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Village of Telkwa
WEB PROJECTS
Untouched, unspoiled, unbelievably beautiful, Telkwa! Now online. Another informational tourism website, telkwa.com features an extensive database of outdoor activity info, a photo gallery, maps, and more.
Village Health Clinic
WEB PROJECTS
Village Health Clinic is a Naturopathic Medical and Midwifery Care Clinic. Their website describes the services they offer, links to resources and other information, and offers secure online application forms for prospective patients.
Kozak Collection
WEB PROJECTS
The Kozak Collection is a promotional site to display and sell the photographic works of Myron Kozak (1951-1995). The site features a printable order form, little text and lots of fantastic photos.
Gitxsan Chiefs Office
WEB PROJECTS
A large resource and community-building website built for the Gitxsan Chiefs’ Office. This site features an events calendar, news publisher, and business directory - all driven by database systems easily maintained by GCO staff. Public posting options and the capacity to easily upload documents were key. The site also features an active online chat forum, lots of photos, a keyword search engine and more.
Photographic Options, Wendy Perry
WEB PROJECTS
A small boutique website showcasing the eclectic photography of Bulkley Valley photographer Wendy Perry. Maintained by the site owner.
Grant Webb Aerial Photography
WEB PROJECTS
Grant Webb Aerial Photogaphy features an extensive photo gallery/online store, built using the eDatCat e-commerce system.
Northword Magazine
WEB PROJECTS
The only independent, regional magazine in the top part of B.C. is available online. Behind the site’s clean design is a database-driven content management system that empowers the Northword staff to do in-house updates.
PRINT PROJECTS
We designed the template for Northword magazine when it first came out in 2004. Then we redesigned it in 2007. We design most of the ads and we work closely with publisher Joanne Campbell and Editor Paul Glover to lay out the magazine each issue. This is a great regional magazine which covers northern British Columbia and is published every 2 months. We’re proud to be a part of it.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
Tourism Smithers
WEB PROJECTS
The ultimate ‘Things to do in Smithers’ website! Features an up-to-date events calendar, business directory, travel information, contact form, local area info, tons of photos, and much more.
NPCRS, North Peace Communtity Resources Society
WEB PROJECTS
A bright and friendly website we designed and built for a community based non-profit agency based in Fort St. John, BC. Client updates and maintains the site using the Textpattern CMS.
Office of the Wet'suwet'en
WEB PROJECTS
This is one of our older static sites built in 2000 and designed to fit a much smaller monitor than is commonly used today. The site was a co-operative project with the local staff at the First Nations Office of the Wet’suwet’en. We mentored and helped one staff member to build this site which is meant to be an informational/governmental site primarily for Band members. It featuring resources, photos and info.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Alan Rawkins
Storks Nest Inn
WEB PROJECTS
Small online brochure for a quaint and friendly place to stay in Smithers.
Northwest Data Sharing Network
WEB PROJECTS
The Northwest Data Sharing Network is a not-for-profit society made up of land use organizations in the Lakes District, Bulkley Valley and Hazeltons. Their website serves as a portal for the different organizations to access their own resources and information.
Make Children First
WEB PROJECTS
“Make Children First�? is a government funded, community supported project committed to promoting diversity and the equal rights and well being of children, from preconception to 6 years of age. It includes a large database-driven directory of organizations, services and programs to support families & children in the Bulkey Valley region, and beyond.
PROJECT TEAM
Alan Rawkins | Sandra Smith | John Hall
Inland Plastics Inc.
WEB PROJECTS
A comprehensive HTML site designed for an Alberta-based manufacturer of tarps and portable buildings.
Terrace Insurance
WEB PROJECTS
A promotional web site for an insurance company in Terrace, BC. This site was built with a user-friendly, easy-to-update Content Management System and features several dynamic tools including a local Weather Report and changing Insurance Tips of the Day.
Smithers Exploration Group
WEB PROJECTS
Smithers Exploration Group has been promoting northwest B.C.’s mining industry since 1971. Their website features a clean, contemporary design and easy to navigate structure.
Polar Cleats, Embrace the Elements
WEB PROJECTS
A local company with a unique product that keeps you on your feet when it’s icy outside! The site includes full e-commerce functionality using Prostores, an online shopping cart service.
