Avi Phillips of Nelson, BC has gone from child actor in the big city to entrepreneurial dad as the owner of his own online marketing agency, and co-founder/developer of a new app along with his wife/business partner in the Kootenays. Following a serendipitous path, he translated his acting, writing and overall creative storytelling talents into …
The potential for creating the life you want, free of the needless complications, stresses and anxieties of the conventional rat-race often associated with more urban environs – a life-work balance – is becoming increasingly available here in the Kootenays. One Rossland resident is embodying that balance to the utmost, having left his big city, big …
“Place-based” marketing has become an effort gaining traction throughout the province as rural BC communities look to employ strategies encouraging talent retention, looking to take from cities such as Vancouver and Calgary. Looking to more of a Vancouver Lite approach to marketing smaller BC cities. In reference to Prince George and Quesnel’s recent campaigns to …
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 …
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 …
And now for something completely new… To kick off the celebrations around the 100th episode of the You Can Do That Here! podcast we decided to go live, and to host the first ever You Can…Or Can’t Do That Here! Gameshow. In front of an electric crowd of 30 plus tech entrepreneurs, Andrew Zwicker hosted …
Heading out into the backcountry this winter? Stay informed and know the conditions before you go. The Powder Highway is living up to its name this season, and for die-hard powder hounds wanting not only first, but only, tracks that will mean heading off the beaten path and into the backcountry. To help you plan …
Media Release~ WEST KOOTENAY – Students will have the opportunity to explore questions at the very heart of human existence as Philosophy 101 returns to the School of University Arts & Sciences at Selkirk College in January. This intro-level philosophy course focuses on the nature of human reality. Students will discuss metaphysical issues such as …
The amazing thing about living in the Kootenays is that it offers opportunities for entrepreneurship, community engagement, work, school and all the time you need to pursue your dreams. #WorkInvestLive in the Koots.
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Well, this will certainly be a particularly Merry Christmas for one lucky powder hound… and his or her plus one! Freeskier has teamed up with Ski.com to give away a free ski trip to Nelson. Enter for a chance to win a trip for two to ski and stay at Whitewater Ski Resort in Nelson, …