Fernie’s top tourism dog lives what she sells
Jikke Gyorki worked her way to the top of the tourism food chain in Fernie, BC. A mountain biker, skier and powerhouse mom, Jikke’s career in tourism career lets her share her passions with others.
Kimberley kayaker celebrates 20 years of entrepreneurship on Kootenay rivers
Adventure tourism guide Craig Campbell founded the Kootenay Rafting Company in Kimberley, BC
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Revelstoke ski guide turned musician embraces freelance life
Ali Haeri, 40, has struck a long-sought balance playing music in the summers and ski guiding at Revelstoke Mountain Resort in the winters.
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Business dynamo cracks the tech scene open for Revelstoke
Revelstoke Director of Community Development, Nicole Fricot, is working to attract small and medium-sized tech companies to the city.
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Kootenay tourism delivers viable careers in a growing economy
The Kootenays are full of people proving that, even as a responsible adult, taking a “year off” can last forever.
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Vancouver entrepreneurs find unlikely tech refuge in Kimberley
Living in the Kootenays, the owners of Suite Apps are more connected than ever.
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Backcountry maven makes the mountains her work
If someone told you they skied first tracks, climbed monkey bars and blew stuff up for a living, would you believe them? You would if you lived in Golden, and you knew Lisa Roddick.
Modern culinary master rediscovers Nelson
Amanda Skidmore, 34, is Head Chef at Yum Son restaurant in the beaming arts-and-food hub that is Nelson.
Ski bum finds his dream job in the Kootenays
Twenty-six year-old Ryan Lachapelle is getting paid to organize the Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships at one of British Columbia’s snowiest resorts in Rossland, BC.