McBike Fly Fishing
WEB PROJECTS
This is one of our older static websites built in 2002. Our designer created an appealing banner and template design and the site has had little in the way of updates since it was built. It was designed to fit a much smaller screen than is used today. McBike’s fly-fishing site is an informational “online brochure” which features text & photos about their boat rentals, gear, and the world-class fishing potential in the Bulkley Valley and surrounding area. We also designed the McBike & Sport fishing logo.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Alan Rawkins
Smithers is Hockeyville
WEB PROJECTS
The official site of Smithers’ bid to be named Hockeyville in the 2006 contest put on by CBC Television and Kraft. The front end features a neat retro look, while the back end is powered by the powerful Textpattern Content Management System.
Travel Northwest BC
WEB PROJECTS
A tourism site for Northwest BC aimed primarily at rubber-tire traffic. Features a Flash-based virtual driving tour of the Northwest, along with a comprehensive travel planner.
Habitat Supply Research Network
WEB PROJECTS
This CMS website serves as a resource tool and network hub set up to promote collaboration in the habitat supply research community and to provide better communication between researchers and decision makers.
Valhalla Pure Outfitters - Smithers
WEB PROJECTS
Smithers favourite outdoor gear store! Using the DRUPAL Content Management System, we empowered the store’s staff to update the site in-house. Check out the trip reviews!
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Glen Ingram
Ski Smithers, Your Powder Destination
WEB PROJECTS
This site was designed for Ski Smithers, a premier powder destination located in Northern British Columbia’s rugged coast mountains. It features a database-driven ski report and photo gallery, which are regularly updated and maintained by client; daily weather and snow report that are accessed daily by local skiers and snowboarders; and Flash animated home page and site banner with a feature that allows the client to update the photos themselves.
Terrace Economic Development Authority
WEB PROJECTS
This site is run by one of our mid-size Content Management Systems. The site profiles the strategic economic advantages of Terrace, B.C. and is updated by the client. ..
PROJECT TEAM
- Terry Evans
- Taylor Bachrach
PRINT PROJECTS
This was part of a larger branding project in which we designed TEDAs logo, letterhead, business cards, and a variety of branding collateral including their tagline “Your Strategic Move.” We also developed TEDAs website.
PROJECT TEAM
Taylor Bachrach | Kerri DuPont | Sandra Smith
Smithers Community Services Association
WEB PROJECTS
A database driven website for a non-profit community organization in Smithers. Featuring flash animation and dynamically generated dropdown menus.
Tyhee Forestry
WEB PROJECTS
Tyhee Forestry Consultants Ltd. is a multi-faceted forestry consulting company headquartered in Smithers, B.C.
Haisla
WEB PROJECTS
This is a larger portal for 3 Haisla websites - the Kitimaat Village Council features info on Council members, a News blog, Treaty Negotiations info and documents. The Kitimaat Radio station has the potential to offer Haisla radio shows in MP3 format. And the Haisla Community section features a photo gallery, a directory of Haisla artists, Haisla language info, and potential to deliver video and audio thru the multimedia section.
Dawn Black, Member of Parliament
WEB PROJECTS
Dawn Black is the Member of Parliament for New Westminster-Coquitlam. Her site utilizes a powerful content management system that allows her and her staff to update the site frequently. Her constituents are constantly apprised of the work Dawn is doing on their behalf, they have the chance to participate in frequently updated polls, sign up for Dawn’s e-newsletter, and visit her photo gallery.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Taylor Bachrach
- Glen Ingram
Northwest Institute for Bioregional Research
WEB PROJECTS
A basic website profiling the work of the Northwest Institute based in Smithers.
