Month: October 2016

More Than Just Powder Along The Powder Highway – Recreation Business Opportunities in Paradise!

As posted earlier this month, there is certainly no shortage of opportunities to find your dream job at any point on the scenic route through the Kootenays known as The Powder Highway. From chefs and retail to instructors, child care and ski patrol the list of ways you can fully enjoy your choice of great …

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$18.9 Million Investment in Selkirk College Nelson!

Great news for the Nelson and Selkirk College! Better news for Kootenay students looking to pursue higher education in the trades and technical training! Supporting the growing trend of expanding trades and technical training As a result of a federal and provincial investment of $16.18 million in addition to contributions from Selkirk College and donation …

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The Powder Highway: Working the Dream!

It’s only nearly Halloween but many folks around the region are celebrating first snows and the steady accumulation of fresh snow up high. The countdown is officially on! The dreaming about fresh tracks has begun… now it’s just a matter of how you’re going to make it actually happen. #Yourbetterlife combines supreme ski and snowboarding …

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Help Nelson’s Civic Theatre win $40,000!

The Civic Theatre (Nelson Civic Theatre Society) has been selected to compete against eight other groups across Canada in the National Trust for Canada’s This Place Matters competition. In this contest, the project that gathers the most votes (or combination of votes and dollars, as every dollar raised is worth a vote as well) by …

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