The Columbia Basin Boundary region will soon have better access to data on their area as a result of the launch of the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI)’s website www.cbrdi.ca. A collaboration of Selkirk College and Columbia Basin Trust, the RDI was formed with the goal of supporting informed planning and decision-making through the provision of … [More]

Decision-making around economic growth in the Columbia Basin Boundary region will soon be easier, thanks to a new project now underway. The newly-launched Columbia Basin Boundary Employment Lands Inventory Project will directly address an issue faced by many communities: access to land to accommodate existing business expansion and future investment and economic … [More]

Spearheaded by the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI), the Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) pilot project aims to help Columbia Basin communities better understand the needs of local business and the challenges they face. BR+E focuses on addressing the needs of businesses already in a community, encouraging them to stay (retain) or grow (expand). This, … [More]

Over 1,200 institutional leaders, senior government officials, international partners, faculty and students gathered in Halifax this May for the World Congress of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP), an international network of colleges. The theme of the conference was Driving the Global Economy with a focus on stimulating dialogue on the influence of … [More]

In the past 15 years, there has been a 50 per cent increase in the number of self-employed women in Canada. There are now more than 800,000 female business owners in Canada, and the number of women owned businesses is growing 60 per cent faster than the number of those run by men. Kootenay Business recognizes that this trend is evident in the Kootenays as well, with a … [More]