Stewart Cassiar Tourism Council
WEB PROJECTS
The Stewart Cassiar Tourism Council had an older static site and needed a new contemporary, professional looking site. Their new site utilizes dynamic content generation and allows them to easily add new destinations to their site.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Terry Evans
- Taylor Bachrach
Aspen Inn & Suites, Smithers
WEB PROJECTS
The Aspen Inn just completed major renovations on their building. The website update utilizes design elements from their new building to create a modern looking site that reflects the new lodge feel of the property.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
- Taylor Bachrach
North Coast Steelhead Alliance
WEB PROJECTS
The North Coast Steelhead Alliance is a group committed to securing the escapement of wild steelhead in sufficient numbers to sustain healthy wild steelhead stocks and a robust sport fishery in northwestern British Columbia. We built them a Content Management System that allows them to release information in a timely manner as well as collect memberships and donations.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Terry Evans
- Taylor Bachrach
Babine River Foundation
WEB PROJECTS
The Babine River Foundation needed a site that effectively communicated their mission to the public. We created a content management driven site that allows them to easily update new developments with the foundation and the river so donors and the public can see the difference they are making.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Terry Evans
- Taylor Bachrach
Sonny's Guiding Service
WEB PROJECTS
Sonny’s Guiding Service offers 7 day moose hunts in the northwest BC backcountry. This is general informational website, with basic trip outlines, contact information, click-to-enlarge photo gallery, pricing, travel resources, and useful links for the aspiring hunter. We recently redesigned their site and converted it to a CMS system for easy updates.
Smithers Community Services
WEB PROJECTS
A database driven website for a non-profit community organization in Smithers. Featuring flash animation and dynamically generated dropdown menus.
Sacred Headwaters, Iskut BC
WEB PROJECTS
This site was built as a News Blog to aid the Tahltan people in their communications effort about current mining and resource developments in their northern BC territories. The site makes use of a CMS which the Tahltan people have been taught to update.
Harrison Log Homes
WEB PROJECTS
This site small, but elegant, site was designed for Harrison Log Homes, who specializes in building high quality, handcrafted log homes. We recently added a zen photo gallery to their site to showcase their buildings.
G.E. Greene Law Corporation
WEB PROJECTS
This is an informational site for G.E. Greene Law Corporation, a Smithers-based law firm offering a wide range of legal services.
CityWest Telecommunications
WEB PROJECTS
This was a fun site - and a large one. The client offers up to 10 different types of products & services in 8 different communities, each requiring their own mini-website. We built this site with the DRUPAL CMS, and the client is enjoying adding and editing their own pages on the site.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Glen Ingram
- Kerri duPont
Stephen Whipp, Ethical Investing
WEB PROJECTS
We didn’t do much of the design on this site, but polished it up with some dynamic databoxes to feature news and events n the home page and offer customers fresh content. We also installed a Content Management System and both client and staff are enjoying having the capacity to update the site easily.
Friends of Wild Salmon
WEB PROJECTS
This audience-driven website uses a state-of-the art Content Management System to raise awareness about threats to wild salmon in the Northwest. Designed and built in collaboration with ONE/Northwest.
PRH USA
WEB PROJECTS
This website is run by a larger Content Management System with a complex database of information behind it. The website provides a great venue for PRH educators in any US State to publicize their workshops, update their profile, and interact behind the scenes where they store and share information and resources. The site is driven by a Drupal Content Management System and is maintained by several key members of the national organization. Features include a workshop calendar, dynamically created registration pages, events calendar, directory of educators, newsletter download area, and a password-protected archive of resources for members only. Each page banner presents some visually interesting information through Flash animation.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Taylor Bachrach
- Glen Ingram
- Kerri duPont
Bean North Coffee Roasting Company
WEB PROJECTS
Bean North has bean a client for a long time, we have been their clients for even longer. Bean North does great project work all around the world and wanted a way to highlight this on their website. We upgraded their site to a Content Management System that is dynamically feeding project information to the homepage. We also updated the graphic design to a wider site to accommodate more information. The Bean North Online (Pro-Stores) Store was also updated to match the new design.
PROJECT TEAM
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
- Taylor Bachrach
Kermodei Tourism - Terrace
WEB PROJECTS
This tourism website has a powerful Content Management System and a well-thought out user interface to help deliver a lot of content in an easy-to-navigate format. The site features banner ads and a tool which gives the clients stats and tracking features useful for marketing research.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Glen Ingram
- Kerri duPont
Bid Group of Companies
WEB PROJECTS
This is a portal site for 7 construction-related companies, all running off the same Content Management System (CMS). The site features an interactive Google map, a dynamic news publisher + photo gallery which drive the most recent postings to the home page and individual company sites. Each company site has it’s own variation of banner, sections, and is updatable by the client.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
PRINT PROJECTS
In conjuction with a website we built for the bidgroup, we cleaned up and vectored their existing logos and created a new Bid Group of Companies logo and NCL logo.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
Valley Vision
WEB PROJECTS
We designed a flexible Content Management System driven site that provides information about all aspects of planning in the Bulkley Valley. The site allows users to provide their input and participate in discussion on current planning initiative underway.
