Tag Archives: Business & Economy
U-Haul says Kamloops is one of B.C’s top growing cities
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is the number 11 growth city in Canada, according to moving van rental company U-Haul.The company tracks the number of trucks leaving or arriving in a city to calculate the U-Haul ...
Jan 05, 2022
Kamloops real estate sales drop in December, prices rise 33 per cent
The Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) reports that the average residential price in the city has risen 33 per cent in December 2021 compared to the same time in 2020.According to ...
Dylana Kneeshaw Jan 05, 2022
Average single family homes in Kamloops see 27 per cent assessment growth, Merritt may need to be reassessed
KAMLOOPS - 2021 was another hot year for the Thompson Okanagan real estate market.Nearly every city saw property assessments increase between 20 and 35 per cent - including Kamloops."The province saw ...
Jan 04, 2022
Christmas tree recycling and clean-up time in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Another Christmas has come and gone. What remains is the extra waste the holidays bring.So, what's the best way to clean up that Christmas clutter?"It's that time of year where the excess w...
Dec 29, 2021
New COVID-19 closures take a toll on local businesses, some Kamloops gyms decide to stay open
KAMLOOPS - New COVID-19 restrictions have stopped gyms and nightclubs from operating all over the province as of Thursday (Dec. 23). Geralyn Cormack is the co-owner of a fitness centre and an instruct...
Dave Barry Dec 23, 2021
Trim the Toy Room is back, benefits Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC) provides support and trauma counselling to survivors of sexual assault. Tragically, sometimes those survivors are children, and in tha...
Dec 17, 2021
Report suggests food prices expected to rise in step with inflation in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Last week, the 2022 edition of Canada's Food Price Report was published.The report is a collaboration between researchers from UBC, Dalhousie University, the University of Guelph, and the U...
Dec 15, 2021
Nicola Street house to be moved to McLure as part of salvaging effort for downtown character homes
KAMLOOPS - By the end of the weekend, the house at 430 Nicola Street will no longer sit in downtown Kamloops. As preparations begin for the upcoming City Gardens development, the 96-year-old house is ...
Dec 03, 2021
Kamloops performing arts and sporting events looking forward to easing capacity limits
KAMLOOPS - The lights are about to go up for the start of Western Canada Theatre's (WCT) mainstage productions, and as of this week the performers will be able to look out at a full house. "That's one...
Dec 01, 2021
Classic Kamloops Christmas activity kicks off as Woodward's Christmas Tree farm opens for the season
KAMLOOPS - For the past 30 years, the Woodward Christmas Tree Farm has been the best location for families to kick off the Christmas season."You load up the family and bundle up. Head out on the hay w...
Nov 22, 2021
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