Born and raised in the Elk Valley, Melody Leduc, owner of Red Raine Hair Studio, moved from her home-based salon to her new studio location at 418 Boivin Road on June.17 2017. Melody’s love for her community and passion in hair and beauty started the dream of opening a salon in a commercial space. A …
The Blend Bistro opened its doors in Elkford, BC on June 10 2019! Corey Mildenberger and his wife Romila have raised 3 children in Elkford and were happy to open up this unique Bistro offering specialty coffees, decadent deserts, Modern Filipino fare and quality homemade traditional menu items to the community. But that is not …
The Powder Highway has attracted a wealth of professionals over the past decades of resort municipality and outdoor activity growth, and with the emergence of fibre internet more business are laying their roots in the Kootenays. Golden BC is a relatively affordable and mature mountain community with diverse people and organizations to reflect their interests. …
Sometimes we make a decision, doubt ourselves, then need a bit of distance to realize it was the right decision all along. That’s what happened with Maddie Van Horn, who was getting ready to buy the Trail Coffee & Tea Co. three years ago, then had second thoughts. A couple of years in Vancouver made …
The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot will allow employers to hire foreign workers for jobs that have gone unfilled locally.
Here are five co-working spaces to rent a desk at in the Kootenays this spring.
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In 1985, professor Donna Haraway wrote an essay called the “Cyborg Manifesto.” It became one of the preeminent works of the post-modern era and struck an incisive chord with artists, philosophers, academics and scientists alike. She argued that all humans interacting with technology were becoming—colloquially speaking—cyborgs. And by augmenting ourselves as such, we transcended traditional …
Peter LeCouffe, 29, moved to the Kootenays and started Harrier Aerial Surveys, which uses drones for high-precision land surveys.
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Whether you’re a remote worker on contract 5,000 kilometres from the office, or an ambitious new enterprise employing dozens of people to manufacture advanced materials, there’s never been a better time to go your own way. And there’s no better place to do it than the Kootenays – which have always been about unbridled self-realization. …
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.