Tag Archives: People
Kamloops and District Labour Council moves annual Labour Day picnic online due to COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - It's an annual tradition that usually takes place on Labour Day. Unfortunately, the Kamloops and District Labour Council made the tough decision to cancel their annual Labour Day Picnic, du...
Sep 04, 2020
Gardengate breaks ground on long-awaited expansion project
KAMLOOPS - Since its humble beginnings back in the year 2000, Gardengate has been operating as a space of healing and recovery for individuals living with mental health issues or addictions. For 20 ye...
Sep 04, 2020
City of Kamloops to host open houses for North Shore Neighbourhood Plan
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has a pair of open houses regarding the North Shore Neighbourhood plan coming up. However, due to COVID-19, those open houses won't be like previous community engagemen...
Sep 03, 2020
Casimir on Ajax Mine Project revival: "It's always been no."
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday, Abacus Mining & Exploration Group said in a press release that KGHM had hired a new Ajax Superintendent in Kamloops. In the media release, the duties of the new superintende...
James Peters Sep 03, 2020
KGHM hires new Ajax Superintendent, as company plans to resurrect mine application
KAMLOOPS - Situated less than a kilometre and a half from dozens of homes in the Aberdeen neighbourhood of Kamloops, the Ajax Mine Project application was rejected by BC's Environmental Assessment Off...
Sep 02, 2020
Tourism Kamloops calls on the province to fund COVID-19 stimulus package for tourism businesses in BC
eKAMLOOPS - In British Columbia, the tourism industry generates more than $20 billion, and more than $8 billion of which goes towards the province's Gross Domestic Product. This year as a result of th...
Sep 01, 2020
SOUND OFF: Tourism industry raises urgency for stimulus package as end of summer approaches
Tourism has been one of the hardest hit industries from the COVID-19 pandemic. With borders still closed, restaurant capacity diminished and the international traveller staying at-home - the tourism i...
Sep 01, 2020
North Thompson communities preparing for Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion impacts
CLEARWATER, BC - The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project is getting underway, which will bring a huge influx of people into several communities along the route, up and down the Thompson Valley. ...
Aug 31, 2020
Ambulance Paramedics of BC offer health tips for back-to-school
KAMLOOPS - As students prepare to go back to school, the Ambulance Paramedics of BC want to remind parents of the importance of teaching kids good hygiene before class starts.Every year, the paramedic...
Aug 31, 2020
Despite uptick in regional visits, Clearwater still misses European visitors during tourism season
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Clearwater is known as the "Gateway to Wells Gray Park" and enjoys a significant economic benefit from the thousands of tourists who visit that natural wonder every year. 2020 has b...
Aug 28, 2020
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PETERS: Destruction of the Red Bridge clears the way for something much, much better
Sep 20, 2024