Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Kamloops bakeries navigating sugar supply strain, keeping shelves stocked
KAMLOOPS - If you've been in the baking aisle at the grocery store lately, you may have noticed empty shelves or fewer bags of sugar. Workers at the Roger's Sugar refinery in Vancouver have been on st...
Aaron Schulze Dec 20, 2023
Hudson's Bay Kamloops workers enter second day of strike action
KAMLOOPS - Monday (Dec. 11) marks the second day of strike action for Kamloops Hudson's Bay employees. The United Steelworkers Local 1-417 and the Hudson's Bay Company have been unable to reach a coll...
Aaron Schulze Dec 11, 2023
Public feedback needed ahead of 2024 City of Kamloops budget finalization
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' mayor and city councillors sat down to take an early look at 2024 budget estimations this week - with a looming provisional increase figure of 10.8 per cent. It's early days in th...
Aaron Schulze Nov 28, 2023
Inflation-driven wage increases expected to hammer 2024 City of Kamloops budget
KAMLOOPS - Early projections for the 2024 City of Kamloops budget will be presented to council's Committee of the Whole this week, with an estimated property tax increase of nearly 11 per cent. The fi...
Aaron Schulze Nov 27, 2023
Expansion of Speculation Tax not expected to drastically impact Kamloops housing market
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has recently been named as one of the cities that will now be included in the provincial Speculation and Vacancy Tax. The tax applies to empty secondary homes, but economists say t...
Nov 24, 2023
2023 Impact Survey results will help establish a data baseline for Kamloops business organizations
KAMLOOPS - A new business impact survey was recently presented to the city's leaders and business community, showing how criminality and social disruptions affect local businesses. The survey was crea...
James Peters Nov 16, 2023
What federal carbon tax decisions mean for B.C
KAMLOOPS - Discussion around the carbon tax is ramping up, amid calls for more federal exemptions and a proposed plan from BC's official opposition to scrap the tax. Some MLAs want to see the tax remo...
Aaron Schulze Nov 07, 2023
Downtown Kamloops, North Shore benefitting from CAP team service share
KAMLOOPS - The familiar red uniforms seen on downtown CAP team members are back on the city's North Shore. Recently, the business improvement associations for the downtown and North Shore came to an a...
Oct 13, 2023
Third quarter passenger numbers on the rise at YKA
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Airport saw another swell of passenger numbers this summer, but rates are still lower than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. YKA released its third quarter traveler numbe...
Oct 11, 2023
Developers betting big on densification projects throughout Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's an empty lot right now. However, ARPA Investments plans to turn a spot at the corner of Tranquille Road and Clapperton Road into another thriving mixed-use hub in the heart of the Nort...
James Peters Apr 03, 2023
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