Supporting the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin
Larry and Annette Plett, owners of Drifter’s Restaurant in Meadow Creek. While vacationing in the Kootenays, Annette and Larry Plett saw a little business for sale in Meadow Creek. By October 2014, they’d moved from Kelowna to become the proud […]
Since 1956, the Cranbrook Society for Community Living has promoted the inclusion of Cranbrook citizens who have an intellectual impairment into the fabric of community life. Providing residential services is one of the society’s many programs. When an opportunity arose […]
As a third-generation, family-owned business, Benson Oil has been supplying the Kootenay Boundary region for over 60 years. The full-service oil distributor has been looking for ways to grow while maintaining consistency and sustainability in the region. Working with the […]
In 1913, Monrad Wigen started a small box factory near Creston, in Wynndel. One hundred years later, Wigen’s descendants are still operating Wynndel Box & Lumber, making it the oldest family-owned lumber mill in BC and—with over 100 employees—one of […]
Taghum Stop is a gas bar, convenience store and liquor agency that serves the people who live near and travel the highway west of Nelson. In operation since the mid-1950s, the stop has been owned by three brothers since 1996—brothers […]
From forestry to tourism, industries of all types rely on the services of Yellowhead Helicopters. Based in Valemount, the family-owned business has been operating since 1975 and, as required, updates its equipment to keep pace with the ever-changing demands of […]
