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Plans advancing for First Nations' pipeline purchase
KAMLOOPS - A leader of one of the First Nations communities situated right along the path of the Trans Mountain pipeline says plans to buy the project are moving along. Chief Mike LeBourdais of the Wh...
Dec 12, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
After years of work, McParland's dream of Safe Suites for homeless youth opens in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's been a long journey for Katherine McParland since she aged out of the foster system. But today, she, along with dozens of other community members and staff of her non-profit 'A Way Hom...
Dec 09, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
November building permits issued in Kamloops climbing towards record construction values
KAMLOOPS - The latest building permits values from November in Kamloops have city staff surprised to see yet another month of stats pointing towards a year of potentially record-breaking construction....
Dec 04, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Teamsters say they have reached a tentative deal with CN, work set to resume
MONTREAL - Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers. The...
James Peters Nov 25, 2019
Feds won't explain claim pipeline expansion will raise $500M in tax revenue
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will not explain how his department estimated that finishing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will bring another $500 million in corporate tax revenue into ...
Nov 25, 2019
A Way Home Kamloops looking for community support for Campout event
KAMLOOPS - There's less than a month until A Way Home Kamloops's Campout to End Youth Homelessness. The event challenges members of the community to spend a night living outside. That experience gives...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Local Teamsters division among voices calling for safer working conditions
KAMLOOPS - About 3,200 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have gone on strike, including at the CN Railyard here in Kamloops. Around 130 members of the local division have been rotating t...
Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Date set for Kamloops performing arts centre referendum
KAMLOOPS - This afternoon, the city council made it official - the citizens of Kamloops will decide if the city will borrow $45 million to help fund the proposed Centre for the Performing Arts on Apri...
James Peters Nov 19, 2019 Image Credit: File Photo
Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report
VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...
Nov 19, 2019
Santa Claus making an afternoon stop in Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - It's a sure sign Christmas is on the way. On Sunday evening, the 39th annual Santa Claus Parade is set to take over downtown Kamloops. And this year, there are some changes to downtown Kaml...
Nov 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
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