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 …
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 …
YCDTH last talked to Brad back in episode 64. In that episode we chatted about his love story with tech and the remarkable movement he built with the Nelson Tech Club. He launched that club and grew it into the biggest per-capita club in the country at over 400 members. He has inspired a generation …
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 …
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 …
As some of you already know, this past August RED Mountain Resort initiated a history making campaign. In an effort to maintain her unique identity as ‘mom ’n’pop/weird uncle’ feel that the resort has enjoyed for over 100 years operation, and resist corporate acquisition, the hidden gem, boasting 2,877 lift-serviced acres (4,200 total!) of pristine …
Communities throughout the Kootenays will enjoy an extra boost to their bottom lines as the the Province’s Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) injects funds to support the continued growth of the region’s tourism industry. Strategic tourism industry improvements by way of RMI Mark McKee, Mayor of Revelstoke, is thrilled to see the funds: $583,057 towards developing …
Change. It has a way of separating those that are good at doing, and those that are good at doing as well as learning, growing and adapting. The person who is open to learning, adapting and evolving will find change to simply be the canvass for their creations. Yes standing still is death in a …
If historic buildings, with their large windows, marble surfaces, old growth wood, brick and stone, stained glass, high ceilings and lots of light are your thing, here’s a list of 8 architectural gems for sale or lease in the Kootenays.
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Hearing about the recent funding granted the Slocan Valley upon only a little digging, it didn’t take long to find there was significantly more funding made available to other communities throughout the Basin specifically to support recreation opportunities. 20 Basin recreation projects receive $1 million Under the Columbia Basin Trust‘s Basin Recreation Infrastructure Grants program, …