New virtual holiday pop-up shop supports Kootenay women-owned businesses
As shoppers search for the perfect gift this holiday season, WeBC is making it easy to spend locally with a new virtual pop-up shop, #WeShopBC, featuring over 450 women-led businesses based in British Columbia. WeBC, previously Women’s Enterprise Centre, is a non-profit organization that supports B.C.-based small business ...
Funding secured to expand broadband network
Funding of $7.6 million has been secured to expand Columbia Basin Trust’s regional fibre optic network between Fruitvale and Nelson and between Kimberley and Wasa. Permitting and other pre-construction work on the projects will start soon, with support from federal, provincial and regional partners. “Our goal is to help people...
#BuyBasin Festival is back showcasing Columbia Basin businesses
It’s back . . . and even better. The #BuyBasin Festival, featuring musical performances, local artisans as well as numerous other businesses, has returned following a successful spring event to take consumers live to local shops around the Columbia Basin beginning in mid-October. Participants in the #BuyBasin...
Online #BuyBasin Festival makes shopping local easy
From touring a local restaurant to virtually exploring the workshop of a local artisan to seeing the latest in family fashion, the #BuyBasin Festival takes you live to local businesses around the Columbia Basin. Attendees will learn about the local goods and services offered right here in the region, and how to keep their...
City of Trail recruiting Chief Administrative Officer
The City of Trail, in conjunction with Leaders International Executive Search, has officially started the recruitment process for the position of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The CAO should be a refined leader who is well experienced with the complexities of local government. Possessing an inclusive and collaborative...
Nelson's SMRT1 Technologies inks five-year smart-vending contract with UpMeals
SMRT1 Technologies, a Nelson-based supplier of smart vending solutions, has signed a five-year contract to provide smart vending solutions to Vancouver-based company, UpMeals. UpMeals uses smart vending to offer safe access to fresh and healthy meals 24/7 with a reduced ecological footprint. For example, people who work in ...
DeVito’s Shoe Repair ready to serve at newly-renovated store
We’re Back! Actually DeVito’s Shoe Repair never left — the family business just relocated for a few months while the store at 400 Hall Street in Nelson was renovated. Now that construction has been completed, staff is back in its old stomping grounds ready to serve customers. Now in its fourth generation, ...
Nelson Road Kings planning to host 2021 Queen City Show’n Shine
The Nelson Road Kings executive has decided to go ahead with planning to host a 2021 edition of the Queen City Show’n Shine car show. “Just to let you know, we plan to have a car show on September 10th & 11th,” Nelson Road Kings president Marcello Piro told The Nelson Daily. Following an executive meeting this week,...
Kamloops Man is $35 Million Lotto Max Jackpot Winner
Gary Hill says his life is “going to change – big time” after matching all seven numbers from the June 22, 2021 Lotto Max draw to split the $70-million prize with a player in Ontario, to win $35 million. The Kamloops resident and retired 20-year long-haul truck driver purchased his multimillion-dollar ticket at McGoo’s Smokes...
Nelson's Tyler Podgorenko earns ASET Capstone Project of the Year Award
Tyler Podgorenko of Nelson teamed up with former Red Deer College engineering technology colleagues to capture the 2021 Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta’s (ASET) Capstone Project of the Year Award. The team earned the honour for modernising a centuries-old device and transforming...
