State of the Basin Focus - Subjective Well-being Research Released
Personal and community well-being contribute to the health, vitality, and future of our communities. To understand this subjective well-being, in 2021, researchers at Selkirk Innovates administered a survey to 400 residents of the Columbia Basin-Boundary Region. The survey asked over 100 questions regarding residents’...
Get your business Nelson Ready
Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership (NAEDP) wants local business to be Nelson Ready. That means being prepared for the unexpected and taking some key steps now, before disaster strikes. “We know our province is vulnerable to wildfires, floods, landslides, windstorms, and other unexpected events. Since we can’t ...
Kootenay Entrepreneurs to Compete in Spring Pitch Showcase Finale
The Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) has partnered with Spring Activator and Volition to host a Pitch Showcase Finale, a capstone event of the Investment Readiness Training (IRT) program in support of tech-focused entrepreneurs and start-up founders from across the Kootenay region.This FREE virtual event...
Torch is being passed at Georama Growers
The transformation at Georama Growers had started. The Grypma family has operated Georama Growers in Blewett for decades. As a florist, garden and design centre, Georama is an iconic business that meets the area’s diverse gardening needs. As of January, 2022, the torch has been passed, as Gurjit and Ramneet Brar took over as...
Daily Dose — Changing of the Guard at Georama Growers
Originally from Holland, George Sr. and Anna Grypma arrived in the Kootenays in the early 1960s with their young children. The Grypmas started a hobby farm and small seasonal greenhouse, slowly developing into a full-time landscaping and greenhouse enterprise called Georama Growers. Five or so years ago, after taking the...
Daily Dose — Kootenay Lake Innovation Centre Undergoing Transformation
Correction: May 11, 2022. The Nelson Daily recently received new information regarding this story and apologizes for the inconsistencies in the original piece — published May 5, 2022. The Nelson Daily has corrected and updated the organization behind the funding, how the funding will be deployed, and the space devoted....
NDCU team delivers another unprecedented year with earnings up
The Nelson & District Credit Union decided to once again go virtual to host its 71st annual general meeting for 2022. The Credit Union released financial results for 2021, announced long-term employee service awards and introduced acclaimed directors during the virtual event this past week. “Thanks to the efforts of your...
CBAL’s got access to technology covered
These days, so many aspects of life rely on technology: a senior sends a message to her grandchild, a man checks in with his doctor online, an unemployed worker prints off a form to apply for Employment Insurance. With a wide-reaching project, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) is making tech more readily available...
Sponsored: Brooklyn Barge & Tug Services Ltd expands services to Kootenay Lake
Brooklyn Barge, a leading provider of barge and pile driving on the Arrow Lakes for the past 30 years, is looking to continue the same expert services on Kootenay Lake after recently acquiring Nelson’s Kootenay Barge Brooklyn Barge & Tug Services Ltd. (BBT), a division of Sutherland Group Enterprises, is expanding...
NDCU prepares for virtual 71st Annual General Meeting
The Nelson & District Credit Union said in a media release that assets for the locally based financial institution increase by 12 per cent over the past year. The news comes at the NDCU prepares for its 71st Annual General Meeting, planned as a virtual online event for later this month. The NDCU said the past year’s high...
