Forging a new identity for Trail, Rossland & Area
Metal Tech Alley is attracting metallurgy and tech companies with some of the most affordable industrial land in the province.
Introducing the new “Revelstoke Business Resource”
A digital tool has been created by Revelstoke business development organizations after identifying an opportunity to provide information and resources to the local business community in an effective and timely manner. The collaborative project was spearheaded by the Business Information Centre team: Community Economic Development, the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce, and Community Futures. The project […]
Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce Policies Adopted at BC Chamber AGM
The Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce submitted two policies at the BC Chamber AGM in Victoria last week and both were adopted unanimously. This was the first time that the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce submitted resolutions to the assembly. May 31, 2017: Each year the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce attends the BC Chamber […]
East Kootenay Builder Scoops Top Awards at 2017 Georgie Awards® and makes shortlist for National Awards
LWE Builders won two of the most prestigious categories at the 2017 Canadian Home Builders’ Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC) 25th Anniversary Georgie Awards®. The annual award ceremony, held in Vancouver at the Hyatt Regency this past March 11th saw LWE walk away with the awards for Best Custom Home valued between $1,300,000 – […]
Completed Web Project Helps Local Businesses Reach New Markets
Kootenay and Boundary region businesses are gaining greater exposure and expanding their reach overseas thanks to the Imagine Kootenay’s new live feed into B.C.’s main trade and investment website, www.britishcolumbia.ca.
Junior Dragons’ Den is Coming to Nelson!
Junior Dragons’ Den is coming to Nelson and we’re looking for talented young entrepreneurs throughout the West Kootenay and Boundary area who want to get their business idea off the ground. Modelled after CBC’s “The Dragons’ Den”, students from Grades 7 to post-secondary level pitch their business idea to a group of potential investors. The […]
Trust Announces New Heritage Program
$6.75 million committed for three year partnership (Columbia Basin) – The Trust is making history as it establishes a new program, a new partnership and new funding to support the Basin’s heritage values. The Trust has allocated $6.15 million for a three year large capital grants program for built heritage and $600,000 for a Heritage […]
Heading to #BCTECH Summit? Be Sure to Find Us!
Attending British Columbia’s biggest ever technology business conference? Here’s how to find your Kootenay contingent friends and fun… Imagine Kootenay will be hanging out with our friends and colleagues from KAST in the Innovation Corridor (upper floor) along with MIDAS and Selkirk College in Research Row. The LCIC will be at the #BCTECH Summit as […]
Adventure Tourism Gets a Boost in Revelstoke
With the approval by the BC Government of what is soon to be the largest outdoor playground in Canada, Revelstoke is poised to take adventure tourism in the Koots to a whole new level. The Revelstoke Adventure Park will not only provide onsite camping including yurts and an RV park but enough outdoor fun to […]
Kootenay Music Awards Return!
The Kootenay Music Awards are back and, this year, after a year-long hiatus and something of a reimagining, it’s not just about the talent in and around Nelson but the entire Kootenay region. “We’re going to Rossland, Revelstoke, Fernie and everywhere in between,” Kootenay Co-op Radio’s Evie Lavers told the Nelson Star. “We want to […]