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City emergency forces ready if Kamloops faces wildfire threat

KAMLOOPS — While the Elephant Hill wildfire is not on the doorsteps of the City of Kamloops right now, unfavourable conditions could change that in a hurry. And the city's fire chief says his crews are monitoring the situation closely to ensure residents are kept abreast of any changes in the status of that fire. Yesterday, some of the residents of Bonaparte and Criss Creek were allowed to return...

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City council requesting environment ministers visit Kamloops for Ajax

KAMLOOPS — City council continues to put their foot to the pedal, endorsing staff recommendations to contact the provincial and federal environment ministers at Tuesday council meeting.  However, councillors took it one step forward, wanting the ministers to come to Kamloops for a visit.  "The two applicable ministers should be invited to come to Kamloops. A conversation on the phone or us going...

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Canadians heading to U.S. for best views of total solar eclipse on Monday

VICTORIA — Joe Carr’s most memorable total solar eclipse had ties to former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. He stayed in a tent in the Sahara Desert supplied by Gadhafi to house dedicated eclipse chasers. “That was a very interesting introduction to eclipse viewing,” said Carr, who is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in Victoria. “We drove for a whole day down to the middle...

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NAFTA, Round 1: U.S. opens talks by insisting on major changes to pact

WASHINGTON — The United States opened the first round of negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday with a muscular message that it will push for major changes, not just mere tweaks to the quarter-century-old agreement. The early rhetorical stomping from the economic giant in the middle of North America was at odds with the message of amity and mutual benefit...

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