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Kamloops group frustrated by federal summer job funding

Summer students working for the North Shore Business Association will have their season cut short. The association blames the federal government. We heard why that is.

The Kamloops NSBA says it's going to have to lay off its summer students earlier than expected.

Steven Puhallo is the executive director of the Kamloops North Shore Business Association. (Jenifer Norwell/CBC)

The federal government announced yesterday thatit's "Canada Summer Jobs" program would bankroll 77 thousand jobs this season.That news frustratedSteven Puhallo.That's because his organization -the Kamloops North Shore Business Association - applied to the Summer Jobs program, but it received substantially less funding than expected.

To hear the audio, click the link: Kamloops group frustrated by federal summer job funding