Despite the way it looks outside right now, spring is on its way. Plans are afoot to begin another gardening season at the Downtown Art Farm, our outdoor art gallery and community garden in downtown Castlegar. We are excited to announce that we are now officially incorporated as a Non-Profit Society.   If you are…

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City of Castlegar helping businesses succeed I read in the  Castlegar News  a Business Retention and Expansion Pilot Project has been proposed for Castlegar.  It sounds really cool, although I wasn’t entirely sure what such a program would be like.  I thought I’d investigate a little further, so searching the name, I came up with the…

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We’re sitting in the airport waiting for our flight home after a week out of the office for leadership training.  Doug and I have been learning to work remotely over the last couple years.  It sounds great in theory, but I am recognizing and despairing how tied I am to my traditional tools and habits.…

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The Pinnacle Team recently did a self-assessment to find out the strengths and weaknesses of our team dynamic.  The exercise was inspired by Patrick Lencioni’s book – The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. In his book, the author describes the five attributes that characterize a highly functioning team.  He also provides an assessment tool for…

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Pinnacle Professional Accounting Corporation announces the succession of Brian Brown, CGA in Castlegar, BC upon Brown’s retirement. Pinnacle Professional Accounting Corporation would like to announce that they have agreed to succeed Brian Brown, CGA as he retires from his 32 year long service to the Castlegar area. Brian will continue to prepare personal income tax…

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