Economy
Originally settled by miners and smelter workers, the district now includes an important fruit growing section (Creston Valley) and numerous commercial centers, including Ymir, Robson, Genelle, Warfield, Montrose, Fruitvale,Salmo,Trail, Nelson, Slocan, Playmor,Winlaw, Cranbrook, Kimberley, Fernie, Castlegar, Rossland, Erickson,and Creston.
A number of Community Radio stations have developed in the region, most notably CJLY-FM in Nelson and CIDO-FM in Creston. These stations usually operate either as a Cooperative or as a non profit Society.
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Famous quotes containing the word economy:
“The counting-room maxims liberally expounded are laws of the Universe. The merchant’s economy is a coarse symbol of the soul’s economy. It is, to spend for power, and not for pleasure.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Wise men read very sharply all your private history in your look and gait and behavior. The whole economy of nature is bent on expression. The tell-tale body is all tongues. Men are like Geneva watches with crystal faces which expose the whole movement.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations, peoples, of entire planets, has no importance in relation to the general development.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)