PROJECT TEAM
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
- Taylor Bachrach
Alumafix Custom Boats
WEB PROJECTS
Alumafix is a small business creating custom made river boats in Northwest BC. We were able to accommodate both their needs and budget by combining a static site with a dynamic photo gallery to showcase their different models of boats.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
Creative Roots Performing Arts
WEB PROJECTS
Creative Roots Performing Arts needed a website to communicate with their students and parents about classes and schedules, and to showcase their performances and programs to the local community. We developed a website that they could keep up-to-date more easily on their own and offers a means to upload photos and videos to their gallery.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
PRINT PROJECTS
We donated a few poster designs to Creative Roots Performing Arts to help them promote their dance performances. Each performance was a fundraiser to help send their dance team to regional festivals.
Deltech Manufacturing Inc.
WEB PROJECTS
Deltech is an industry leader in providing alternative energy systems including bio-mass fueled and thermal oil systems. We provided a full CMS with a Zen Photo Gallery to display their products. Their site also features a unique flash photo fade on the homepage.
PROJECT TEAM
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
- Taylor Bachrach
One Sky - Canadian Institute of Sustainable Living
WEB PROJECTS
We designed a new logo and developed a large database-driven website for this non-profit with members and staff located around the world. Staff are updating the site themselves using one of our more robust Content Management Systems which features a Stories Blog which drives to various categories of the site, an Events calendar, a News Publisher, and a directory of Projects & Programs.
PRINT PROJECTS
At the time One Sky decided to update their web presence, it was also decided that they needed a more modern logo. We designed this logo which speaks to the sky, the idea of being included in the whole and the concept of one. It is a very powerful logo with many meanings.
Ski & Stay
WEB PROJECTS
Ski and Stay is a joint marketing project of Tourism Smithers, Ski Smithers, Hudson Bay Lodge, and Aspen Inn. We used the CMS installation on the Ski Smithers site to give the client the ability to update the site, while creating the appearance it is a separate site without the cost of an entirely new site.
PROJECT TEAM
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
Little Dease Ventures
WEB PROJECTS
This site features our new Entry Level CMS, designed for small business and non-profits. The site uses a simpler graphic design and re-uses much of the coding to significantly reduce cost over a full custom designed site. The entry level CMS includes up to 5 sections with dynamic pages in each section plus an optional news blog and/or photo gallery.
PROJECT TEAM
- Phil Brienesse
Smithers Community Directory
WEB PROJECTS
We built an online directory of Community Service Organizations available within Smithers and the Bulkley Valley in northern British Columbia, Canada. The directory is sponsored by the Smithers Social Planning Council who wanted to help residents in the area connect with local organizations. The SPC updates the site through our Content Management System.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Taylor Bachrach
Bulkley Valley Credit Union
WEB PROJECTS
The Bulkley Valley Credit Union serves northern BC residents and businesses. We redesigned their former static HTML site into a more contemporary design to improve usability for online banking members. We installed a powerful Content Management System customized to suit which allows staff to make their own website updates with speed and efficiency.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
- Terry Evans
- Taylor Bachrach
PRINT PROJECTS
We are proud to serve the Bulkley Valley Credit Union and enjoy helping them put together their Annual Report each spring.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Kerri duPont
BV BAND BOOSTERS SWING DANCE
PRINT PROJECTS
The BV Band Boosters put on a swing dance to help raise money for the school band. SparkDesign donated the poster to help them get a good time rolling.
PROJECT TEAM
sandra smith
Minerals North Conference
WEB PROJECTS
This site started as small three page site for a 3-day conference in Smithers BC in 2004. It has since grown and been added to by each community that has hosted the conference. Smithers hosted again in 2008. We added a secure registration form and a Zen photo gallery.
