Celebrating Success
On the western shore of Lower Arrow Lake, about an hour and a quarter south of Nakusp, the tiny community of Edgewood is home to a thriving business that is all about celebration. Okanagan Ribbons manufactures…
Interest: Business and Investments
New Beginnings
Retirement for a business owner can be challenging. Not only do you have to re-envision your lifestyle, but you must decide what to do with the business itself.
Global Reach, Local Talent
In India, a man trains to be yoga teacher. Two dozen women gather to get “back to nature” at a tipi village in Oregon. A healing centre in Peru teaches guests about plant medicine. What do these have in common? Technology developed in Nelson, BC.
A Catalyst for Economic Growth
Brian Fry was a Rossland tech entrepreneur who was looking to bring his latest tech-based enterprise to life. Pilar Portela was the CEO of a tech company in Kelowna and fell in love with the Basin…
Putting a Priority on Happiness
Seniors in the Basin want to live in comfortable surroundings with the level of services they need. For many, this means securing a place in a seniors housing community with affordable independent and assisted-living options. One…
Putting Skills into Play
As a business student at College of the Rockies, Brandon Ouillette knows how important it is to gain an education in business outside the classroom. Ouillette has been working at Players Bench in Cranbrook for five…
Live, Work and Play
It’s easy to fall in love with the Columbia Basin. You may have lived here all your life. You may have left for a while and been drawn back. You may have arrived as a tourist…
Order Out of Chaos
SOAHC Estate Wines Business Manager Trent Winterhalder admits that growing grapes according to biodynamic principles can sort of “make it sound as though we’re into New Age stuff, but we’re not.” In fact, Winterhalder and General…
Into the Woods
Second-generation loggers Dennis and Brian Hoobanoff have seen quite a few changes in forest industry practices since their dad started cutting timber in the 1960s, and they say the changes have had a profound effect on…
A Strong Foundation
Concrete and gravel are literally the raw materials upon which a modern town or city is built. From the foundation of your home to the layers of roadbed neatly graded below freshly paved asphalt city streets,…
