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Kamloops Newsmakers 2014
‘Polite no’ to panel review on Ajax Mine
KAMLOOPS — Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq says without significant changes to the KGHM Ajax Mine plans, a panel review is unlikely. Back in November, following a meeting between Mayor Peter Milobar and Aglukkaq, council reaffirmed support for asking for a panel review. A letter outlining concerns and the need to have the public voice better...
Group upset with mining minister
KAMLOOPS — A group of Kamloops residents that have been fighting the proposed Ajax Mine are now demanding the mining minister resign after he tried to persuade the federal government to ignore the review panel recommendation to decline Prosperity Mine near William's Lake. The group fears Bill Bennett, who went to Ottawa to talk to...
Ajax looks to use city waste water
KAMLOOPS — KGHM Ajax Mining is asking for samples of treated effluent waste water to determine if it is a viable water source for operations at the proposed mine. The company and city have previously had informal discussions on the possibility and according to the Environmental Assessment Permitting Manager Nicola Banton and External Affairs Manager...
Last Kamloops Daily News edition delivered
KAMLOOPS – For many in Kamloops Saturday was a sad day. The last edition of the Kamloops Daily News was published and delivered. Ironically there was a scramble to newsstands around the city Saturday morning. People who don’t subscribe and get the paper delivered to their homes, had to race around town to get a...
Daily News to publish final edition this Saturday
KAMLOOPS — Only two more editions of the Kamloops Daily News will hit news stands before the paper closes the doors for good. After more than 80 years publishing in the city the Daily News confirmed this morning that Friday will be the final day of office hours with the final edition coming out Saturday....
Many in community ‘shocked’ over closure of Kamloops Daily News
KAMLOOPS - Even the man who has come to personify the Kamloops Daily News never saw its closure coming, and expressed the same shock this morning as many others in the community. Mel Rothenburger spent nearly 40 years with the newspaper, formerly as editor and still as a regular columnist. “Quite honestly, I feel like...
Talking about health impacts of Ajax
KAMLOOPS – The potential impacts the Ajax mine could have on health will be the topic a coordinator for the Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment will present at TRU later this month. The organization was formed last year in order to collectively address concerns over the proposed mine. Dr. Jill Calder will speak on...
Kamloops Daily News shutting down
HOW KAMLOOPS, CANADA REACTED TO CLOSURE KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Daily News, a staple in the city for more than 80 years, will cease publication within the next 60 days, the city learned this morning. Parent company Glacier Media announced today the presses will stop running, saying it was unable to reduce expenses sufficiently to...