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Young black bear visits busy Kamloops shopping area

KAMLOOPS - A juvenile black bear was chased out of a busy shopping area in Kamloops by conservation officers this afternoon. Kamloops RCMP received a call around 2:45 p.m., Monday, Aug. 31, of a small black bear crossing Cariboo Place, just east of Kenna Cartwright Park and near the busy intersection of Notre Dame Drive...

The goats are back in town

KAMLOOPS – For the fourth year running, the goats are back in the city. Kamloops has brought back the weed-eating goats for controlling weeds as part of the city’s invasive plant control program. The goats have proven to be effective at the locations they’ve been to in the past with a reduction of weeds already noticeable,...

IN PHOTOS: Controlled burns helping Kenna ecosystem

KAMLOOPS - Highly visible prescribed burns are underway at Kenna Cartwright Park and two local natural resource professors are happy the work is finally being done. Wendy Gardner and John Karakatsoulis both say the burns are necessary to bring the park back to its natural state and allow native vegetation to flourish. “This park is...