News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KAMLOOPS MINISO Canada announced its expansion with a new store opening at Aberdeen Mall in Kamloops. A consortium of five First Nations in the...
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THOMPSON OKANAGAN BUSINESS NEWS
KAMLOOPS CHAMBER CELEBRATES ANNUAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the winners of the 39th Annual Business Excellence Awards, presented by MNP, Premier Sponsor. The gala, held on...
KELOWNA CHAMBER: TROIKA NAMED LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
KELOWNA - Four hundred business and community leaders were on hand as Troika was named the 2025 Large Business of the Year at the 38th Annual Kelowna Chamber Business Excellence Awards on Thursday...
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES IN BC CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTING TO HIGHER COSTS AND UNCERTAINTY PROVINCE-WIDE
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Construction Association (BCCA) has released its Fall 2025 Stat Pack, a semi-annual report that examines leading economic and labour conditions across British Columbia’s...
OKANAGAN VALLEY CHAMBERS EXPAND WORKING COUNCIL
KELOWNA - This week, two more chambers of commerce signed the Memorandum of Understanding already in force between The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Westside Board of Trade – renaming...
REDDEN NETS SPREAD OUT TO CONSTRUCTION, SPORT APPLICATIONS
LANGLEY – As their name implies, Redden Net Custom Nets Limited provides nets. While the company started by providing nets for fishing applications, they have since spread out into many other...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 31, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Eli Brennan, Founder and COO of Moments Hospitality, has been inducted into the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame. Samarpith Iyer has been appointed as the new...
OKIB CULTURAL IMMERSION SCHOOL EARNS TOP BUILDING AWARD
14th Annual REMAX Commercial Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards Held Thursday KELOWNA – The OKIB Cultural Immersion School of Vernon was named the Judges’ Choice Best Overall entry in the...
BANK OF CANADA REDUCES RATE TO 2.25%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.25%, with the Bank Rate at 2.5% and the deposit rate at 2.20%. With the effects of US trade...
BCREA REPORT: CORE SALES UP IN AUGUST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales increased by 1.0 per cent to $70.4 billion in August compared to the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales were up by 4.9 per...
BC PROJECTED DEBT IS MORE THAN FOUR TIMES WHAT IT WAS A DECADE AGO
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia government’s projected net debt (total debt minus financial assets) in 2027/28 is more than four times higher than what the province’s debt was in 2016/17,...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 24, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Daphne Shelton has been appointed as Director of Commercial Development at the Prince George Airport Authority (PGAA). Shelton brings her experience as...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 23, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KAMLOOPS Residents of Kamloops and Sun Peaks will recognize some iconic settings when Netflix's new Christmas rom-com premieres. My Secret Santa is set to...
EDITORIAL: PROFESSIONAL RELIANCE ACT COULD SPEED UP HOME BUILDING SIGNIFICANTLY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Construction and development is mired in a quagmire of duplicity and bureaucratic red tape in the vast majority of cities and towns in British Columbia. It’s a well-known fact...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 22, 2025
Location: City of West Kelowna (multi-family new) Address: 2750 Olalla Rd, Condominiums - The Residences at Lakeview Village Description: New multi family development - 2 structures - 6 storeys -...
B.C. WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SEEK SUPPORT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A significant uptake in business tools and advice points to a growing need for guidance by B.C.'s women entrepreneurs, with WeBC reporting a 43 per cent increase in program use in...