Tag Archives: Environment
City of Kamloops hosting inaugural Clean the Beach event ahead of Earth Day
KAMLOOPS - In the spirit of Earth Day, the City of Kamloops will be hosting its first Clean the Beach event from Riverside Park on Sunday (April 21). The goal is to get as many volunteers out as possi...
Aaron Schulze Apr 16, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon...
Apr 01, 2024
Warmer temperatures signal the start of tick season
KAMLOOPS - With temperatures forecast to be in the high-teens this week in Kamloops, those taking to the many beautiful trails are advised to check for ticks after their walks and hikes."It's certainl...
Aaron Schulze Mar 18, 2024
‘It’s definitely precedent setting:’ commercial prawn operator fined $250K
NANAIMO - Prawning in an environmentally sensitive area off the lower Sunshine Coast resulted in a heavy fine and fishing gear seizure against a Delta man. A recent provincial court sentencing hearing...
Feb 23, 2024
Concerns around potential for further carbon tax exemptions undermining climate policy
KAMLOOPS - With exemptions made to the federal carbon tax and BC's official opposition proposing to scale back the provincial carbon tax and remove the fuel tax, economists say it could lead to more c...
James Peters Nov 03, 2023
Thompson Rivers University professor giving away HEPA Air Filtration units to non-profit organizations
KAMLOOPS - A group at Thompson Rivers University is looking for organizations that work with seniors, kids, and other vulnerable folks to help ensure they have clean, safe air to breathe through a don...
Oct 31, 2023
City of Kamloops rolls out carts for Curbside Organic Waste Pick-up program
KAMLOOPS - It's rollout day - literally - for the city's new Curbside Organic Waste carts. Starting in Zone 3, and working through all five collection zones in Kamloops, the new carts will be delivere...
Aaron Schulze Jul 06, 2023
Mushroom Coffins: The Earth Will Thank You Later
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Everything about standard burial practices is bad news bears when it comes to the environment. Sinking lacquered coffins and metal caskets into the ground ...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! May 31, 2023
Grumpy the Owl fosters orphaned owlet at the BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - If you get too close to Grumpy the Great Horned Owl and her foster owlet, she'll let you know. "She will come at you if you get a little too close to that baby," BC Wildlife Park Animal Car...
Aaron Schulze May 08, 2023
The Closest Living Relative Of Extinct ‘Bigfoot’ Found?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! For decades, the legend of Bigfoot has fascinated people around the globe. Is the massive 10-foot-tall ape-like creature with shaggy hair a human relative ...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Apr 06, 2023
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