Castlegar

Meet the West Kootenay and Boundary region nominees for our 40 under 40 list.

Greg Malpass, founder and CEO of Traction on Demand, is bringing his business home to Nelson, B.C.

The Trust increases recreation opportunities with $484,000 for 29 trail projects

The One River, One Future conference will take place in Kimberley, B.C. from September 12-14, 2019

The announcement of funding for high-speed Internet opens new possibilities for economic development for Nakusp.

“Our mandate is set by the people of the Columbia Basin, and it’s our job to execute on it.” — Johnny Strilaeff, president and CEO, the Trust.

Electronic Logging Devices allow drivers to track their hours of service easily while out on the road.

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

DCT Chambers Trucking presents the DCT or dump-clean trailer—another innovation in a long line of firsts.

Rita Moir, president of the Slocan Valley Seniors Housing Society, outlines the benefits of the new Slocan City Suites complex

Jinny Sims, Minister of Citizens’ Services, details how the provincial government’s $50-million grant will benefit rural and Indigenous communities through B.C.

Trust gives five projects over $3 million through Ecosystem Enhancement Program

With corporate offices in Trail, Kootenay Savings is a member-owned financial co-operative with eleven branches throughout the Kootenays

Stetski called on the government to substantially increase its investment in rural connectivity in the 2019 budget saying, “rural Canadians deserve no less.”

Hailey Troock, Young Agrarian and land matcher for the Columbia Basin in Nelson, B.C., connects farmers to farms across the Kootenays

Matt Kelk’s new business supplies local residents with microgreens year-round.

Innov8 Digital Solutions Inc. is B.C.’s largest independently owned and operated office equipment sales and service organization

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

Fannuel Nsingo and Colleen Chisholm, co-owners of Escape to Africa Safaris in Nelson, B.C., take small groups of travellers on intimate trips into Africa

A geospatial analyst for Nelson’s Harrier Aerial Surveys, Landry is part of a team that provides high-precision surveying

In Castlegar, the seeds of economic development, career inspiration and opportunity are planted early and deep.

The new look was designed by C&B Advertising of Calgary, under the guidance of the Revelstoke Tourism Advisory Committee.

Each academic year, Selkirk College awards almost $200,000 in bursaries to students who face financial challenges

The new Chevrolet Bolt is 100 per cent electric and the estimated cost for operating the vehicle annually is less than $500.

Municipalities, regional districts and First Nations communities can apply for up to $500,000 to create, restore or enhance an outdoor multi-use space.

Selkirk College hosted a demonstration day that put focus on the latest tools used for geospatial data collection.

The Revelstoke A&W is set to be modernized starting in the spring of 2019.

The facility – one of North America's largest – runs on clean hydroelectric power

Nelson Tiny Houses in Nelson, B.C., proves that downsizing can mean upgrading

“2018 was another very good year for Teck,” said Don Lindsay, President and CEO of the company.

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

A new ambulatory care area and expanded pharmacy at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) have been approved by the provincial government.