(Columbia Basin) – Local entrepreneurs, students, academics and makers will be able to work with innovative materials, test out original products and get help bringing unique ideas and products to market at a new laboratory in Trail. Known as MIDAS, the laboratory will help create new business opportunities, expand the skill sets of people who …
The Information Age has revolutionized the way business is being done. In a mere 20 years, the world moved from business to business along Main Street to business to business across the Pacific, across the Atlantic and beyond. From typewriters to laptops, suits to sweatpants and office cubicles to shared workspaces. And it continues to …
The MIDAS laboratory will help create new business opportunities, expand the skill sets of people who live here and increase regional competitiveness.
Three hundred new nursing positions will be available in Interior Health this spring.
Originally posted by Sheri Regnier of the Trail Daily Times Capturing a moment of wonder in the Canadian Rockies has a Rossland artist’s vision engraved onto a newly minted coin. Stéphanie Gauvin’s rendering of B.C.’s Tower Peak in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park is the first painting recreated in a four-piece silver coin series by …
Investing in community is where a healthy local economy begins. The activity of business and individuals all adds up and plays a significant role in any given region’s economic viability. With the 1 year anniversary of the ‘Thriving Communities’ metrics being celebrated with a growth rate of over $4.9M this summer, the Lower Columbia …
The Dewdney Trail is 720 km of historic trail that served as a major thoroughfare in mid-19th century of the province. The trail was a critical factor in the development and strengthening of the newly established British Colony of British Columbia, connecting mining camps and small towns that were establishing along the route during the …
With all there is to see and do in the Kootenays, hiking is often at the top of the list for most folk, residents and visitors alike. Getting out into the vastness of our wilderness outdoors, where peaks loom and pristine, turquoise lakes beckon is an activity that promotes ecological consciousness, good health and …
Enticing new medical practitioners to rural areas is always a challenge and it takes a particular individual to embrace the challenges and the possibilities of rural life. Thanks to effective training programs for young medical professionals based in smaller communities, these young doctors get to acclimate as students, receiving training in real-life, hands-on situations with …
Millennials are moving in different ways than the generations preceding them. A pragmatic bunch, they are more inclined towards public transit – low cost transportation while also allowing them to stay connected and social with friends and work on their way to, and from their destinations. With cost savings and fitness in mind, they are …