Tag Archives: Environment
Thompson Shuswap Master Gardeners conduct annual bee count
KAMLOOPS - Much has been made about the plight of honeybees across Canada and all over North America, but much less is known about native populations of pollinators. This weekend, the Kamloops Shuswap...
Jul 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops city councillor applauds move by BC Transit to convert fleet to electric buses
KAMLOOPS - BC Transit is planning to convert its entire fleet to electric buses by 2040. The transition is part of BC Transit's low carbon fleet program, with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissio...
Jul 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Cariboo open fire ban scheduled next week
WILLIAMS LAKE - With warm dry weather in the forecast, the province is taking steps to reduce the risk of wildfires in the Cariboo. As of noon Monday July 29th, all open fires, larger than campfires, ...
Jul 25, 2019 Open Burn
Blocked Fraser River salmon to be helicoptered up and over rockslide site
VICTORIA - Federal, provincial, and First Nations leaders have now outlined the plan to have thousands of rockslide-blocked salmon in the Fraser River taken upstream using helicopters. Last month (Jun...
Jul 21, 2019 Helicopter on site at Big Bar rockslide
B.C.'s small cannabis producers looking for inroads into the marketplace
KAMLOOPS - This afternoon, representatives from GrowTech Labs held a meeting for parties interested in small-scale commercial cannabis production.The event was an informational session, following up o...
Jul 18, 2019 Image Credit: GrowTech Labs
Mercury tops out on top of the world: Alert, Nunavut, warmer than Victoria
Weather watchers are focused on the world's most northerly community which has been experiencing some record-breaking heat. Canadian Forces Station Alert recorded a temperature of 20 C on Su...
Jul 15, 2019
Teen writer touring new book about 2017 Wildfires in support of first responders
KAMLOOPS - For many aspiring authors, writing a book is something that takes years and years, with re-writes and revisions upon re-writes and revisions. For one B.C. teenager, he's already written a t...
Jul 11, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
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
