Tag Archives: Business & Economy
After lengthy delay, start of demolition work at former Northbridge Hotel elicits cheers from NSBIA
KAMLOOPS - In a few weeks, the former Northbridge Hotel - which was also the site of the former Duchess Nightclub - will be flattened and cleared away. City of Kamloops Capital Projects Manager Matt K...
Aaron Schulze Apr 05, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon...
Apr 01, 2024
'The golden years is a crock': Seniors Tin Cup Rally pushing for pension reform
KAMLOOPS - Dozens of people lined the 700-block of Fortune Drive Thursday afternoon (Mar. 21) as part of the Seniors Tin Cup Rally. The demonstration was meant to draw attention the growing rate of se...
Mar 21, 2024
Provincial agricultural water infrastructure program a positive step ahead of expected drought
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (March 18), the B.C. Government announced an increase of funding for the Agricultural Water Infrastructure program to help farmers and ranchers with expected drought this summer.$...
Aaron Schulze Mar 19, 2024
No timeline for when striking USW 1-417 workers, Hudson's Bay will return to negotiations
KAMLOOPS - Negotiations between local United Steelworkers union members and the Hudson's Bay Company have reached a stalemate again. The union and the company met alongside a mediator on January 8 aft...
Jan 12, 2024
Kamloops real estate market enters 2024 with cooling activity, potential for interest rate cuts
KAMLOOPS - Real estate activity in the Kamloops area cooled off last year, thanks to a blend of factors, including high interest rates, wildfires and low housing supply. Kamloops finished off 2023 wit...
Aaron Schulze Jan 11, 2024
Kamloops bakeries navigating sugar supply strain, keeping shelves stocked
KAMLOOPS - If you've been in the baking aisle at the grocery store lately, you may have noticed empty shelves or fewer bags of sugar. Workers at the Roger's Sugar refinery in Vancouver have been on st...
Aaron Schulze Dec 20, 2023
Hudson's Bay Kamloops workers enter second day of strike action
KAMLOOPS - Monday (Dec. 11) marks the second day of strike action for Kamloops Hudson's Bay employees. The United Steelworkers Local 1-417 and the Hudson's Bay Company have been unable to reach a coll...
Aaron Schulze Dec 11, 2023
Public feedback needed ahead of 2024 City of Kamloops budget finalization
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' mayor and city councillors sat down to take an early look at 2024 budget estimations this week - with a looming provisional increase figure of 10.8 per cent. It's early days in th...
Aaron Schulze Nov 28, 2023
Inflation-driven wage increases expected to hammer 2024 City of Kamloops budget
KAMLOOPS - Early projections for the 2024 City of Kamloops budget will be presented to council's Committee of the Whole this week, with an estimated property tax increase of nearly 11 per cent. The fi...
Aaron Schulze Nov 27, 2023
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ROTHENBURGER: City caught flat-footed with sale of The Loop drop-in property
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