Key sectors
Cranbrook began as a railway and resource town, and is now growing in technology, aerospace, clean energy and more.
- Forestry
Eight post and pole mills and about 10% of jobs in the Kootenay region.
- Mining and exploration
Close to some of the world’s top steelmaking coal mines.
- Clean energy
BC’s sunniest city, with clean hydro power.
- Technology
A fibre-connected community and a growing tech cluster.
- Aerospace
52 acres beside the airport zoned for aviation business.
- Tourism and ecotourism
Year-round outdoor recreation and the only international airport in the Rockies.
- Life sciences
East Kootenay Regional Hospital and College of the Rockies health programs.
- Logistics and transport
330,000+ freight trucks a year and an international rail port.
- Retail
The retail hub of the Kootenays.
Cranbrook was selected for BC Hydro’s load attraction program, which helps new large power users locate here.
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