Tag Archives: Business & Economy

One of British Columbia's biggest pubic sector unions could be headed for job action amid an "impasse" in contract negotiations. The B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) says more than 34,000 of its m...

KAMLOOPS - Visiting from out of province, and want to ship a case of B.C. wine back home? The cross-province tax mark up will cost you. But that barrier is supposed to be removed next spring. "It is r...

VAVENBY, B.C. - Taseko Mines, a Canadian-based mining company, has just entered the federal and provincial environmental assessment process for its plan to build an open-pit copper mine near Vavenby. ...

KAMLOOPS - The new WestJet Encore flight between Kamloops and Edmonton took to the sky for the first time Sunday (July 6) evening, restoring a direct air connection between the two cities for the firs...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' North Shore has become one of the busiest areas of the city for apartment construction, with around 1,200 new living units to be added over the next seven years. Thompson Landing ...

KAMLOOPS - It appears the Toys "R" Us store in Kamloops is slated to close its doors, less that two years after it opened in a new location in Lower Sahali. A sign on the door of the location at 500 N...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops was included in the recent closure of Hudson's Bay stores across Canada and the union representing local employees says there's still no confirmation on what kind of settlement the...

COURTENAY - A significant fine applies to a man convicted of harming vital fish habitat on his property south of Courtenay. A Tuesday, June 10 Fisheries and Oceans Canada news release stated David Tin...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce says its decision to not renew its membership with the BC Chamber of Commerce isn't related to 'bad blood', but simply boiled down to a matter ...

KAMLOOPS - With Canada Post rejecting the union's proposal to send their labour dispute to binding arbitration, Local CUPW members say Kamloops postal workers are taking the situation day-by-day. CUPW...