Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Study finds abandoned oil and gas wells place unfair burden on landowners, taxpayers
CALGARY - A report from the University of Calgary says the costs of Alberta's growing stock of abandoned and inactive oil and gas wells are falling unfairly on landowners and taxpayers. Braeden Larson...
May 20, 2021
Kamloops Wednesday Farmer's Market set to expand in early June
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Regional Farmers Market has been back and running for about a month now. However, with the official start of summer still about a month away, sales have yet to really ramp up a...
May 19, 2021
Kamloops coffee roasters partner with Elizabeth Fry Society to help raise funds
KAMLOOPS - There's nothing quite like that first cup of coffee in the morning. Kazia Poore, floor manager at The Vic in downtown Kamloops, provides that special feeling for dozens of customers a day."...
May 13, 2021
Paper Excellence announces $3B deal to purchase Domtar
KAMLOOPS - B.C. based Paper Excellence has announced it is has reached a deal to acquire Domtar for approximately $3 billion USD.In a release from Paper Excellence today (May 11), the company says it ...
Dylana Kneeshaw May 11, 2021
Alberta eases security payment burden for oilsands companies
EDMONTON - Alberta is changing how it calculates the payments oilsands mines make to ensure there's enough money to clean up the mess they leave behind. The province says the decision is in reaction t...
May 06, 2021
Liberals' sweeping budget bill includes $15 minimum wage and election-law changes
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' bill to enact parts of their budget includes changes to emergency aid, taxes and a $15 national minimum wage alongside other items such as an election-law amendment. The...
May 03, 2021
Battle brewing over big rigs on Highway 5A between Kamloops and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Last week, the TNRD Board of Directors voted in favour of writing a letter in support of a call from local residents to ban commercial truck traffic along Highway 5A between Kamloops and Me...
Doug Collins Apr 29, 2021
Domtar Pulp Mill in Kamloops receives $194,000 from province's Supply Chain Resiliency grant
KAMLOOPS - One of 24 projects who received funding from the B.C. government's Supply Chain Resiliency Grant program is centred in Kamloops. Domtar Pulp Mill received $194,000 from the province. The pr...
Aaron Schulze Apr 18, 2021
Quesnel sawmill purchased, set to re-open and employ around 90
QUESNEL -A crucial player in Quesnel's economy is set to re-open.Kandola Forest Products (KCU) announced it purchased the specialty sawmill in Quesnel, formerly known at C&C Wood Products. KCU sai...
Apr 17, 2021
Kamloops' first outdoor Farmer's Market of 2021 set for Saturday morning
KAMLOOPS - With Saturday looking sunny, expect the first outdoor edition of the Kamloops Regional Farmer's Market of 2021 to be busy."I'm so pumped," Market Manager Greg Unger tells CFJC Today. "I've ...
Apr 15, 2021
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