Pilot Coding Program Enjoys Success at Elementary School
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, […]
6 Tiny Mountain Towns You’re Going to Want to Call Home
Have you ever found yourself back road cruising, bike riding down the middle of Main Street, emersed in that extra little freedom that you can only find in teeny, tiny Kootenay towns? There is an element of safety when you know all of your neighbours and that the park/school/water is only steps away – no […]
Revelstoke foodie finds perfect job marketing nutrition app
When Sarah Peterson moved to Revelstoke in 2009, it was with a snowboard under her arm. Revelstoke Mountain Resort had spun its gondola for the first time in 2008, broadcasting the powdery bounty above to a hungry flock of young people looking for more reasonably priced alternatives to places like Whistler and Banff. Revelstoke was […]
Selling success with Kootenay Kombucha
“Run your business like you’re going to sell, even if you plan to keep it.” Lavinia Lidstone ran Kootenay Kombucha for four years with that advice, and then she decided to sell. “Add value, keep good records, keep a good business. You need to do these things to succeed anyway,” she says. She doesn’t think […]
Why the Kootenays are primed for the tech industry
If, when you think of the B.C. economy, you see images of towering trees as a bounty of lumber, and soaring mountains as endless stockpiles of ore, and all our coursing waterways as fuel for turbines, you’re not alone. Since becoming a country in 1867, Canada has built itself upon the trade of natural resources. […]
5 Kootenay co-working spaces to rent a desk at this spring
Here are five co-working spaces to rent a desk at in the Kootenays this spring.
Five Reasons To Open A Business In Golden BC
Here are your top 5 reasons to open or buy a business in Golden, BC.
Owning a Yoga Studio Isn’t a Stretch for These Entrepreneurs
Yoga can be life changing. Many people say it. Heather Smith and Ryan Burns live it. They are the new owners of Viva Hot Yoga in Castlegar, and it took only three days from the time they saw the business for sale to close the deal. Many things came together at the right time. Perhaps […]
Kootenay co-working catching on
A new coworking space in Invermere is the brainchild of LinkedIn telecommuter Megan Adams
Support for Boundary Region Flood Relief
When disasters happen in small towns, the entire community rallies together to provide support.