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Kamloops Air Quality
Wildfires bring smoky skies to Kamloops, Okanagan
It's going to get smoky in Kamloops and the Okanagan thanks to wildfires burning in…
Wildfire smoke causing event cancellations in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Heavy smoke has moved its way into the city prompting organizations to cancel…
YOUR PHOTOS: Pictures of the smoky sky today in the Interior
The smoke from this years' wildfires is so thick in the interior it can be…
Short-term exposure to poor air quality serious concern, says Kamloops professor
KAMLOOPS – As wildfires ignite across the province, one professor at Thompson Rivers University says…
Smoke decreased air quality in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Smoke from the Elephant Hill fire brought bad air quality with it. Last…
Airlines adapting after smoke in Kamloops sticks around
KAMLOOPS – While thick smoke from wildfires continues to blanket Kamloops, airlines are thinking on…
iN PHOTOS: Deteriorating air quality in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Have you ever seen it this bad? Smoke has blanketed the city of…
Air quality advisory issued by Environment Canada for Thompson, Okanagan regions due to wildfire smoke
Environment Canada has issued an air quality advisory for south central B.C. as wildfires burn…
Spike in 2016 smell complaints at Kamloops pulp mill
KAMLOOPS – Hopefully the family dog isn’t getting the blame — it might have been…
KAMLOOPS AIR QUALITY: What living close to big industry means for citizens
KAMLOOPS – The unmistakable smell of the pulp mill processing plant is often right on…
Domtar power failure behind pungent Kamloops air
KAMLOOPS – An unplanned power outage at the Domtar pulp mill was behind the pungent…
Air quality impact of proposed mine discussed at Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS – The man behind air quality models for the proposed Ajax Mine was before…
Doctors call for more air quality testing in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A local physicians group, formed in large part to respond to the proposed…
Weekend rain should help improve air quality in Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The rain falling throughout the Thompson-Okanagan today should help with the forest fire smoke in the air. Although Environment Canada meteorologist Louis Kohanyi isn’t optimistic the rain forecast to fall throughout the weekend will be enough to lift the special air quality statement issued for the region. The forecast is calling for showers...
Air quality monitoring station on the way for Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops will again have a second air quality monitoring station, this time in the upper Aberdeen area. The mobile air quality monitoring station, a joint project between the Ministry of Environment, KGHM Ajax Mining and School District 73, will continuously measure air quality and weather patterns including coarse particulate matter, fine particulate matter,...
Smoky skies advisory ends for Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A system that broke a nearly three-week heat wave and dropped rain in the Interior also helped clear the smoke. The smoky skies advisory that had been in place since June 7 was lifted this morning, July 13, by the Ministry of Environment and the Interior Healthy Authority. While many large fires are...
Smoky skies advisory issued for entire Thompson-Okanagan region
THOMPSON OKANAGAN – If the visible smoke in the sky wasn't enough to warn you, a smoky skies advisory has now been issued for a large portion of the Southern Interior. The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Interior Health Authority, has issued a smoky skies advisory for the Thompson, Shuswap, Nicola, Fraser Canyon,...
VIDEO: Interior air quality an island of low risk amid smoky B.C. skies
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Yes there is a slight haze in the air and we can expect…
City agrees to New Afton’s request to increase air discharge rate
KAMLOOPS - There were many opinions to be heard this week as city council tackled New Gold’s New Afton Mine request to be allowed to increase its air discharge to reflect the mine’s new operational status. City staff advised council to agree to New Afton’s request, which the Ministry of Environment asked for city input on....
New Gold looks to expand; asks to increase air discharge rate
KAMLOOPS – The New Afton Mine just west of Kamloops wants its air quality restrictions to reflect it is now operational, and allow for growth. The mine has moved from construction to operational phase, and now wants to be allowed to increase the maximum air discharge rate from the underground workings of the mine. The...
Thompson Rivers prof to speak regarding the proposed Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS - A Thompson River University professor is exploring the the social impact the proposed Ajax mine would have on Kamloops and is holding a public lecture on his academic effort. Dr. Michael Mehta says when exploring the possibilities of new financial or economic ventures, communities fail to take the so-called soft sciences into account...
Air quality initiative gets a few thumbs up from council
KAMLOOPS - A group advocating for clean air won a major victory for their cause this week and will now get help from the city in establishing a committee to specifically look at how to better improve air quality in Kamloops. Headed by Gina Morris, the group wished to continue the work of the already...
New high stack design to reduce impact of Domtar emissions
KAMLOOPS - Though a major project has been delayed by nearly a year, Domtar is well on the way to living up to its promise to reduce emissions by 68 per cent by 2016. As part of the air permit process Domtar assumed the obligation, through purchasing the mill in 2007, to achieve a 61...
New Gold air quality better than originally indicated
REPORTING METHODS UPDATED KAMLOOPS - The amount of fine particulate matter produced by the New Gold mine just outside of Kamloops is a lot lower than originally thought, according to recent numbers from the company. When the 2012 numbers were released last summer it appeared the New Afton Mine was the third worst polluter in...