Tag Archives: Environment
"A Tribute to Seeds" about to get Kamloops gardeners ready for growing season
KAMLOOPS - Gardeners of the city take note! This Saturday and next, the organizers of Seedy Saturday are hosting "A Tribute to Seeds" at the Purity Feed Garden Centre, alongside the Winter Farmers Mar...
Mar 03, 2021
No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations
EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compr...
Feb 23, 2021
'Trojan Horse:' Alberta to argue in court federal assessment law unconstitutional
Alberta is in court fighting against Ottawa's law on environmental assessment. Arguments in Alberta's Court of Appeal are expected to last all week. The Alberta government calls the Impact Assessment ...
Feb 22, 2021
Critics ask why no details on Alberta government plan for parks management
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has yet to release details on how it will "optimize" the province's parks by getting other people to run them. It's been almost a year since the plan was revealed in ...
Feb 22, 2021
Public input sought on Kamloops compost collection program
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops continues to explore the possibility of a Curbside Organic Waste Collection program. Right now, city staff are engaging with the public, seeking input from the citizens...
Feb 10, 2021
Lean city budget means a tiny tax increase for taxpayers of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - They say taxes and death are two things you can count on in this life. This year, Kamloops council has kept that count low for city taxpayers."Early on, city council decided we want to be a...
Feb 10, 2021
Jason Kenney defends Rockies coal policy, calls old protections a 'dead letter'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans have no cause to worry over his government quietly throwing out a coal policy that protected the Rocky Mountains for more than four decades."No r...
Feb 03, 2021
Alberta promises close watch on new mines but cuts oversight of coal-polluted rivers
EDMONTON - Alberta government documents show repeated cuts to environmental monitoring despite contaminants in some waterways that exceed thresholds that are supposed to trigger increased scrutiny. Th...
Feb 01, 2021
Avalanche Canada warns of increased risk of slides in South Coast mountains
KAMLOOPS - On Thursday, Avalanche Canada issued a special public avalanche warning for recreational backcountry users in BC's South Coast region. According to the service, there's a dangerous weakness...
Jan 29, 2021
Contaminant from coal mines already high in some Alberta rivers: unreported data
EDMONTON - Some Alberta rivers and streams have already been heavily contaminated by coal mining, unreported government data suggests.The province's plan for large-scale expansion of the industry is f...
Jan 25, 2021
