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Big investment for Nelson’s SMRT1 Technologies after winning Okanagan competition

Big investment for Nelson’s SMRT1 Technologies after winning Okanagan competition

The interactive vending machine company earned $225,000 at the OKGN Angel Summit
Castlegar’s Humble Bean Coffee and Tailout Brewery create one popular stout

Castlegar’s Humble Bean Coffee and Tailout Brewery create one popular stout

Two Castlegar businesses have partnered together to create an espresso stout
West Kootenay cannabis producers hope new facility will solve industry troubles

West Kootenay cannabis producers hope new facility will solve industry troubles

Antidote Processing hopes to ship products this spring
B.C. man designs ‘turtlepods’ - mobile personal shelter prototypes to assist the unhoused

B.C. man designs ‘turtlepods’ - mobile personal shelter prototypes to assist the unhoused

‘I think of it as supporting urban nomadism.’
Ktunaxa business showcase features entrepreneurs, businesses, artisans

Ktunaxa business showcase features entrepreneurs, businesses, artisans

Over 31 Ktunaxa businesses, including artisans, were involved in the showcase, and more than a dozen industries came by for the networking opportunities
Not your typical brewery: Castlegar facility producing probiotic beverages

Not your typical brewery: Castlegar facility producing probiotic beverages

Happy Gut’s water kefir enterprise is growing
Tricks of the trade: Best-selling Nelson author Roz Nay opens writing school

Tricks of the trade: Best-selling Nelson author Roz Nay opens writing school

Nay has published three international thriller hits
Nature’s Path acquires majority interest in Chilliwack organic food business

Nature’s Path acquires majority interest in Chilliwack organic food business

Largest organic cereal and snack maker buys into Anita’s Organic Mill
Grand Forks city council passes regulations for street vendors

Grand Forks city council passes regulations for street vendors

Regulations will not apply to vendors on Market Avenue, Farmers’ Market
Tourism spending in Canada dropped by almost 50 per cent in 2020

Tourism spending in Canada dropped by almost 50 per cent in 2020

Tourism-related jobs dropped by almost 29 per cent