There’s a great deal written here (oh, and here, and here, and here!) about the variety of advantages to creating “your better life” in the Kootenays, both East and West. This makes for a tremendous resource for looking for opportunities but equally so for listing your opportunity on Imagine Kootenay. They are vast and varied, …
Can you launch and grow a global business from a small town? Andrew Zwicker finds out in Episode 76 of the ‘You Can Do That Here!’ podcast.
Read moreHow to sell anywhere, without leaving the Kootenays
The Air Miles Detour contest is on and 5 Canadian cities are vying for the chance to win a free concert from a for-real pop star! The Koots’ own, City of Nelson, made the cut! The hub of the West Kootenay is battling against Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Morin-Heights, Quebec, Mulmur, Ontario and Port Hawksbury, Nova …
How long is my commute? Will I have to deal with traffic everyday? Can my kids explore their neighbourhood freely? How far is it to the things I love to do: mountain bike, hike, ski? How much will it cost to buy a home? The answers to these questions are becoming the standard for where …
Ours is a region that is large and very diverse. The East and West Kootenays, still very much dependent on healthy resource industries, from coal to forestry to hydro to ensure it’s economic viability and growth, encompass a significant portion of the eastern half of British Columbia. Throw expanding technology and tourism sectors into the …
Originally posted at Kootenay Business ~ FortisBC has received regulatory approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to build a new Kootenay Operations Centre. FortisBC has received regulatory approval from the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to build a new Kootenay Operations Centre in Castlegar. B.C. and will begin construction as early as May. Once complete, …
The College of the Rockies is receiving $843,000 toward the purchase of new training equipment, including two L3 Mobile Truck Driving Training simulators and health care training mannequins.
Read moreNew training equipment coming to College of the Rockies
WorkBC Centres provide a range of services and supports that help unemployed British Columbians prepare for, find and maintain employment.
Read moreWorkBC celebrates successful job-seekers as it marks its fourth anniversary
Rural communities across British Columbia have been the happy beneficiaries of increasingly fast Internet service thanks to the networks of fibre optic cable that have been installed over the course of the past decade or so. With such a foundation allowing for increasingly tech oriented industry, what were previously considered remote, regional, resource based economies …
Businesses in downtown Rossland can now reap the benefits of high-speed Internet with up to 100 mbps symmetrical service. The downtown area is now connected to the fibre optic network of the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Basin Trust. “We’re proud to be celebrating this achievement with the City …