Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Forest industry seeking solutions for 'broken system'
KAMLOOPS - After curtailments, indefinite closures, and short-notice downtime announcements for many mills in British Columbia this year, workers in the forest industry are looking for answers. Local ...
Aug 17, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TNRD joins funding push for BC libraries
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District is joining advocacy efforts for a funding boost for libraries around British Columbia. Currently BC Libraries receives $14 million annually from the BC...
Dylana Kneeshaw Aug 16, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
One of two raided Kamloops cannabis retailers closed, one still operating
KAMLOOPS - On July 31, two unlicensed cannabis retailers were raided by the Community Safety Unit, and an undetermined amount product was seized. The CSU is the province's enforcement arm when it come...
Aug 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
NSBIA bylaw forces Bryce Herman to step away from role as president
KAMLOOPS - Bryce Herman is a familiar face in the community as president of the North Shore Business improvement Association, board member of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce and a member of Kamloops ...
Jul 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Lifestyle, economic benefits expected with Lansdowne Parkade mural
KAMLOOPS - This morning, the City celebrated the completion of the Lansdowne Parkade mural - Community Confluence. With over 80,000 tiles used, it took artist Bill Frymire and his team about two month...
Jul 26, 2019 (Community Confluence mural)
Tourism numbers up for Kamloops, with more visitors expected during remaining summer events
KAMLOOPS - Halfway through the summer season, a boost in visitor numbers has Tourism Kamloops excited for the coming months. With a near 6 per cent increase in tourist visits, plans to grow interest i...
Jul 25, 2019 (File photo - Buskers Festival performers in action)
Huawei's high speed internet move is about economics: expert
KAMLOOPS - A move by Huawei to provide 70 northern Canadian communities with high speed internet, shouldn't been seen as a simple PR move. That's the belief of Robert Hanlon, a Thompson Rivers Univers...
Jul 25, 2019 wireless network tower
B.C.'s small cannabis producers looking for inroads into the marketplace
KAMLOOPS - This afternoon, representatives from GrowTech Labs held a meeting for parties interested in small-scale commercial cannabis production.The event was an informational session, following up o...
Jul 18, 2019 Image Credit: GrowTech Labs
Interior Health gives first look at the future Patient Care Tower at RIH
KAMLOOPS - For more than 50 years, Royal Inland Hospital has delivered critical care for patients throughout the southern B.C. Interior. However, with the advances in modern medicine and changing heal...
Jul 12, 2019 An artist's rendering of what the $417 million Patient Care Tower at RIH will look like once it's finished. Image Credit: Interior Health
Community meeting raises questions about Canfor forest tenure
CLEARWATER, B.C. - More than 100 people attended a meeting for Clearwater and area residents Monday evening. The meeting gave those affected by the Canfor sawmill closure an opportunity to ask questio...
Jul 09, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
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