North Shore BIA

HEIGHTON – Why the downtown core is a good place for performing arts centre

January 29, 2019 // 3 Comments

By JEREMY HEIGHTON North Shore BIA THE 2019 PAC (Performing Arts Center) concept plan was presented to City Council recently by Ron Fawcett. This proposal is a step [Continue]

HEIGHTON – Nasty post about political foe ignored the three Cs of leadership

September 28, 2018 // 3 Comments

By JEREMY HEIGHTON Kamloops North Shore BIA I WAS DISMAYED RECENTLY, when I read a post from a political figure here in town that celebrated a political foe being seriously [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – Proud to be living on the North Shore

July 23, 2018 // 1 Comment

Re: Mel Rothenburger column on ‘The Shore,’ July 21, 2018. “The Shore”, now there is a something I would of only expected to find out about on [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – ‘The Shore’ will always be the North Shore to me

July 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Rebranding is a good exercise in self examination but it’s the fundamentals that count MY VERSION OF what I like to call “the North Shore lifestyle” consists [Continue]

NORTH SHORE BIA – Lots can be done about social issues on the street

May 17, 2018 // 1 Comment

By JEREMY HEIGHTON Executive Director, NSBIA PLEASE INDULGE me in a bit of an opinion piece this week. I’ve spent some time talking with many members of the BIA and [Continue]

North Shore BIA – The five deadly sins of ego-based communication

April 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

By JEREMY HEIGHTON Executive Director, NSBIA VALUES. THEY SURROUND US, anchor our philosophies, guide us in our marketing, and ground us in understand how we present [Continue]

NORTH SHORE BIA – Going beyond to create a positive customer experience

February 24, 2018 // 1 Comment

RECENTLY, I WENT to breakfast at a smaller café in my city. It seated about 40. When I arrived, there was only one waitress on duty. She was trying her hardest but [Continue]

Business group challenges pesticide ban

July 8, 2015 // 10 Comments

NEWS/ PESTICIDES — The North Shore Business Improvement Association is challenging a proposal from Coun. Tina Lange to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides, saying it would [Continue]

‘Making lemonade from lemons’

March 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ BUSINESS — One Kamloops big box will close at the end of the week, another will re-open under a new name, and a shopping area will try to make lemonade out of lemons [Continue]

Food trucks may become more common sight in downtown area during the summer months

April 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The Kamloops urban environment may soon be “animated” with food trucks and more choices of what to eat. City council will be asked Tuesday to call a public [Continue]

Pain is back but will end soon as last of work on Tranquille Road corridor gets underway

March 22, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — There will be another trip for Tranquille Road corridor businesses but it should be less painful than the last one. The City has advised them that construction along [Continue]