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Approved ride hailing company has plans to expand to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - One of two ride hailing companies recently approved to operate in B.C. has plans to operate in Kamloops by the end of the year. KABU Ride Inc. has been approved by the Passenger Transportat...
Feb 07, 2020 Image Credit: Dreamstime
Low supply keeps Kamloops home prices high
KAMLOOPS - Throughout the city, the number of real estate listings is down through the month of January. That lack of supply could be pushing home prices upwards.Wendy Runge, President of the Kamloops...
Feb 04, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
The Hive announcement one of several projects to kickstart commercial building growth for downtown
KAMLOOPS - Come springtime, the parking lot on Lansdowne Street from Fifth to Sixth Avenues will have shovels in the ground for a cluster of new buildings, known as The Hive. Kamloops Mayor Ken Christ...
Jan 31, 2020 Image Credit: Contributed / A&T Project Developments
'It's almost like the stars have aligned': North Shore benefitting from developer incentives
KAMLOOPS - With several projects recently completed and others in the works, the North Shore is a hot spot for new developments. The North Shore Business Improvement Association believes projects like...
Jan 31, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Canadian oil producers prepared for temporary price slump as virus spreads
OTTAWA - Canada's energy industry is not overly alarmed as the new coronavirus coming out of China is taking a bite out of world oil prices. Brad Herald, a vice-president at the Canadian Association o...
Jan 29, 2020
City of Kamloops awaits ride-hailing approval in the region
KAMLOOPS - If you don't have a car, there are only a few ways to get around in Kamloops. If you don't want to walk or bike, public transit is essential. However, if you need to travel outside of trans...
Jan 28, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Alberta landowners urge farmers to cut power to wells with unpaid debts
A group of Alberta landowners is asking farmers and ranchers to fight back against unpaid debts and unreclaimed oil and gas wells by closing valves and cutting power to energy company sites. "The...
Jan 24, 2020
Recent hires, and renovation progress building confidence in promise to keep BCLC headquarters in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Plans to build a brand new BC Lottery Corporation headquarters in Kamloops were scrapped last year, however the City of Kamloops still has confidence BCLC's head office won't be going anywh...
Jan 19, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Kamloops council approves changes to tax-exemption bylaws for commercial developments
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has made changes to expand a couple of existing bylaws within city boundaries around tax exemptions for developments. Revitalization tax exemption (RTE) bylaws for the ...
Jan 17, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Alberta government promising to fix rules on aging energy wells
EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy sites in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are ina...
Jan 17, 2020
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