Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Liberals look at buying distressed buildings to save stock of affordable housing
soOTTAWA - A new analysis of the country's stock of affordable housing suggests the Liberals' decade-long strategy to provide more of it is starting in a deeper hole than previously thought, and may b...
Jun 14, 2020
TNRD Film Commissioner says the region is ready to welcome back film crews
KAMLOOPS - Last Friday, WorkSafeBC unveiled a list of COVID-19 safety protocols designed to get one of BC's biggest industries rolling again. Film and TV production across BC is worth around $3 billio...
Jun 10, 2020
Kamloops Chamber members concerned with timing of minimum wage increase
KAMLOOPS - The third of four planned minimum wage increases for B.C's lowest-paid workers kicked in around the province today (June 1). The minimum wage increased by 75 cents, from $13.85 to $14.60. L...
Jun 01, 2020
BC Chamber of Commerce Director highlights importance of communication, advocacy during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - In the midst of a period of economic uncertainty during a global pandemic, a Kamloops woman has taken on a new leadership role for B.C business advocacy. Aleece Laird has been at the helm o...
May 31, 2020
Oilpatch advocates tell MPs help needs to be faster, easier to get
OTTAWA - Representatives from Canada's oilpatch say they don't know of a single energy company that has yet benefited from any of Ottawa's COVID-19-inspired loan programs. Several company ow...
May 28, 2020
Alberta government stands by energy minister's pipeline and COVID comments
EDMONTON - Alberta's government house leader is not backing away from his fellow minister's comment that the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to build pipelines. On Friday, Energy Minister Sonya Sava...
May 26, 2020
Gathering limits make a 'great time to be building a pipeline:' Alberta minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline because public health restrictions limit protests against them. Sonya Savage made the comment Friday in a podcast hosted ...
May 25, 2020
Kamloops retailers adjusting to 'new normal' as they reopen to the public amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Phase Two of BC's Restart Plan began Tuesday (May 19), which means businesses that have reopened spent the week adjusting to "the new normal." On Friday, CFJC Today caught up a pair of reta...
May 22, 2020
Clearwater concerned about impacts to tourism as a result of COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia has the third-largest parks system in North America, behind only the US Parks Service and Canada's National Parks. However, since April 8, provincial parks across BC have b...
May 14, 2020
Bank of Canada warns in report of business, household debt from COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says there are signs in the country's financial markets that suggest concern about the ability of companies to weather the COVID-19 economic crisis. The central bank has sp...
May 14, 2020
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