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Ajax debate rages on Facebook
KAMLOOPS — The passion over the Ajax Mine debate reached an ignition point over the last week as talk of pipe bombs and blowing up the mine circulated on Facebook. One poster mentioned they were surprised pipe bombs weren't more common and that KGHM hadn't been targeted while another spoke of how environmental terrorism could...
Boyce once again speaking out against Ajax
KAMLOOPS — Richard Boyce shocked people when he announced he did not support the proposed Ajax Mine and this weekend he will speak out again. At an October Rotary Club meeting Boyce, the president of the local steelworkers union, shocked the room when he said as it stood he could not endorse the project. “Personally,...
‘Significant announcement’ from Ajax coming this week
KAMLOOPS — The company has remained mostly silent since it announced it would be postponing the environmental application process to further study ore deposits in the area but KGHM, the company behind the Ajax Mine project, promises that's about to change. “There will be a significant announcement Thursday,” External Affairs Manager Yves Lacasse says. “We...
City seeks clarity on environmental application process
KAMLOOPS - City council is asking those who understand the environmental application process and timelines around it to help ease public confusion by offering an information session for the people. Coun. Arjun Singh says he has been getting a lot of questions from residents about why council has not taken a stand for or against...
Ajax moving some facilities south, pit to remain
KAMLOOPS — The tailings facility is being moved away from the Coquihalla Highway and the waste rock facility is being moved farther away from the city but the open pit will remain about two kilometres from the closest existing property. “This new plan is an important adjustment to the Ajax Project that address community concerns...
Community, not ore bodies, guided Ajax move
KAMLOOPS - The external affairs manager for KGHM Ajax Mining says they listened to community concerns over placement of the proposed Ajax Mine facilities but at least one group says the move announced earlier today does not fully address their concerns. “It alleviates the concerns somewhat, but it doesn’t come anywhere near meeting all our...
Voters Society reveals more details from Ajax survey
KAMLOOPS — More detailed results from an online survey last fall on the proposed Ajax mine project have been released. The additional details about neighbourhoods, gender and age come just a week after KGHM announced changes to the footprint and operation of the proposed mine. More than 2,800 people took part in the survey conducted by the...
Ajax open houses bring pro and anti under same roof
KAMLOOPS - A series of open houses this week allowed residents to get a closer look at the new footprint of the proposed Ajax Mine. They also gave those for, against and unsure about the project an opportunity to ask questions. Hundreds of people took that opportunity, with an average of about 130 people attending...
Environmental response on Ajax ‘not good enough for the city of Kamloops’
KAMLOOPS — Council united in frustration Tuesday afternoon as they approved two separate motions asking for the Environmental Assessment Office to step up and help the residents of Kamloops better understand the proposed Ajax mine. Back in May, city councillors asked the office to host a public session to provide clarity on the process for Ajax...
‘Secret’ new bike trail system creating conflicts
KAMLOOPS - The Coal Hill area linking Aberdeen and Pineview Valley has been a popular place to hike and bike for a number of years. Now a group is quietly working to establish some official trails but not everyone is happy about it. The Kamloops Performance Cycling Center, the group that runs the Bike Ranch...
Details on Ajax environmental plan process coming soon
KAMLOOPS - If you have questions about the environmental application process for the proposed Ajax mine, you might get answers as early as this October. Scott Bailey of the Environmental Assessment Office finally agreed to an earlier meeting after initially declining a May letter from Kamloops city council. He had said the office would meet to discuss...
$6 billion cost of Ajax is ‘intuitive’ study authors say
KAMLOOPS - A figure released earlier this week pegging the cost to taxpayers of the proposed Ajax Mine at $6 billion was a 'conservative estimate,' according the authors of a year-long study. The costs could reach as high as $20 billion, they say. Dr. Dennis Karpiak, an internal medicine and respiratory disease specialist, and Ken...
STAHN: Making Ajax an election issue
Ajax will be an issue in this local election campaign whether city council candidates want it to be or not, and whether the city really has any say or not. Enough members of the voting public are asking about it and even those candidates who are not willing to take a stance are making it...
John Tod Centre set for fall opening
KAMLOOPS - Drywall, nails and two-by-fours litter the space as workers buzz around painting or installing new doors and windows in the future home of a new North Shore community centre. Members of the local Elks Lodge, KGHM and Interior Savings Credit Union were on hand for a tour Monday after donating a combined total...
STAHN: Doctors brought little clarity to air quality concerns
Are you confused about the fact sheet local doctors released on air quality in Kamloops last week? You're not alone. A group called Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment cobbled together information and data from different sources to ring some alarm bells about air quality and it created plenty of controversy. Their point was Kamloops already...