Snow Intel

Snow Intel

Amidst the Victorian architecture of downtown Revelstoke, at the foot of the Selkirk Mountains, sits an unassuming brown brick building. During the summer months its exterior crawls with ivy and […]

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Broadening Access to Broadband

Broadening Access to Broadband

Imagine: no Netflix, no online banking, no Netflix, no Skyping or FaceTiming out-of-town family. In some rural areas of the Columbia Basin, residents have had to learn to live without. […]

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Forging a Profit

Forging a Profit

Like many of the communities sprinkled along Kootenay roads, Crawford Bay has been a magnet for creative, free-spirited people who have turned their passions into successful businesses. This includes jewellers, […]

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Raising a Child Care Centre

Raising a Child Care Centre

For over a decade, the people of Golden had known there were gaps in the local child care offering.

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Underwater Invaders

Underwater Invaders

“Zebra” and “quagga” may sound perfectly paired to star in a kids book, but their presence in the Basin is anything but playful.

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A Destination Pint

A Destination Pint

After 20 years it’s time for Revelstoke’s craft brewery to expand it’s operations. For nearly 20 years, Mt. Begbie Brewing Co. has been satiating people with its craft-brewed beers, served […]

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Prescription for Growth

Prescription for Growth

What started out as pharmacist Michelle Gray’s vision for an ideal community pharmacy with a focus on health and lifestyle has quickly grown into an essential service for customers throughout […]

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Room and Board

Room and Board

While vacationing in the Kootenays, Annette and Larry Plett saw a little business for sale in Meadow Creek. By October 2014, they’d moved from Kelowna to become the proud owners […]

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Putting Youth in the Driver’s Seat

Putting Youth in the Driver’s Seat

Small-town living, for all its wonderful attributes, can leave the calendars of youth a little lacking in social life, extracurricular activities and opportunities. But in New Denver, the historic and […]

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2015 Snapshots

2015 Snapshots

Get Intimate with Your Watershed Delivered by Wildsight, the Trust’s Know Your Watershed program teaches grade eight students where their community’s water comes from, how it’s treated and where it […]

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Slocan Steps Forward for Seniors

Slocan Steps Forward for Seniors

Through sunshine and drizzle, 91-year-old Lydia Kania was quick with the smiles as she hiked the Slocan Valley Rail Trail. For three days in fall 2016, she and about 90 […]

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Our Climate is Changing

Our Climate is Changing

“When you talk to old-timers, they’ll tell you how the snowbanks used to be higher and winters colder. It’s true—they were. I don’t think a lot of people truly understand […]

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