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October 27, 2017

The Kootenay Rockies Tourism Industry Conference and AGM concluded last Wednesday, October 18. Over 100 delegates attended from across the region, to hear from a fantastic line up of presenters focusing on trends, changes within...

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October 5, 2017

Join the Kootenay Rockies Tourism staff, Board of Directors and guest presenters for the association's 40th Annual General Meeting and Tourism Industry Conference on October 17-18, at the Golden Civic Centre.  Click...

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October 3, 2017

Small Business BC will be hosting 'Ask the Expert Special Edition' sessions on wildfires. Has your business been affected by BC wildfires? Get expert advice from an Accountant and Lawyer. From October 11 to 25,...

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September 15, 2017

The Province is providing the Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) and the Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association (KRT) with financial support of $200,000 each to help with tourism-related impacts from the BC wildfires, announced Minister of Tourism,...

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August 15, 2017

Kootenay Rockies Tourism Association's Nominating Committee is accepting nomination applications for the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is made up of a maximum of nine individuals including an Executive Committee of 5 seats,...

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August 2, 2017

We are currently seeking to collect information regarding the economic impact of the current wildfire situation on tourism businesses throughout the Kootenay Rockies region.  The goal is to provide the provincial government with a comprehensive...

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July 24, 2017

go2HR and Kootenay Rockies Tourism are currently conducting a Seasonal Staffing survey for the region. The goal of this survey is for us to gain insights into the labour market needs and composition of the tourism and hospitality...

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July 13, 2017

I wanted to reach out to you regarding the current situation in our province with the ongoing wildfires. With hot dry conditions in the province, BC is faced with significant challenges to contain the fires...

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June 26, 2017

Are you still scrambling to fill summer openings? Do you find it difficult to recruit and keep good staff? Not sure how to build a positive workplace culture? Come and join us for an HR Talk...

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June 12, 2017

Sesquicentennial. Ses-qui-ce-ten-ni-ial.  It means a one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary and if you perfect the pronunciation, it's a real crowd pleaser. As we all know it is Canada's 150th or sesquicentennial anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Celebrations are being held...

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