Tag Archives: Environment
City to begin rolling out single use plastic bag bylaw next spring
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council is asking staff to consult with Kamloops residents and businesses about a proposed single-use plastic bag ban. A draft bylaw was brought to council at yesterday's (Jul...
Jul 10, 2019 Image Credit: Canadian Press
Solution list narrows after on-site assessment of Fraser River rockslide
LILLOOET - Officials have outlined a few solutions to keep fish moving in the Fraser River after a landslide in the Big Bar area. In a release from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Ope...
Jul 07, 2019 Image Credit: Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Geology and gem lovers get their fix at the Kamloops Rock n' Gem Show
KAMLOOPS - Geology lovers have one more day at the Kamloops Rock N' Gem Show to check out a variety of gems and minerals. Hosted at the Coast Kamloops Hotel & Conference Centre, the event began Th...
Jul 07, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops Rock n Gem Show / Facebook
ROTHENBURGER: City council’s toughest choice – green or growth
SELDOM HAS AN ISSUE been so starkly defined within the walls of Kamloops City Hall as during council's climate change debate.And never before have we heard Coun. Arjun Singh speak so articulately and ...
Jul 06, 2019 Image Credit: City of Kamloops council stream (council’s vote on Singh’s climate change motion)
Endangered owls burrow into grasslands of Upper Nicola Band
KAMLOOPS - Five burrowing owls were brought to the Upper Nicola Band reserve today to begin their new lives in the wild. The endangered owls have limited spots to live, as grasslands are commonly deve...
Jul 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Global boom in natural gas is undermining climate change action: report
OTTAWA - The Global Energy Monitor says an international boom in liquefied natural gas exports is undermining global efforts to stop climate change and Canada is one of the industry's biggest pla...
Jul 02, 2019
Many travellers willing to take road trips over flying, according to BC Hydro survey
VANCOUVER - According to the latest survey from BC Hydro, many British Columbians are willing to reduce their carbon footprint by driving instead of flying. Released Friday (June 28), the survey says ...
Jun 30, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Bison in Prince Albert National Park declining from overhunting: study
Research into free-roaming plains bison in Saskatchewan's Prince Albert National Park says the herd could go extinct from overhunting in fields outside the protected area. The study, published in...
Jun 30, 2019
Campfire safety top of mind ahead of long weekend festivities
KAMLOOPS - With 91 wildfires in the Kamloops Fire Centre since April 1, the BC Wildfire Service is reminding people to be careful this Canada Day long weekend. Kamloops Fire Centre Information Officer...
Jun 26, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Electric vehicle show draws hundreds to TRU on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - With gas prices in the city hovering somewhere in the mid $1.30 per liter price range, the cost of driving isn't going down anytime soon. With the improvement of electric vehicle technology...
Jun 24, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
