Business Profiles

Scenar Health Canada - RITM Canada

As many good Kootenay stories do, the story of Scenar Health Canada and RITM Canada had its genesis in a chance encounter on the ski hill. Since that fateful meeting, Kimberley Pegg, a KASTmba program client, has gone on to lead one of just five worldwide companies distributing a unique, non pharmaceutical pain relief device from her office in Rossland, BC.

Teck - Applied Research Technology

Tucked behind Teck Trail Operations, on the banks of the mighty Columbia lies a small, World War Two era building that plays a major role in Teck’s operations now and into the future.

KAST MBA Profile - Mandala Custom Homes

Mandala Custom Homes is an innovative housing company based out of Nelson BC.

Taking part in the KAST Mentorship and Business Assistance (MBA) program, Rachel Ross worked with an MBA mentor to make a major leap forward with their social media presence.

Enter New Ventures Regional BC by Oct 19 2011 - Meet Last Years Winners

Six months of competition came to an end last night as the winners of the 11th annual BCIC-New Ventures Competition were announced in Vancouver. From this year’s 178 applicants, top prizes were awarded to a polyurethane waste recycling system, a universal consumer loyalty network for the mobile age and a mineral sensing technology developed for the mining industry.

Brian Chard: West Kootenay digital media veteran

With 15 years in the digital design game, Brian Chard is a veteran in the world of Kootenay designers.  Inspired by Expo 86, Chard has flourished through the emergence of a new sector.

BCRSTN

The BC Regional Science & Technology Network (BCRSTN) is a not-for-profit society whose members work within their regions to enhance the application of science and technology to aid the growth and development of innovative businesses in regional BC.

DHC Communications Inc. is a full service Technology Integrator servicing the East and West Kootenays from Nelson and Cranbrook BC

Every business is now very reliant on technology, in fact most businesses cannot operate in today’s environment without reliable communications and computers.

BCIC Feature: West Kootenay - BC's New Tech Hot Spot

Technology and Innovation are thriving in the West Kootenays , and word is getting out about the natural advantages to doing business here. It’s growing from longtime resident businesses and innovators as well as people and businesses that are relocating to the region

Mandala Custom Homes

Mandala Homes started in 2000 as a company that designs and pre builds faceted round homes and then ships them to the building site where they are assembled and finished.  We design and pre-craft our homes in our production facility in Nelson, B.C.

Columbia River Basin Biodiversity Atlas

The Columbia River Basin is the fourth largest watershed in North America. The Columbia River drains a 67 million hectare (ha) basin that includes territory in seven states (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah) and British Columbia.