McBike & Sport
PRINT PROJECTS
In 2003 McBike & Sport asked us to make them a logo that would include a biker, a cross-country skier, and a runner. Later that year, they asked us to add a fish to represent their new line of river fishing gear. There’s a few things on in this logo with 4 icons, but our designer managed to marry them with style and the logo has achieved what the client requested. It definitely gives the correct impression that this outdoor sports equipment store has a lot ging on and a lot of energy. McBike & Sport is one of the Bulkley Valley’s premier outdoor equipment experts.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Alan Rawkins
AURORA CHOREALIS
PRINT PROJECTS
We donated a logo design for one of our local choirs. It was built as a 1 colour logo which was embroidered on T-shirts. They wore them (and sweated them up good) on their 2007 trip to Cuba where they performed in a 1 week-long international choir festival.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
BC RURAL NETWORK
PRINT PROJECTS
We designed a logo for the BC Rural Network. Once we had the logo in hand, we built a series of printed collateral including a newsletter banner and letterhead.
PROJECT TEAM
Hans Saefkow, Sandra Smith
Nathan Cullen, Member of Parliament
WEB PROJECTS
We originally designed this web site for Nathan Cullen’s successful 2004 federal election campaign in Skeena-Bulkley Valley. Recently, we updated his site design and implemented a powerful Content Management System and Nathan’s staff update the site themselves. The site features the MP’s diary blog, a news blog which can be sorted by news category, an e-news sign up area, a media area, an events calendar, and a place for constituents to find help and leave comments.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Terry Evans
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS GUIDE
WEB PROJECTS
A site that was built a few years ago as a static site for the Queen Charlotte Islnads Observer, now updated to the Textpattern CMS, so they can update the business listings and other content. We also updated to a Zen photo gallery to enhance the photos section.
PROJECT TEAM
- Phil Brienesse
Skeena Wild Conservation Trust
WEB PROJECTS
Skeena Wild Conservation Trust is a regionally based organization dedicated to making the Skeena River Watershed a global model of human-salmon coexistence. The website we built for them helps them effectively communicate their position using the powerful Expression Engine CMS.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
- Taylor Bachrach
Gitxsan Government Commission
WEB PROJECTS
The Gitxsan Government Commission is located in Hazelton, BC and provides a wide range of government services for the Gitxsan First Nation. When they came to us they had a current site, but it was very out of date and had several broken links. Using our Entry Level CMS we were able to build them a new site that allows them to update the information contained within, themselves, for about the same cost it would take to repair their existing site. The end result is a website that will be much more useful for them over the long run. Visit our Content Management Systems page to learn more about how a CMS is different from a static site.
PROJECT TEAM
- Sandra Smith
- Phil Brienesse
Tourism Kitimat
WEB PROJECTS
The town of Kitimat is located in Northwest BC and has some of the most spectacular scenery and recreation opportunities available anywhere in the province. We built them a robust, dynamic site using the Expression Engine CMS. The site has several unique and interactive features. The adventure tales section allows visitors to share stories about their experience in Kitimat and send e-postcards to friends. The events calendar is sortable by multiple fields and allows web visitors to submit their own events, keeping the calendar up to date and saving valuable time for the tourism staff.
PROJECT TEAM
- Phil Brienesse
- Terry Evans
- Taylor Bachrach
Clean Energy Classrooms
WEB PROJECTS
We are very happy to be involved in this exciting project. A joint venture between Renewable Recruits, BC Sustainable Energy Association, and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum. The site is designed to help people find employment and training opportunities in the renewable energy sector. The site features a directory and an interactive google map to locate programs across the country.
PROJECT TEAM
- Phil Brienesse
- Terry Evans
- Taylor Bachrach
Terrace Regional Airport
WEB PROJECTS
This was a really interesting project to work on. We did some really slick custom integration with a Flight Information System from a 3rd party provider that provides up to date information on flights. Arrivals and Departures are available throughout the site using some slick jquery sliding panels. Their is also a flight schedule that the client can update all aspects of.
PROJECT TEAM
- Phil Brienesse
- Alan Rawkins
- Taylor Bachrach