PODCAST: How the Kootenay Coop became the biggest in Canada
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
PODCAST: The Rossland Beer Company owners quit their jobs and go all in on their passion
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is...
More Locally Raised Meat
Raising the Steaks (and other local meat): Following the success of the 2014 conference, where over 400 people attended over two days to celebrate and discuss the challenges with our local food system, the West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op is putting on a one day event in 2015 focused solely on the issue of sustainable local...
More Locally Raised Meat
Following the success of the 2014 conference, where over 400 people attended over two days to celebrate and discuss the challenges with our local food system, the West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op is putting on a one day event in 2015 focused solely on the issue of sustainable local meat production (the two day conference will...
Tax Time, Budget Time
TAX TIME: Time to Think About What Our Governments are Doing With Our Dollars. In Rossland: Rossland's new City Council is preparing our 2015 budget, and collecting ideas and opinions from citizens on how best to deal with our serious "infrastructure deficit." The City is collecting people's thoughts by way of a new...
Innovative Radon Training Coming to the East Kootenay
This February, Cranbrook will be visited by building industry professionals from British Columbia, Alberta, and the United States for the Kootenay region’s first-ever radon measurement and mitigation certification course. With the support of Health Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society is organizing the training for building ...
PODCAST: Local teenagers launch new business, win Jr. Dragons Den.
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is...
Hire a Summer Student -- Wage Subsidies Available
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS: APPLY NOW FOR WAGE SUBSIDIES Application forms for popular Summer Works Program available February 19 (Columbia Basin) – If you own a small business in the Columbia Basin, you can get financial help to hire a student over the summer by applying for a wage subsidy from Columbia Basin Trust’s Summer Works […]
An Individual vs His Community: Pulling in Different Directions.
Coastal First Nations Say Eagle Spirit Pipeline Announcement Is Misleading; Pipeline Has No Support on BC Coast First Nations opposition to heavy oil exports on the BC coast is unanimous, including in Eagle Spirit President’s home community of Lax Kw’alaams. PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA (February 12, 2015) - The Coastal ...
NEW Notice to Readers: Website Works Again!
Dear Readers, I am grateful to our webmaster for restoring the functionality of the website. Readers can now post letters and events once again. So let us know what you think -- let the Rossland Telegraph regain its "community forum" role! The problem was caused by an overload of spam, which caused the spam filter to...
