The Chamber of Commerce is holding an all-candidates forum for the Provincial Election Monday May 2 from 7-9 pm at Forster's Convention Centre.
Tim Schindel, the President of the Kamloops Chamber, will be moderating.
Come out and submit your questions in writing or at one of the mikes.
For more information, please contact the Chamber at (250) 372-7722.
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The Valleyview Community Association is organizing the Annual Valleyview Community Yard Sale on Saturday May 7 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Basically, a Community Yard Sale is when all the homes in a given location all hold a yard sale at the same time. Customers roam from house to house seeking treasurers! It's a blast ! And residents can earn some serious money. Concerned about leftover junk ? Call Boys & Girls Club to take it all away ( Costsavers 376-3361 )
All participants will be charged $2.00 or to donate to the Yard Sale goods, call Mary at 374-0182.
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The Valleyview & East Business Association is organizing a social/meeting at the Pine Ridge Golf Course and would invite everyone to come out.
MONDAY May 16,
2:30 pm for golf
5:00 pm for social
7:00 pm for just dinner & meeting
at the PINERIDGE GOLF COURSE
Come on out early for a round of golf or just come for the social time, and if you can't make that, join us for dinner and meeting.
Tee off times, please book your own times.
2:30 - 3:30 Golf 18 holes, Cost $ 23.00 + GST
3:00 - 4:00 Golf 9 holes, Cost $ 16.00 + GST
Social in Club House
5:00 - 7:00 Social time at Club House
7:00 Dinner & Meeting, Chicken BBQ Buffet
Cost $ 12.50 + GST
Dinner cost for Golfers $ 10.50 + GST
If you have any questions on this event, please call Deryl or Lynne at Edward Jones Investments to confirm your attendance. We need to confirm dinner Wed May 11. Thanks.
Call 377-3885 during office hours or 377-5205 anytime. All Valleyview and East business and their staff are welcome. This includes members and non-members.
Tell your friends to sign up for our Email Newsletter at "www.kamloopseast.com" and keep up on all the news in Valleyview and Kamloops East.
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Kamloops This Week Wed Apr 20 2005
All aboard.
The Kamloops Heritage Railway will begin steam-powered railtours between Kamloops and Armstrong on May 28.
After spending eight years to restore the historic 1912 steam locomotive, and entering its fourth year of operation, the Kamloops Heritage Railway has introduced the Armstrong Explorer, a 182-kilometre round-trip.
The train departs from Campbell Creek and passes through the communities of Monte Lake, Westwold and Falkland before arriving in Armstrong for a two-hour break.
"All passengers will have reserved seating in our coaches and have unlimited access to our custom-built, covered open-air cars," operations manager Howard Grieve said.
"The spectacular scenery of the Thompson Okanagan region, combined with a steam-powered heritage train, has the potential to attract visitors from around the world."
The trip will also be offered on June 11 and 25 and Sept. 10 and 24.
Additionally, the 2141 steam locomotive will soon begin its hour-long railtour, which will depart from downtown Kamloops.
Operating Fridays through Mondays in July and August, the Bill Miner train robbery will be featured on every departure.
For more information, please contact Kamloops Heritage Railway at 374-2141.
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To inaugurate the new Lions Picnic Shelter in Valleyview Centennial Park, the Valleyview Overlanders, Paddlewheelers and Riverside Lions Clubs are presenting a Fun Day for the whole family Sunday May 29.
Events include radio controlled skill drivers contest, oval track races, model car or truck building contest, chicken bingo, dunk tank, swap table and concession. All events are open to the public for a minimum entry fee per event. Competitors must register at the Information Tent prior to 11:00 am.
Vehicles for Show & Shine proceed to show area. (Show & Shine event no charge).
The Grand Opening for the Picnic Shelter is at noon.
The draw for the Valleyview Overlanders Lions Boat and Motor Prizes is at 4pm. This will be followed by awards of all trophies, plaques and other prizes plus the 50/50 draw.
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Thompson River Veneer Products Ltd. wishes to announce their decision to construct and operate a Greenfield, value added softwood veneer processing operation in the City of Kamloops at the Gateway Industrial Park.
Preliminary site engineering, equipment procurement and facility design have commenced. Some of the key features of the new business include:
$ 14,000,000 in new capital investment
Start-up projected for late fall of 2005
Initial employment of 24-27 operations, maintenance and management staff in Phase 1
Employment to increase to 45-50 in the second Phase, projected within 1 year
Manufacturing jobs for the city and surrounding area
The operation will purchase B.C. produced green veneer that was formerly destined to the US and process the raw material locally with skilled B.C. labour. The majority of the value added dry veneer will be sold within the region and province, thereby assisting other provincial Engineered Wood Product and Plywood manufacturers.
The company researched several potential locations for the new business. These included Washington State, Alberta as well as other regional B.C. towns and cities. The province of B.C. became the clear choice due to the regained economic stability and future growth projections present. Clearly, the government’s leadership has convinced the Company to do business in B.C.
The City of Kamloops became the obvious choice due to availability of fully serviced industrial sites, excellent transportation infrastructure, and supply and market proximity as well as the availability of a large labour pool. The Company wishes to publicly acknowledge the efforts of the city council and management to ensure that Thompson River Veneer Products made Kamloops its new home. The recent thrust of council to examine industrial mill rates further reinforces the company’s decision to build in the "Tournament Capital of Canada".
For more information, please contact Doug Webb at 374-3734.
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