Business

In the wake of the HST referendum, housing contractors hope B.C. consumers won't wait 18 months to spend on renovations and new homes.

Kootenay Savings Credit Union (KSCU) was tapped as one of the 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in Canada for the second year in a row Wednesday.

The 2011 B.C. Seniors Games wrapped up Saturday and things are returning to normal for local companies after a few days of working at a whirlwind pace during a usually slow time of year.

Relying on “black gold” to nourish their Greater Trail gardens has led a couple of friends to creating bear-proof composters.

It felt like a family reunion at Luigi Bakery on the final day of business for the family-run shop.

The B.C. Film Commission and its regional agencies are building up their library of film locations in an effort to maintain B.C.'s $1 billion film and television industry.

In search for a restaurant to call their own, a couple with a passion for food stumbled upon one of Trail’s most reputable businesses.

Lawrence Wallace, owner of Columbia Gardens Vineyard and Winery, pulled leaves back to expose the berries to the sun Tuesday afternoon. The winery, which will soon be celebrating 10 years in business, grows four white and two red grapes to make a selection of nine wines. The grapes are harvested in the fall and the wine is made in a warehouse on site. To set up a tour of the facility, call 367-7493 or email info@cgwinery.com

The B.C. government has started engineering work to widen sections of the main route from Alberta into northeast B.C., the first step to a four-lane industrial route from the provincial border to Fort St. John.

Black Press, British Columbia's largest publisher of community newspapers and websites, has announced the purchase of the Cranbrook Daily Townsman and the Kimberley Daily Bulletin from Don Kendall.