June 2, 2016
KRT staff have been out in the region reviewing the product. Fort Steele Heritage Town offered a tour of the historic attraction and Island Lake Lodge held a Summer Soiree. FORT STEELE HERITAGE TOWN June 1 -...
May 25, 2016
For a municipality, 50 years is just getting started, as District of Sparwood Mayor Cal McDougall stated during a community celebration in Titan Park this May. Several hundred residents gathered to mark the district's 50th...
May 19, 2016
The Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program (CIP 150) is part of Canada 150 Celebrates, the Government of Canada's celebration of our country's 150th anniversary of Confederation. Budget 2016 provided an additional...
May 18, 2016
The FY17 Touring & Exploring Marketing plan has been approved by Destination BC and is available for stakeholder review. Click here for the full Marketing Plan. Projects are already underway and a full list...
May 17, 2016
Have you seen the new Destination BC Tourism Business Essentials Guide? The Sustainable Tourism Guide provides tips on what tourism operators can do to make their tourism business environmentally sustainable while improving their bottom line and...
May 17, 2016
Final chance to register - limited seats! Tourism Industry Association of BC’s (TIABC) AGM and Summit takes place from May 24 to 26 at beautiful Sun Peaks in the amazing Thompson Okanagan. It’s our industry’s only all-provincial...
May 17, 2016
Nelson Kootenay Lake Help the Kootenays win the concert experience of a lifetime this summer! Nelson is one of 5 small Canadian communities that has been selected as part of the AIR MILES Detour program....
May 17, 2016
Kootenay Rockies Tourism's corporate site: KRTourism.ca has been given a refresh. It still includes complete information on the organization but we've made it easier for you to get to three major categories, with...
May 17, 2016
Spring is one of the busiest times in our Media Relations department with most of the marketplaces and events falling between April and June. Our Regional Media Relations Specialist, Heidi Korven, attended Canada Media Marketplace...
May 17, 2016
We want to see you at the 2016 Kootenay Rockies Tourism Industry Conference & AGM in October. This year our conference will be held in historic Nelson at the Prestige Lakeside Resort &...
May 17, 2016
What a positive start to the spring/summer season! Early warm temperatures helped us on our way. Golf courses opened early and are seeing good numbers, trails were in great shape and hikers & bikers took...