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Danica Weager (she/her) was born and raised in Nelson, BC. She is of mixed ancestry. She is a member of Peguis First Nation on her mother's side and has European ancestry on her father's side. She is a proud mama of a youngster and is committed to learning more about her cultural connections. She is deeply grateful to be a visitor in the traditional territories of the Sinixt (Lakes), the Syilx

Instructor, Culinary Arts Kootenay-born professional pastry chef and chocolatier Merri Schwartz has been working in the BC food community since 2002. Merri credits her childhood with awakening her interest in baking. Raised by back-to-the-land hippies, she didn’t buy her first bag of granulated sugar until the age of 18 and learned, in a kitchen filled with carob, honey and whole wheat flour, that

Kayla Tillapaugh is a proud mother and Selkirk College alumni whose early passions for sustainability and stewardship brought her to the Kootenays from her homeplace in the Okanagan/Shuswap. She pursued studies in Integrated Environmental Planning here at Selkirk College and gained work experience in Indigenous land stewardship, rural research and innovation, and environmental nonprofit management

Instructor, Practical Nursing

Amanda is an instructor the Practical Nursing Program and in the Post-Graduate in Gerontological Nursing Program. She graduated from Confederation College in the Practical Nursing Program in 2016 and later completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at OntarioTech University becoming a Registered Nurse in 2020. Since becoming a nurse, Amanda has worked in community care, pediatrics and most

Lukas entered the pipe trades in 2007 in the pre-apprenticeship program at Camosun College. During his training he worked on a variety of projects from residential new construction to geothermal heating solutions to aquatic center renovations. He received his Red Seal in 2013 and after a short stint in Fort McMurray, Alberta he returned to the Kootenays and worked as a general service plumber and