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Tourism Kamloops looking for new goals in 2019

Tourism Kamloops is looking for a better 2019. CEO Beverly DeSantis says the city has a lot to build on. She says the goal is to grow tourism numbers by three per cent for next year to put a little mo...

B.C Dairy Association not thrilled with concessions in re-branded free trade pact

The B.C. Dairy Association is not happy about an increased market share for American products in the re-branded US, Mexico, and Canada Agreement. Association spokesperson Trevor Hargreaves says the im...

Colton Davies Oct 02, 2018

Kamloops set for second Recreation Master Plan input session

The City of Kamloops has taken the first step in developing a recreation master plan. The Health and Sport Development Supervisor Linda Stride says about 60 people showed up for the first of two publi...

B.C ranchers won't be losing money with new trade agreement

Its good news for B.C ranchers. The General Manager of the B.C Cattlemen's Association Kevin Boon says, the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement won't impact the three billion dollars in annual e...

Housing construction market still strong in Kamloops

There is nothing stopping the booming Kamloops construction market. During the first 9 months of this year, the value of building permits issued by City Hall hit 186 million dollars. That's up from 14...

Former B.C Health Minister pointing to medical cannabis benefits for seniors

Former Kamloops MLA and Health Minister Terry Lake will be taking an active role in a meeting organized by the B.C Care Providers Association. Lake will moderate a panel discussion called "Cannabis in...

No weather records set in Kamloops last month

A wetter and colder September in Kamloops, but no records. Environment Canada forecaster Doug Lundquist says the average temperature was 13.8, down two degrees from normal. "We had about 51 millimetre...

Merritt Mayor says there could be additional forestry jobs for the area

The Mayor of Merritt is hoping good news is on the way for the local economy. Neil Menard has been lobbying the B.C government to allocate timber from the shutdown Tolko Sawmill to Aspen Planers in th...

Kamloops home sales dropping down

A big drop in home sales in Kamloops last month. The President of the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association Doren Quinton says there were 234 sales in September compared to 301 last year, a de...

Latest population numbers show several important issues Kamloops will face

A well known B.C Demographer says the latest population statistics point to a serious challenge for Kamloops. Stats Can reporting during the second quarter of 2018, B.C's population reached 4.9 millio...