Valleyview & East Business Association
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, Nov 9 At The INLANDER NEIGHBOURHOOD PUB
Dinner at 6:00 pm and Meeting at 7:30 pm
Members and prospective members are welcome. RSVP Ted: 374-5133 or Deryl: 377-3885.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Agenda:
Review of 2004, Focus for 2005
Election of Officers.
Nominations at this time
Pres: Ted Rowland, Dollar Store
Vice: Deryl Priebe, Edward Jones
Sect: Charlie Jackson, Daily News
Tres: Steve Quiney, FunStuff
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Attention small business and local manufacturers, don't miss this prime time christmas shopping.
Northills Shopping Centre
Friday & Saturday November 12th & 13th
Thousands of potential customers!
Space is limited.
To register as an exhibitor, contact Community Futures at 828-8772 now.
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The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the recipients of the 2004 Business Excellence Awards. Winners were recognized at the 19th annual gala banquet at UCC's Grand Hall on Saturday, October 30, 2004 to a crowd of over 300.
This year, the Selection Committee reviewed information from each nominee and, at a Nominees Reception in September, announced the top three finalists in each category
The members of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce were then asked to vote for their favourites to determine the winners. Now, for the first time, recipients of these awards have been chosen by their peers.
Business Person of the Year - Leslie Brochu
Business of the Year - Broadcast Centre
First Nations Business of the Year - Mother Earth Recycle Depot
Young Entrepreneur Award - Lyle Melnychuk / Mike Koehn
Project of the Year - Strauss Canada Cup of Curling
Retailer Award - Cooper's Foods
Technology Innovator Award - MediaWeb Solutions
Service Provider Award - Domenic's Snow & Marine
Resource Industry Award - Sun Rivers Golf Resort Community
Manufacturer Award - Excel Industries
Tourism Award - Sun Peaks Resort
Home Based Business Award - Cristal Clear Solutions
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The Daily News - Kamloops - Wed Oct 20 2004
A Surrey-based company hopes to start construction this year on a wood processing facility in Dallas now that preliminary zoning approval has been given.
Fu So Enterprises Ltd. intends to build a value-added wood manufacturing facility alongside the East Trans-Canada Highway on land that is zoned light-industrial.
Council granted heavy-industrial zoning Tuesday, which was needed to move the project ahead, over the objections of Coun. Sharon Frissell.
Frissell proposed an amendment to a motion that would have forced the company to post a bond to ensure it did landscaping identified in its plans, despite the fact that is already required as part of a development permit.
Frissell later withdrew the motion, but voted against the rezoning.
"Superstore is an example where we had a bond and they didn't do it (landscaping)," Frissell said.
Fu So representative Harry Chang said the company wants to start with landscaping and paving work this year, if it can be done before winter weather causes construction problems.
The first phase of the project - a log sort yard - is slated to cost about $2 million in land and improvements. Chang said total value of the value-added plant when it hits its final phase will be about $8 million.
The company expects to employ about 50 people when it is fully developed.
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Company promises jobs and investment
By Jeff Hodson - Staff Reporter
Kamloops This Week - Sun Oct 10 2004
The B.C. Wildlife Park has been rewarded for giving a hoot.
The park won the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (CAZA) conservation award for its Burrowing Owl Captive Breeding Program.
The program seeks to re-establish the endangered owl in its traditional habitat.
"It's nice to get the recognition from out colleagues in the zoo industry," said Rob Purdy, general manager of the park.
The award was bestowed at the CAZA conference and annual general meeting, hosted Oct. 2. at the Assiniboine Zoo in Manitoba.
CAZA is an umbrella group which represents all the accredited zoos and aquariums across Canada.
The program is a partnership with the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. The breeding at the park is funded through gate revenues, but is done entirely behind the scenes, away from the public viewing.
"Our mission is to be helping wildlife and endangered species in B.C."
The success of the program has the park looking at ways to help other endangered species, like the sharp-tailed grouse.
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