Tag Archives: Environment
'Discovery by little Nathan:' 12-year-old makes fossil find in southern Alberta
Aspiring paleontologist Nathan Hrushkin speaks with pride about his "killer resume." The Grade 7 student from Calgary discovered a rare dinosaur skeleton earlier this year at Horseshoe Canyon in the B...
Oct 15, 2020
City tackles fuel management in Kamloops nature parks
KAMLOOPS - Kenna Cartwright Nature Park - usually a calm, peaceful setting for a walk amongst the trees. However this week, that quiet has been replaced with the sound of chainsaws. The city is workin...
Oct 09, 2020
KAPA calls for better monitoring of old Ajax mine site after report finds water contamination increase
KAMLOOPS - Several community groups are asking the Ministry of Environment for improved monitoring around the old Ajax mine site with a new report citing contamination in Peterson Creek. The report - ...
Oct 06, 2020
City of Merritt hopes rain helps ease water restrictions
MERRITT, BC - On Monday, the City of Merritt asked residents to cease watering their lawns or washing their cars after the province declared level four drought conditions on the Coldwater River.The re...
Sep 24, 2020
Death of mother grizzly a 'big loss' for bear population in Banff park: experts
Wildlife experts say the death of a mother grizzly bear and her two cubs - including a rare, blond-headed grizzly - in Banff National Park is a major loss to the population.Parks Canada has said that ...
Sep 16, 2020
Province expands recycling systems, approves coastal city bans on single-use plastics
VICTORIA - The B.C Government says a number of changes have been made to limit plastic waste pollution in the province. In a news conference today (Sept. 12), Minister of Environment and Climate Chang...
Sep 12, 2020
Special weather statement issued advising of gusty winds across southern B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Batten down the hatches. The South Thompson and the rest of southern B.C. will be in for a windy holiday Monday.Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement advising residents ...
Sep 07, 2020
Gardengate breaks ground on long-awaited expansion project
KAMLOOPS - Since its humble beginnings back in the year 2000, Gardengate has been operating as a space of healing and recovery for individuals living with mental health issues or addictions. For 20 ye...
Sep 04, 2020
Casimir on Ajax Mine Project revival: "It's always been no."
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday, Abacus Mining & Exploration Group said in a press release that KGHM had hired a new Ajax Superintendent in Kamloops. In the media release, the duties of the new superintende...
Sep 03, 2020
Protester arrested at Trans Mountain construction site
KAMLOOPS - A woman has been arrested for violating a B.C. Supreme Court injunction by chaining herself to a gate at the Trans Mountain pipeline worksite near the Kamloops airport.Police were alerted t...
Sep 03, 2020
