Business Beat

What’s new in Kootenay business

Natural healing

{photo_caption} Invermere's Homeopath, Lauri GermainMelissa Raimondi photo www.raimondiphotography.com

Imagine being treated for anything from attention deficit disorder to Lyme disease from the comfort of your home. No busy parking lots, no waiting rooms and no one rushing you through a five-minute appointment.

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Grand Forks business dives into new locale

{photo_caption} Owners Deb Lauzon and Bob Yemm stand proudly in front of their Grand Forks establishment.Photo courtesy of Community Futures Boundary

Residents of Grand Forks, B.C., will be pleased to see an expanded new location for their local water company. Y & R Water Sales & Services opens down the street from their old address on January 9, 2012.

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Fresh powder for Potter

{photo_caption} "If I don't ski it's not good for the health," says Brian Potter, new owner of Powderhound ski shop.Photo courtesy Brian Potter

Ask Brian Potter what he likes best about running Rossland’s Powderhound, and you’ll find him stuck trying to narrow it down. He recently took ownership of the ski shop.

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Shear talent

{photo_caption} Helen Brum, new stylist at Salon Safari & Academy in Revelstoke, BC.Photo courtesy Helen Brum

When you set foot in Revelstoke’s Salon Safari & Academy, you enter the care of highly skilled scissor-wielding artists.

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Dee Dee Magee’s

{photo_caption} New pub owner Dee Dee Lapawa of Dee Dee Magee's Pub.Candace Jensen photo

Dee Dee Lapawa is the owner of the newest pub in Cranbrook, B.C. Her partner, Billy Stanton, has enthusiastically taken the reigns as general manager.

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The Kootenay communities live and breathe creativity, ingenuity, and talent. From the colourful summer markets of Invermere to the tailored boutiques in Nelson, it’s the people behind the scenes that make business in the Kootenays something to be proud of.

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