Founded in 2001 when a group of Nelsonites decided they no longer each needed a vehicle, the Kootenay Carshare Cooperative has grown to 325 individual and business members sharing over 20 vehicles in the Kootenay communities of Nelson, Revelstoke, Kaslo, and Kimberley.  Being a member of the Carshare Co-op is less expensive than owning a car for people who drive four days a week or less, it results in fewer emissions, provides the freedom of being able to drive without the commitment of maintaining a vehicle and offers members an opportunity to participate in a strong local community.

The Investment Co-op is a new community investment tool that aims to direct new, or pre-existing, investment capital from local residents into local ventures with community impact. The longer a dollar can circulate within Creston & District, the greater its economic impact.  The Investment Co-op will provide short-term capital to businesses looking to launch or expand, and assist these ventures in establishing a supportive customer base and a sustainable operation for their concept.   The Investment Co-op is a for-profit cooperative corporation owned and governed by local residents and serves the geographic region of communities from Yahk to Riondel.

The Co-op exists to develop public forests in the Harrop-Procter area according to site sensitive, ecologically based forestry practices which are modeled on Silva Forest Foundation planning and approved by the Harrop-Procter Watershed Protection Society; and, to stimulate locally based employment from these forest lands in a manner that is ecologically sustainable, and socially and economically equitable.  Any resident of Harrop-Procter may become a member of the co-op.  Decisions are made for the benefit of the community as a whole.  Harrop-Procter Forest Products is a subsidiary company of the Harrop-Procter Community Co-operative.