From information on how to get here, local activities, housing options and health care, the links on this page will help you build your life in the Kootenays.
One Stop Resources
Find all the information you need to settle in
Welcome home! With diverse, family friendly, business ready communities, we think you’ll fit right in.
Making it even easier for you and your family to make the transition to living and working here, our resources listing provides a wide variety of information about our unique communities including the various municipalities, tourism, health care, transportation systems and much more.
Employment Centres
- Revelstoke
- Golden
- Columbia Valley
- Elk Valley
- Nelson
- Castlegar
- Trail, Rossland & Area
- Boundary & Area
- Kootenay Lake & Creston Area
- Nakusp
Community & Regional District Links
- City of Revelstoke
- Town of Creston
- Town of Golden
- Columbia Shuswap Regional District
- Village of Radium Hot Springs
- District of Invermere
- Regional District East Kootenays
- Town of Fernie
- Town of Sparwood
- City of Nelson
- Regional District Central Kootenay
- City of Castlegar
- City of Trail
- City of Rossland
- Regional District Kootenay Boundary
- Village of Nakusp
- City of Grand Forks
Chamber of Commerce
- Kicking Horse Chamber of Commerce
- Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce
- Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce
- Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Elkford Chamber of Commerce
- Fernie Chamber of Commerce
- Sparwood Chamber of Commerce
- Rossland Chamber of Commerce
- Castlegar Chamber of Commerce
- Creston Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Nakusp Arrow Lakes Chamber of Commerce
- Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce
- Trail Chamber of Commerce
- Boundary Chamber of Commerce
Libraries
- Castlegar & District Public Library
- Creston Public Library
- Fernie Heritage Library
- Golden Branch, Okanagan Regional Library
- Grand Forks & District Public Library
- Invermere Public Library
- Nakusp Public Library
- Nelson Public Library
- Radium Hot Springs Public Library
- Revelstoke Branch, Okanagan Regional Library
- Rossland Public Library
- Sparwood Public Library
- Elkford Public Library
- Trail & District Public Library
Tourism & Recreation
- Kootenay Rockies Tourism
- Tourism Revelstoke
- Tourism Golden
- Invermere Panorama
- Tourism Radium
- Tourism Fernie
- Sparwood
- Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism
- Destination Castlegar
- Tourism Rossland
- Trail Visitor Information
- Kootenay Lake
- Boundary Country Tourism
- Creston Valley Tourism
- Elkford
- Nakusp Arrow Lakes
Transportation
- Canadian Rockies International Airport
- West Kootenay Regional Airport
- BC Transit
- Trail Regional Airport
- Drive BC
Local Newspapers
- Creston Valley Advance
- Revelstoke Review
- Golden Star
- Columbia Valley Pioneer
- Fernie Free Press
- Elk Valley Herald
- East Kootenay News Online
- Nelson Star
- Arrow Lakes News
- Castlegar News
- Rossland News
- Trail Daily Times
- Grand Forks Herald
- The East Shore Mainstreet
Health
- Interior Health
- East Kootenay Regional Hospital
- Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
- Find a doctor through the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia