Digital Basin Quick Start
The RDI is proud to announce the release of Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) reports for Kicking Horse Country and Nakusp. As part of a 3-year pilot project, the RDI provides training, research and reporting support to communities in the Basin-Boundary region who undertake BRE initiatives. Community-led BRE projects focus on speaking with existing businesses to build … [More]
Commuting Times Are Minimal in Our Region
November 16, 2013
Commuting times in the region are lower than the BC average of 25 minutes, with the shortest average commute being reported in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (16 minutes) and the longest commute being reported in the Regional District of East Kootenay (19 minutes). Our short commutes are likely related to the small and relatively isolated nature of our … [More]
Single Detached Houses Dominate Our Housing Stock
October 26, 2013
Across the region, approximately three quarters of private dwellings are classified as single detached houses. That rate is highest in the Boundary corridor (84%) and lowest in the Elk Valley (63%) (Figure 1). All corridors have significantly higher ratios of single family dwellings than the BC and Canadian averages, which stand at 48% and 55%, respectively. There appears to … [More]
Income Levels Are Below National & Provincial Averages
September 12, 2013
Average income in 2010 was $39,415 in BC, roughly $1200 less than the national average of $40,650. The average income in the Kootenay Development region was $36,633 indicating that people in the Kootenay region have less earning potential than the average Canadian and average BC resident. Median income in 2010 was $28,765 in BC, compared to the national average of $29,878. … [More]
Basin-Boundary Agricultural Planning: The Regional Perspective