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Category: Life in the Kootenays

TELUS set to bring fibre optic internet to Nelson

TELUS is investing $20 million to connect more than 90 per cent of homes and businesses in Nelson directly to its fibre optic network and enhance wireless connectivity throughout the region.

Immigration pilot program to benefit the Kootenays

Castlegar, Kimberley, Nelson, Rossland and Trail are part of the BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot.

5 ways Imagine Kootenay supports small business

Though its main focus is attracting workers and investors for outside the region, Imagine Kootenay also benefits local businesses

Revelstoke programmer hits it big with wildly popular nutrient-tracking app

Revelstoke’s Aaron Davidson is the founder of Cronometer, a digital app with more than 2 million users.

Making a clean start in Golden

Scott and Alycia Weir are the new owners of Kicking Horse Janitorial in Golden, BC

Town of Kimberley redefines post-industrial landscape through innovation

Kimberley is one of the fastest growing communities in the Kootenay region

Succession Planning workshops in Castlegar, Nelson

Basin Business Advisors Program is offering a series of Succession Planning workshops in the Kootenays

Nelson’s leading tech champion is not what you expect

Brad Pommen founded a technology company that makes “smart” vending machines in Nelson, BC

College Of The Rockies announces new members of Indigenous team

Director, Indigenous Strategy and Reconciliation, and Indigenous Education Coordinator welcomed

Business is good in Castlegar: Report

Two-thirds of businesses in Castlegar & District said business was “Good” or “Increasing” during the 2018 Business Walk.

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Land Acknowledgement
Imagine Kootenay is committed to the continuous understanding of truth and reconciliation and acknowledges the traditional, ancestral, unceded territories of the Ktunaxa, Sinixt, Syilx and Secwépemc Nations on whose land we live, work and play. The Kootenay region is also home to 6 Métis Chartered Communities.