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Fire ants found in Naramata concern Kamloops researcher
PENTICTON – A Thompson Rivers University researcher wants to stop a newly-discovered invasive species from…
National Day of Action draws small crowd at MLA’s office
KAMLOOPS – Environmental protesters were in Kamloops to speak out against the re-opening of the Mount Polley mine this afternoon. Protesters stood in front of Health Minister Terry Lake’s North Shore office as part of National Day of Action, which is aimed at putting a stop to the re-opening of the mine that had a...
Inmate bites guard at Kamloops jail
KAMLOOPS - An officer at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre is still off work after sustaining a bite from an inmate during an assault Saturday evening. A statement from the Corrections branch of the Ministry of Justice says the inmate was being removed from his cell on April 25 when he bit the guard. RCMP...
Kamloops firefighter helping with efforts in Nepal
KAMLOOPS - One of Kamloops’ very own firefighters departed Tuesday, April 28, to help out efforts in Nepal following last weekend's crippling earthquake. Nepal was hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25. So far the death toll has hit more than 5,000 and thousands more have been left homeless. Kamloops Fire Rescue Assistant Chief...
Cavers’ motion to change environmental assessment timelines for Ajax Mine defeated
KAMLOOPS – There is no appetite around the council table to ask the province to change the deadlines surrounding the environmental assessment process for the proposed Ajax Mine. Coun. Donovan Cavers wanted his fellow council members to ask the province to delay the 75-day public comment period after KGHM submitted its environmental application to give...
Ministry building vandalized with anti-mine message
KAMLOOPS - Employees at the Ministry of Environment offices in Kamloops arrived at work to discover their building targeted by someone with a message for Imperial Metals. On Wednesday, April 29, the message 'shut down Imperial Metals' was found scrawled across four different parts of the building. Cpl. Cheryl Bush, a spokesperson for the Kamloops...
Residents continue to ask questions surrounding Westsyde Pool closure
CITY SAYS CLOSURE NECESSARY FOR REPAIRS KAMLOOPS - While some Westsyde residents are crying foul over the impending Westsyde Pool closure a city manager says it is simply time to make the necessary repairs and upgrade the facility. Westsyde resident Amanda Cosgrove started a petition asking the city not only to re-think the Westsyde Pool...