Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Taste of Downtown event expanded for 2020
KAMLOOPS - It's usually a one-day event; this year, the annual Taste of Downtown has expanded to an entire month of the tastiest treats local eateries have to offer. CFJC Today went downtown to find o...
Aug 11, 2020
New affordable housing complex under construction in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Construction is underway on a new affordable housing complex in downtown Kamloops. Work has begun at 445 Fifth Avenue, where a five-storey, 60 unit rental facility will go up. The building ...
Aug 11, 2020
District of Clearwater and Trans Mountain sign $3.1 million agreement for water infrastructure upgrades
KAMLOOPS - Trans Mountain and the District of Clearwater have penned a new $3.1 million funding agreement to improve the area's infrastructure and water systems. The District says in a release that th...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 11, 2020
New farmer's and artisan's market meant to make you feel like family
KAMLOOPS - Sunday was the Grand Opening of a brand new farmer's and artisan's market in Kamloops. The event is a partnership between the Community Futures Development Corporation of the Central Interi...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 10, 2020
Canada vows retaliatory measures as Trump restores tariff on Canadian aluminum
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is promising to impose retaliatory tariffs on American products after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is restoring an import tax o...
Aug 06, 2020
Kamloops real estate market continues to bounce back from COVID-19 impacts
KAMLOOPS - The President of the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) expects the local real estate market to improve through the end of the year. Wendy Runge says after a difficult s...
Aug 05, 2020
Food prices on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - At the Wednesday version of the Kamloops Regional Farmers Market, the bounty of local farms is on full display. Consumers were buying up onions, beans, carrots, and beets, keeping local far...
Jul 30, 2020
Expansion of Alberta coal mine will need federal review: environment minister
OTTAWA - The federal environment minister is backtracking on a previous decision to keep Ottawa out of the approval process for a major coal mine expansion in Alberta. The existing Vista mine, which i...
Jul 30, 2020
Boat and RV sales in Kamloops up significantly during COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Have you noticed a shiny new boat or RV in your neighbour's drive-way this summer? That wouldn't be surprising, especially considering many RV and boat dealers are reporting higher than usu...
Dylana Kneeshaw Jul 28, 2020
Cancellation of 2020 Rocky Mountaineer season yet another blow to Kamloops hospitality sector
KAMLOOPS - It's worth more than $50 million to the local economy. However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rocky Mountaineer made the difficult decision to suspend the remainder of its 2020 season on ...
Jul 23, 2020
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