Born and raised in the Elk Valley, Melody Leduc, owner of Red Raine Hair Studio, moved from her home-based salon to her new studio location at 418 Boivin Road on June.17 2017. Melody’s love for her community and passion in hair and beauty started the dream of opening a salon in a commercial space. A …
The Powder Highway has attracted a wealth of professionals over the past decades of resort municipality and outdoor activity growth, and with the emergence of fibre internet more business are laying their roots in the Kootenays. Golden BC is a relatively affordable and mature mountain community with diverse people and organizations to reflect their interests. …
One of Canada’s oldest and still Canada’s only rural carshare network, Kootenay Carshare Cooperative (KCC) added two Hyundai KONAs to the fleet of member owned vehicles. KONA is the first electric sub-compact SUV in Canada. This ground-breaking vehicle combines bold and roomy SUV style with an impressive electric driving range of over 450km. A 201-hp …
Sometimes you don’t see what’s right in front of your face. Sometimes you have to lift your head up to see what’s happening around you. And always you have to celebrate your success. Castlegar & District is home to a number of thriving female entrepreneurs. In recognition of these entrepreneurs, we decided to inquire and …
The legalization of Cannabis in Canada in 2018, has seen a seismic shift in an industry that used to part of a huge underground economy. In the Kootenays in the last six months, there have been industry forums, meetings to try and establish a producer co-op, consultants trying to help pre-2018 growers navigate the legalize …
A pilot program to introduce computer programming languages to elementary school students recently completed a 6 week program at Robson School. The program was the initiative of the Castlegar & District Economic Development and the Chamber of Commerce. Approximately a half dozen students were in the after school program that was taught by area resident, …
LWE Builders won two of the most prestigious categories at the 2017 Canadian Home Builders’ Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC) 25th Anniversary Georgie Awards®. The annual award ceremony, held in Vancouver at the Hyatt Regency this past March 11th saw LWE walk away with the awards for Best Custom Home valued between $1,300,000 – …
Shad Tourcotte grew up in Christina Lake, but moved to Vancouver to attend college. After ten years of city life, he decided it was time to come home. “I was working as a youth coordinator for the City of Port Moody when I saw a posting for a youth coordinator in the Boundary area,” says …
The decision to purchase the already successful Columbia Gardens Vineyard and Winery was an easy one for owners Tersia and Ben de Jager. Originally from South Africa, the couple love the beauty of the Kootenay region with its distinct four seasons and scenic rivers running through, comfortingly reminding them of their hometown. Add in a …
Having been a software developer for almost 30 years, Thoughtexchange founder and CEO Jim Firstbrook believed powerful online tools could be developed to leverage the power of the internet to make meaningful group interactions efficient, inclusive and insightful. By having people share ideas online, the software Thoughtexchange developed eliminates the issues of accessability and problems …
