August 10, 2010
One Stop Shop for Business Licences
BARRIERE- Opening a business has become easier thanks to BizPaL, an online service that gives entrepreneurs a personalized list of permits and licences needed to establish and run their business.
July 22, 2010
Funding Helps Serve Thompson-Nicola Priorities
KAMLOOPS- More money in the hands of local governments will support vital local public safety initiatives and other important community services.
July 19, 2010
Creative Thinkers Add Medals to Olympic School Year
KAMLOOPS – B.C. students competing in technical trades finished the Olympic school year on top of the podium at the 2010 Skills Canada competition.
June 29, 2010
Kamloops Sterilization Unit to get $750,000
KAMLOOPS - The Province is providing immediate funding for Interior Health to purchase new sterilization equipment items and enable detailed planning to determine the scope and final cost of a new and expanded central sterilization department.
June 28, 2010
Bite into B.C.'s Summer Harvest & Support Local Farmers
KAMLOOPS – All of the fresh food, wine, spirits and microbrews you need for a summer picnic or barbeque are available at British Columbia’s local farms and markets.
June 24, 2010
School District 73 Gets New Clean-Technology School Buses
KAMLOOPS – School District 73 will receive $611,500 to purchase five new diesel school buses as part of a $12.5 million investment by the Province to reduce emissions and provide more efficient service to students.
May 21, 2010
Friendship Society Benefits from Funding for Programs and Services
The Interior Friendship Society is receiving $624,370 in provincial funding to work with urban Aboriginal families through prevention programs and services to help keep and bring families together.
May 20, 2010
Older Workers Benefit from Access to Training
New funding of $341,000 will help older British Columbians in Kamloops gain new skills and new employment opportunities through the Canada - British Columbia Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) program.
May 14, 2010
Kamloops Receives Provincial Funding for Planning
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops and the Thompson Nicola will receive a total $17,500 from the Province to develop plans for water conservation under the Infrastructure Planning Grant Program.
May 04, 2010
Province Returns 100 Per Cent of Carbon Tax to Thompson Communities
The Province has returned $82,998 in carbon tax revenue to Kamloops through the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) to encourage a healthy environment.
April 14, 2010
Highway 1 Surface Improvements Begin
Sections of Highway 1 will get a boost with surface improvements, creating a smoother road for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
April 09, 2010
Students Benefit from Improvements to Research Infrastructure
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University is receiving $99,475 for environmental research infrastructure from the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund to retrofit an existing lab and greenhouse facility.
March 09, 2010
Organizations Benefit from Community Gaming Grants
Several organizations will benefit from a total of $232,744 in Community Gaming Grant funding to support their work with youth and seniors.
January 18, 2010
$40,000 Helps Newcomers Improve Their English Skills
KAMLOOPS – A$40,000 investment will help new immigrants and refugees in Kamloops improve their English language skills by giving them access to free one-on-one tutoring.
November 17, 2009
City of Kamloops Receives More Than $1.2 Million in Lieu of Taxes
KAMLOOPS – As an important regional centre for provincial government services, Kamloops is receiving a total of $1,266,204 as grants-in-lieu of property taxes for 2009.
October 15, 2009
Kamloops Social Housing Benefits from B.C. – Canada Partnership
KAMLOOPS – The Governments of Canada and British Columbia announced $200,000 in cost-shared Housing Renovation Partnership (HRP) funding to renovate and retrofit Kamloops social housing in greatest need of repair.
September 29, 2009
Contract Awarded for Highway 97 Asphalt Surfacing Project
SALMON ARM – A $2,803,621 paving project is about to begin, providing residents between Falkland Bridge and Pinaus Lake Road with a safer, smoother road.
September 15, 2009
More Than $1.2 Million Investment For Local Communities
The provincial government is providing a total of $1,214,419 to communities in the Thompson Valleys for public safety initiatives and local government operations through the Strategic Community Investment Fund.
June 18, 2008
Thompson Valleys Receive Provincial Funding for Planning
The Thompson Valleys will receive $48,750 from the province under the Infrastructure Planning Grant Program, Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger announced today.
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