THOMPSON OKANAGAN BUSINESS NEWS

BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 17, 2025

News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Jeff Block has taken on a new position at Spire Mechanical LTD, where he will be focusing on business marketing and development in a sales role for Western...

NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS STEADY

BRITISH COLUMBIA - While the national unemployment rate remains unchanged at 7.1 percent, the employment rate rose .1 percent and employment increased by .3 percent or 60,000 in September, a report...

THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 16, 2025

News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KAMLOOPS Arpa Investments' proposal to construct a massive rental and senior housing complex at 1100 Ord Rd. in Kamloops was approved by city council....

BCREA: BC HOME SALES GAIN MOMENTUM IN SEPTEMBER

BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 5,782 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in September 2025, up 4.4...

NORTRANS LAUNCHES NEW NATURAL GAS TRUCK

KELOWNA – Nortrans has launched one of Canada’s first commercially deployed Kenworth T880 natural gas trucks powered by a Cummins X15N engine. The vehicle is already hauling full-weight loads from...

BCREA: CANADIAN EMPLOYMENT SEE GAINS IN OCTOBER

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment increased by 0.3 per cent from the previous month, gaining 60,000 jobs to 21.015 million in September. The employment rate rose by 0.1 points to 60.6 per cent,...

BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 10, 2025

News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Evelyn Cox has been appointed as the Vice President of Corporate Development at Intrepid Metals Corp. Preet Gill will take over as Vice President and General...

THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 9, 2025

News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KAMLOOPS Acacia Pangilinan, Executive Director of the Merritt & District Chamber of Commerce and the Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce, has...

GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 9, 2025

Location: Salmon Arm (multi-family new) Address: 1231 1 St SE, Townhouses Description: New townhouse development - 2 structures - 3 storeys - 10 units - 828 sf to 1,805 sf units - 1, 3 and 4 bedroom...