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Services returning in Phase Two of B.C. Restart Plan waiting for PPE requirement specifics
KAMLOOPS - Should transmission rates continue to lower, the B.C. Government's second phase of re-opening services and businesses will begin next week. More people will be going out to stores and appoi...
May 12, 2020
Kamloops-North Thompson MLA hopeful more supports for business on the way as part of restart plan
KAMLOOPS - This week has been a milestone in British Columbia's battle against COVID-19. On Wednesday, Premier John Horgan unveiled the province's four-phase plan to reopen BC. However, one of the cri...
May 08, 2020
Kamloops restaurant, bar and cafe owners awaiting more guidance ahead of reopening later this month
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday (May 6), the province unveiled its four-phase plan to reopen many businesses which were closed as a result of COVID-19. Premier John Horgan revealed we're already in Phase One,...
James Peters May 07, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
The Noble Pig to launch rebranded take-and-bake market
KAMLOOPS - Premier John Horgan says restaurants, pubs and cafes will reopen during phase two of the economic plan, starting in the middle of May with physical-distancing measures in place. He announce...
May 06, 2020 The Noble Pig is becoming This Little Piggy Went To Market, reopening as a take-and-bake option after being closed for two months (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops Brain Injury Association moves annual Gur Singh Golf Tourney online
KAMLOOPS - Sports, concerts, movies, and fundraisers; popular events have been walloped by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while many spring and summer events have been cancelled, some scheduled for l...
May 04, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Cargill beef plant to reopen next week after COVID-19 outbreak forced closure
CALGARY - Workers are to return Monday to a beef processing plant south of Calgary that was closed for two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill says its High River facility will restart ...
Apr 29, 2020
Kamloops businesses showing keen interest in federal government wage subsidy program
KAMLOOPS - Businesses in Canada were able to begin applying Monday (Apr. 27) to receive part of the federal government's $73 billion wage subsidy program. Qualifying companies will get a subsidy worth...
Apr 27, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Preventive measures at Alberta meat plants came too late to stop outbreaks
CALGARY - The rapid spread of COVID-19 at Canada's meat-packing plants isn't a surprise, say union and health officials. Fabian Murphy, president of the Agriculture Union, which represents federal mea...
Apr 23, 2020
Recreational athletes across Kamloops awaiting season start amid COVID-19 concerns
KAMLOOPS - Lush green grass, and freshly trimmed ivy. Ideal conditions for softball down at Charles Anderson Stadium. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, none of the thousands of ballplayers in tow...
Apr 22, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Mayor looking forward to role of Trans Mountain pipeline in economic recovery
KAMLOOPS - A controversial construction project could play a key role in Kamloops` economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Ken Christian says the Trans Mountain pipeline construction will ...
Apr 22, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
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