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Vavenby's Canfor mill to shut down next month; 178 jobs lost
The Canfor mill in Vavenby will be shutting down in early July, resulting in 178 resulting job losses. The president of the United Steelworkers Local 1-417 Marty Gibbons tells NL News the company anno...
Jun 03, 2019
Canada urged by Kamloops and BC Chambers to monitor China's massive proposal on trade
The Kamloops Chamber wants levels of government to pay more attention to an infrastructure project worth hundreds of billions of dollars that China is planning. The BC Chamber will be asking levels of...
Jun 03, 2019
Updated - BC Wildfire Service responding to new blaze near Stump Lake
A wildfire has sparked up south of Kamloops this afternoon. The BC Wildfire Service says it has been called to a fire at Stump Lake that is adjacent to Highway 5A. That fire right now is between about...
Jun 03, 2019
BC CTF Director a fan of displaying gas taxes at the pump but doesn't think program should be mandatory
The BC Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is a fan of a private member's bill showing the breakdown of various gas taxes at the pump. But Kris Sims thinks Kamloops-North MLA Peter Milobar's...
Jun 03, 2019
Former B.C. Premier Ujjal Dosanjh speaking out about hyper partisanship and extremism ahead of this fall's Canadian Federal Election
A former B.C. Premier and Liberal MP is speaking out about hyper partisanship and extremism leaking into politics in Canada and elsewhere. Ujjal Dosanjh says whether it is white nationalism, anti-musl...
Jun 03, 2019
Steelworkers Union President blames decades of government inaction for issues facing the forestry sector
With numerous layoffs and shutdowns across British Columbia, the President of Steelworkers Local Union 1-417 says the challenges the industry is facing are not new. Marty Gibbons says every operation ...
Jun 03, 2019
It's good news, bad news for the BC Wildlife Park
The BC Wildlife Park is facing a good news, bad news scenario. With 19 of their 42 employees in entry level positions, this week's minimum wage hike is going to have a big effect on their budget. Park...
Jun 03, 2019
Average home sale price in Kamloops hits record in May
Another record was set last month for Kamloops real estate prices. The average sales price of a home in the Tournament Capital was $427,831 in May, which is the highest monthly average ever and 9.5 pe...
Jun 03, 2019
Ebus says newly-proposed route from Kamloops through the Shuswap could be running soon
Ebus says if it is approved to operate a new bus route from Kamloops to West Kelowna it would only need about a couple weeks to get busses on the road. Director of business development John Stepovy sa...
Jun 03, 2019
Mastermind Studios CEO says more options for film training needed locally
A film expert in Kamloops says the region is in need of two-to-three thousand workers in the industry to meet production demand. The CEO of Mastermind Studios Peter Cameron-Inglis says there aren't en...
Jun 03, 2019
