Tag Archives: Environment
Kamloops boat launches close - again
KAMLOOPS - Rising waters have led to a decision to close boat launches in Kamloops once again. The City says the launches at Pioneer Park, McArthur Island and Thompson Drive will be closed for the for...
Jun 25, 2020
Alberta reinstating environmental monitoring in industry, oilpatch on July 15
EDMONTON - Alberta industries, including the oilpatch, will resume environmental monitoring and reporting in three weeks. The Alberta government and its energy regulator have each issued ord...
Jun 23, 2020
Second rare grizzly bear spotted in Banff National Park by Calgary family
BANFF, Alta. - A second rare grizzly bear has been spotted in Banff National Park. Earlier this spring, an unusual white grizzly bear was revealed publicly after it was seen by a Banff family alo...
Jun 16, 2020
Thompson Valley tourism industry hopes to attract visitors from closer to home this summer
KAMLOOPS - According to Tourism Kamloops numbers, our city welcomed 2 million visitors in 2019, which resulted in nearly half a billion dollars worth of economic impact. As a result of the COVID-19 pa...
Jun 15, 2020
City officials still watching water levels on South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Early this spring, snowpack levels throughout the North and South Thompson valleys were at near-record levels - between 20 and 30 percent higher than average. Thanks to some chilly weather,...
Jun 11, 2020
Alberta First Nations appeal suspension of environmental monitoring in oilpatch
EDMONTON - Three northern Alberta First Nations want to appeal the province's decision to suspend environmental monitoring in the oilpatch. The Mikisew Cree First Nation, the Fort McKay First Nat...
Jun 08, 2020
Wet weekend could spell rising water in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As we head into the last weekend of May, the weather could help accelerate some of the high water we've been expecting in the region. On Thursday, Environment Canada issued a special weathe...
May 29, 2020
Twenty-nine of Canada's 48 national parks to reopen to day-use visitors June 1
More than half of Canada's national parks - including Banff in Alberta, Pacific Rim in British Columbia and Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia - are to reopen June 1.According to the national parks ...
May 27, 2020
Clearwater concerned about impacts to tourism as a result of COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia has the third-largest parks system in North America, behind only the US Parks Service and Canada's National Parks. However, since April 8, provincial parks across BC have b...
May 14, 2020
NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that national parks will gradually reopen starting June, signalling the federal government's first halting steps to bringing Canada out o...
May 14, 2020
