KootenayBiz :: Education
Featured education articles
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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

Cranbrook, BC
Vitamins, bulk foods, healthy foods and more!
Nutter's has evolved into a truly unique food retailer, combining a commitment to the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle with exciting in-store merchandising.
At Nutter's, our trained staff are committed to ensuring you understand which products are appropriate for you, why you are buying them and how to use them once you get them home.
Once you understand your body and how certain conditions and medications can affect it, you can move forward confidently toward choosing products that upgrade and maintain your very best health.
Cranbrook, BC
Home medical equipment specialists
Canadian owned MEDIChair is your best source for home medical equipment. MEDIchair is North America's largest and fastest growing home medical equipment franchise company with stores from coast to coast in Canada. For over 20 years, MEDIchair stores have provided a comprehensive selection of home health care products. We also offer a full range of home medical equipment such as bathroom and bathtub safety products, home accessibility solutions and soft/disposable personal health care products. MEDIchair prides itself on providing caring, knowledgeable and highly trained consultants committed to finding the right home health care product solution for each customer.

Cranbrook, BC
Get ready to take on the world
CGA-BC, the largest and fastest growing accounting body in the province, is responsible for training, certifying and upholding the professional standards of its students and members. The CGA Program of Professional Studies will provide you with the tools you need to achieve in accounting and finance management, no matter where your career takes you.
As you explore the CGA designation, one thing becomes clear: CGA is the designation the gives its students and members the greatest flexibility in its entry requirements, studies, work-life balance and career opportunities.

Cranbrook, BC

Cranbrook, BC
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Castlegar, BC
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