Tag Archives: Environment
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Apr 06, 2023
City water system upgrades well underway in Greenstone Park
KAMLOOPS - Contractors for the City of Kamloops are making progress on the upgrades to the water system upgrades at Greenstone Park in Lower Sahali.Crews continue to excavate the park in preparation t...
Apr 04, 2023
Climate Action program kicks off Tuesday for interested Kamloops residents
KAMLOOPS - A trio of organizations have come together to facilitate a 12-week-long Massive Open Online Course to help residents of Kamloops learn about climate action.The Kamloops Naturalist Club, Kam...
Jan 30, 2023
Increased avalanche risk in mountain ranges around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's unseasonably moderate in the Tournament Capital, but with this weekend's mild temperatures, the risk of an avalanche is much higher in areas northeast of town. "This last atmospheric r...
Jan 13, 2023
Single-use items now accepted in curbside bins: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The provincial recycling program has finally caught up with the reality of household recycling but, according to the City of Kamloops, the updates to the residential recycling program won't...
Jan 11, 2023
