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Biosolids
City of Kamloops responds to biosolids rally at City Hall
KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops has responded to a biosolids rally outisde of city…
iN VIDEO: City of Kamloops responds to biosolids protests, concerns with tour of sewage treatment centre
KAMLOOPS – In response to protests against the use of biosolids for fertilizer on and…
To avoid overtime and shift changes, Vernon Water Reclamation Centre needs a new trailer
VERNON – Vernon needs a new trailer to transport waste, and it won't come cheap.…
City of Kamloops awards contract for short-term biosolids management
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops has awarded a two-year biosolids management contract. Arrow and…
Here’s why parts of Kamloops smell bad this week
KAMLOOPS – You weren’t imagining it, something smells bad in the west end of Mission…
Central Okanagan communities buy their way out of sewage sludge controversy
While Kelowna, Vernon and Kamloops are struggling to deal with excess biosolids, West Kelowna, Peachland…
OgoGrow just got a lot cheaper, but you’re going to need a bigger truck
KELOWNA – With a small mountain of the garden compost piling up, Kelowna council has…
Kamloops biosolids not accumulating as quickly as first thought
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops can hold it a little bit longer. The city’s growing collection of…
Space constraints mean Kamloops biosolids facility can’t hold it much longer
KAMLOOPS – If you have ever felt like you are running out of places to…
Truck carrying controversial sewage sludge from West Kelowna spills load
KELOWNA – Crews wasted no time yesterday cleaning up after a truck overturned and dumped…
Kamloops explores options to deal with biosolids
KAMLOOPS – All sewage treatment centres produce biosolids. The question for the City of Kamloops is what to do with them. The city’s new sewage treatment centre opened March 2015 and not only does it processes its biosolids differently than before, but it also produces more. Public works director Jen Fretz says the city is...
Why municipalities around the province are watching this crappy situation for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Westside residents expecting costs for sewage treatment would stabilize this fall shouldn’t…
Farm review board won’t weigh in until complaint filed against Kamloops dairy
KAMLOOPS - If Dallas residents want a review board to look into the production of biosolids at Blackwell Dairy, a formal complaint will have to first be filed. This summer Dallas residents alleged the thick, black dust blowing into their neighbourhood from Blackwell Dairy contained biosolids. The city told residents unless farming operations were deemed...
Merritt demonstrators fight biosolids, arguing sewage sludge unsafe
KAMLOOPS – Groups against the dumping of treated human waste near Merritt are taking their case to the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, underway in Vancouver.
City has little say about Blackwell Dairy biosolids
KAMLOOPS – The problems associated with Blackwell Dairy Farm and its use of biosolids are outside of the City of Kamloops’ control, according to a new report. The report, which will be presented to city council Tuesday, Aug. 18, says if the dairy farm is following normal farming practices and using land meant specifically for agriculture,...
Biosolids group to protest against Kamloops dairy farm
KAMLOOPS – The Friends of the Nicola Valley will be in Kamloops today, Aug. 11, to lend their voice to those of Dallas residents upset over a neighbouring biosolid operation. A Dallas group has alleged that black dust coming from the Blackwell Dairy property is a biosolid byproduct, not just sawdust as city staff believe. According...
Suzuki Foundation finds heavy metals in biosolids sent to Merritt compost plant
MERRITT – Opponents of the shipment of biosolids to the Nicola Valley near Merritt have gained some ammunition, thanks to a recent lab analysis from a well-known environmental group.
Group claims dust from Blackwell Dairy contains biosolids
KAMLOOPS – A group of concerned Dallas residents say dust from Blackwell Dairy is impairing their quality of life. According to a group of residents lobbying city council to investigate the issue, the dust makes it impossible to enjoy the outdoors and is responsible for respiratory and other health issues. City staff believe the dust...
Wine and fruit waste prompts Kelowna treatment facility upgrade
KELOWNA - The city is looking at upgrading the Brandt’s Creek Trade Waste Treatment facility in a bid to reduce the amount of biosolids it produces and the cost of hauling them away. Staff are recommending the city pay $450,000 for a centrifuge to be installed at the facility located in the North End industrial...
Biosolids protest comes to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Protestors shut down Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops today as they rallied against a biosolids operation near Merritt. Members of Friends of the Nicola Valley picked the location for the protest, June 19, because Health Minister Terry Lake and MLA Jackie Tegart were meeting at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District office nearby. The protestors are...
Biosolids protest expected to disrupt downtown traffic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Nicola Valley biosolids protest is coming to Kamloops this morning, and RCMP are warning there may be traffic disruptions. Friends of the Nicola Valley are planning a protest today, June 19, at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of Victoria Street and Fifth Avenue. It is expected the protest will last several hours...
Biosolids review coming for Nicola Valley
MERRITT – After several months of protests and blockades, the province has agreed to establish…
TNRD looks at options for regulating biosolids
KAMLOOPS - In response to recent concerns around biosolids the regional district is considering changes to regulations around commercial and agriculture composting. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is reviewing a zoning bylaw to regulate commercial composting and to limit the scale of agricultural composting. In a media release, the district says if the amendment is supported...
Occupation of premier’s officer ends, but situation remains
WEST KELOWNA - The occupation of Christy Clark's West Kelowna constituency offices ended today but the situation that caused it — where the Westside dumps its sewage—could continue for years. The chiefs of five native bands, and some non-native protesters from the Lower Nicola valley swarmed Clark's constituency office in downtown Westbank for five days,...