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Donovan Cavers

Councillor wants public comment about Ajax Mine to be part of council meetings

KAMLOOPS - If you’ve been waiting to voice your opinion on proposed Ajax Mine to city council, you might soon be able to bring your views to council chambers. Coun. Donovan Cavers is proposing to allow residents to share comments and concerns about the proposed Ajax Mine to form delegations and send correspondence to City...

Kamloops permanently closes section of Rivers Trail

KAMLOOPS - A section of the Rivers Trail directly underneath the Yellowhead Bridge will be permanently closed. City staff recommended closing roughly 200 metres of trail because of erosion from water dripping off of the bridge. The current barricades and signage at the site of the washout are no longer sufficient and it has become...

More than two hours of discussion nets zero change for North Shore bus stop

KAMLOOPS - It took more than two hours to decide on the fate of the bus stop near the Norkam Clinic, and in the end no changes will be made and the clinic will not get a new patient drop-off zone. The issue came to council again yesterday, Dec. 1, and after numerous speakers and...

Proposal for 365-day public transit in Kamloops gets shot down

KAMLOOPS - The cost of adding additional statutory holidays like Christmas Day to the public transit schedule was too much for Kamloops council, who voted down a motion to offer transit every day of the year.  Coun. Donovan Cavers’ motion to implement transit 365 days out of the year was defeated seven to one; Cavers...

Kamloops councillor wants transit service on holidays

KAMLOOPS – Public transit could be available on statutory holidays like Christmas Day if a Kamloops councillor has his way. Coun. Donovan Cavers submitted a motion that would see transit available on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas. Cavers says there isn’t transit service on only three days out of the year. "As 30 per...