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'Business owners aren't crooks,' says Kamloops Chamber president

October 12, 2017 - 5:14pm Updated: October 12, 2017 - 6:19pm

KAMLOOPS — Months after federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced proposed changes to small business tax, the reaction in Kamloops and across the country has been overwhelmingly against.

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Stuart Wood shelter among city strategies to reduce homelessness

By Jill Sperling

October 12, 2017 - 4:12pm Updated: October 12, 2017 - 6:24pm

KAMLOOPS — Since June of last year, Stuart Wood School has sat empty. However, this winter it will be given new life as a safe haven for the city's homeless population.

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B.C. house values continue to rise

By The Canadian Press

October 12, 2017 - 7:09am

VANCOUVER — The average price of a home in B-C continues to rise, according to the latest data from the B-C Real Estate Association.

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Ajax assessment reaches the home stretch

By James Peters

October 11, 2017 - 5:12pm

KAMLOOPS — The BC Environmental Assessment Office is all finished surveying the public about the proposed KGHM-Ajax mine.

The final public comment period on the assessment into the mine proposal closed earlier this week.

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Project Connect sparks conversation about housing for homeless

By Jill Sperling

October 11, 2017 - 3:41pm Updated: October 11, 2017 - 6:17pm

KAMLOOPS — Thirty-seven social agencies gathered at Spirit Square today (Oct. 11) to connect Kamloops's homeless population to important services.

Project Connect is the main event of Homelessness Action Week, which runs from Oct. 8-14.

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World Mental Health Day sheds light on mental illness

By Jill Sperling

October 10, 2017 - 5:24pm Updated: October 10, 2017 - 6:34pm

KAMLOOPS — Today (Oct. 10) marks World Mental Health Day, a day to bring awareness to and end the stigma of mental illness.

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Nicola Valley celebrates new indigenous court

By Adam Donnelly

October 10, 2017 - 5:03pm Updated: October 11, 2017 - 10:27am

LOWER NICOLA, BC — According to the most recent report by Statistics Canada, aboriginal adults represent 3% of the population of Canada, yet they represent around 26% of admissions into provincial and territorial correctional services.

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Social agencies connect with homeless during Homelessness Action Week

By Jill Sperling

October 10, 2017 - 4:58pm Updated: October 10, 2017 - 6:30pm

KAMLOOPS — Oct 8-14 is Homelessness Action Week, a time when communities across B.C. work to bring awareness to the issue of homelessness, and what services are available.

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How retail giants seized on pop-ups to woo millennials, test expansion plans

By The Canadian Press

October 9, 2017 - 11:24am

VANCOUVER — To drum up excitement around the launch of a credit card targeting the oft-pursued millennial demographic, American Express Canada tapped several star chefs last month to serve Instagram-worthy plates at a restaurant in Toronto that would launch and shutter within a week.

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Community

'Business owners aren't crooks,' says Kamloops Chamber president

Stuart Wood shelter among city strategies to reduce homelessness

B.C. house values continue to rise

Ajax assessment reaches the home stretch

Project Connect sparks conversation about housing for homeless

World Mental Health Day sheds light on mental illness

Nicola Valley celebrates new indigenous court

Social agencies connect with homeless during Homelessness Action Week

How retail giants seized on pop-ups to woo millennials, test expansion plans

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