Air Miles Detour & Meghan Trainor: Nelson!
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 […]
Life + Work + Kootenays = Your Better Life!
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 […]
New training equipment coming to College of the Rockies
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.
High-Speed Fibre Optic Service Now in Downtown Rossland
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 […]
Eco-Retreat Investment Opportunity
Mulvehill Creek Eco-Retreat promotes innovation and affordable living Expanding into affordable, sustainable living, the innovative Mulvehill Creek Eco-Living Innovation Centre just south of Revelstoke is offering a variety of opportunities to participate in it’s evolution. Whether as a resident, a collaborator or as an actual investor, it’s a chance to be involved in something quite […]
BC Adventure Project Features Revelstoke & Golden
Living in one of the most spectacular regions on the planet, where, if I were moved to leave the sofa today, could easily ski this morning, get in a quickie but immensely scenic hike and picnic up the hoodoos, golf 18 after lunch and then take in the late day sun in the middle of […]
Mobilize Jobs – Combining Adventure and Opportunity for Young Job Seekers
Getting youth to work across Canada In an effort to address the issue of youth unemployment, Mobilize is an initiative to get Canadians between the ages of 18 and 30 working in a variety of hospitality & tourism, retail and other largely customer-facing industries across the country. Promoting the ultimate Canadian work experience Mobilize offers […]
Imagine Working, Investing & Living in the Kootenays!
New partnership launched to attract investment and a diversified workforce to the Kootenays. Invest Kootenay and Work West Kootenay have joined forces to create one dynamic new platform to showcase the Kootenays: Imagine Kootenay. Imagine Kootenay (IK) focuses on highlighting the region as a great place to work, and excellent area to invest and an […]
Selkirk College Opens New Applied Research & Innovation Centre in Castlegar
With a focus on research and the programs that foster innovative learning, Selkirk College has opened new classroom space in Castlegar. The Applied Research & Innovation Centre is a new hub of activity for students, staff and the community.
Rossland Artist Featured On Silver Coin Series
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 […]