Buy Local

When you choose to buy from a local business you are helping to support our community, create jobs and enhance prosperity by circulating dollars between businesses and residents. Find a comprehensive list of local businesses in our business directory.

Ways to Support Local

Local Gift Cards

Support local businesses by purchasing gift cards for future use.

Browse Local Gift Cards

Ballasters

The new Kootenay platform that provides an online selling platform for Kootenay food producers.

Ballasters.com

Small Business BC Marketplace

Support small businesses by finding gift ideas, products, and services in the BC Marketplace.

Small Business BC Marketplace

NKLT Locally Made

Locally made listing sourced by Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism.

Locally Made Listings

Why Local

When you shop local you can get something unique you won’t find anywhere else.
Show pride in the place you live and help protect the businesses that make our town unique.
Local businesses contribute money and volunteer time to our local non-profits and sports teams.
Sustain more job, help fund local services, and encourage neighbourhood improvement.
Get an expert opinion about the products that you’re purchasing.
For every $100 spend with a local business, $63 is re-circulated back into our local economy.
Locally made products reduce your environmental impact with less packaging and transportating.

Read on to hear directly from local businesses on why they want you to #thinklocalfirst.