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Aberdeen residents may already be paying for the Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS – A new study examining the potential impacts of the proposed Ajax mine has…
Court case against KGHM Ajax on hold
KAMLOOPS – A court case against KGHM Ajax, the company behind the proposed Ajax Mine,…
Salmon Arm man fined after recommending mining shares to clients
SALMON ARM – A mutual fund salesperson from Salmon Arm was slapped with a heavy…
Kamloops mayor remains undecided on Ajax project after mine tours
KAMLOOPS – With his tour of eastern Canadian mines wrapping up, Mayor Peter Milobar believes…
Assessment agency finds deficiencies in Ajax Mine application
REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY EFFECTS KAMLOOPS – Based on comments from agencies and…
KGHM and City of Kamloops on speaking terms again
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops and KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. are back at the…
Ajax Mine comment period ends today
KAMLOOPS – It’s the last day for public comments on the proposed copper and gold…
Kamloops council supports consultants in quest for more information on Ajax Mine application
KAMLOOPS – After several hours of discussion, council has agreed to support the consultants it…
Proposed Ajax Mine a repeat subject at council meeting
KAMLOOPS – The proposed Ajax Mine came up multiple times in Tuesday's council meeting as…
Doctors call for more air quality testing in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A local physicians group, formed in large part to respond to the proposed…
Presentations, Q&As and displays to be part of Ajax Mine open house
KAMLOOPS – A series of environmental assessment open houses are on the way for the…
Public comment period opens amid renewed push against Ajax Mine
KAMLOOPS – The public comment period officially begins today and in an effort to get…
AJAX MINE: Students at Pacific Way ‘will never know’ blasts are happening
KAMLOOPS – The environmental application is submitted and as we dig deeper into the 18,000…
AJAX MINE: Billions of dollars in economic impact and thousands of jobs await mine approval
KAMLOOPS – The environmental application is submitted and as we continue to delve deeper into…
AJAX MINE: Tailings storage, First Nations and other delays
KAMLOOPS – The environmental application is finally submitted and now the reading, reviews and scrutinizing…
STAHN: Can council really keep their mouths shut during Ajax delegations?
The intent is great: Give everyone a voice. But in practicality I think council was…
Ajax will submit official mine application next week
KAMLOOPS - After years of delays, KGHM Ajax Mining Inc. will officially submit its application to the province next week. The company announced today it will submit its application and environmental impact statement for the Ajax Mine project on Jan. 18. The Environmental Assessment Office approved the package for submission in November and the company...
Council lifts self-imposed gag order on Ajax delegations at meetings
KAMLOOPS - It took nearly an hour of back and forth between council members, but a vote allowing the public to again be able to speak about the proposed Ajax Mine during council meetings has passed. A moratorium was put in place on delegations and public enquiries regarding the proposed mine during council meetings after...
Slight delay in Ajax Mine application
KAMLOOPS - The application was expected to be officially submitted to the province in the first week of January, but now the company behind the proposed Ajax Mine says it will be in ‘no later than the end of January.' With the holiday season underway, the company says it wants to give all parties more...
Kamloops company designs app with KGHM to keep worksites safe
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops company is helping work sites run their operations a little smoother and a little safer. Lightship Works of Kamloops has designed an app to help manage complex work sites. It is a tool for companies who run multiple tasks and manage a certain level of risk, Lightship CEO Jaethon Reichel says. ...
Kamloops and Vernon Finning locations will stay, unknown if job cuts will hit locally
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - While Finning International announced another round of cuts the company says Southern Interior locations won’t be moving or amalgamating. The company, which is the world's largest dealer for Caterpillar equipment, has bases in Canada, where it's headquartered in Vancouver, South America and Europe. The cuts, announced today, Nov. 12, are company-wide. Hilary Anaka,...