KootenayBiz :: Education
Featured education articles
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College of the Rockies celebrates 35th Anniversary
College of the Rockies is celebrating its 35th year of providing post-secondary education to the East Kootenay region this year.
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Meeting success
Christian Verigin had to change her career path due to a workplace injury. After retraining, she broke into a new field by attending a career fair.
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Making contact, finding direction
The COTR Business, Education and Career Expo is for networking
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A healthy education
Teck and the Cancer Society have donated a very useful pelvic exam table to the Selkirk College nursing program.
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The Kootenay path of science
Science and technology career options and educational programs in our region are increasing
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Becoming citizens of the world
As part of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Skills for Employment Initiative, the College of the Rockies (COTR) in Cranbrook, B.C., has received a boost in funding.
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New hair school is wildly popular
A pilot project for a new hairstyling training school in Cranbrook, Wild about Hair, is taking off.
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Successful career fairs
Kootenay Business, in conjunction with College of the Rockies, Selkirk College, high schools and local chambers of commerce, organized a series of career fairs over recent months.
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COTR partners in web-based science project
College of the Rockies is working to develop the first semester of what will eventually be an entirely web-based Associate of Science degree program.
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Funding for a worthy cause
Instructors Allison Lutz and Elizabeth Lund have catapulted Selkirk College into fifth place among all Canadian colleges and universities actively participating in the Spread the Net campaign.
Education contacts
Biz Blog :: Keith Powell
A regular report on newsworthy business developments in the Kootenays.
Kootenay Insights :: Tanya Laing Gahr
An inside look at the initiatives and developments that help shape Kootenay communities.
At Work :: Sandra Albers
One-on-one with some of the Kootenay’s business leaders.
Biz Edge :: Danielle Cameron
The faces behind Kootenay businesses.








