Repair Café: where the magic happens
The Hal Rogers Centre was filled with the sounds of the Repair Café last Saturday, May 31—drills whirred, soldering irons heated up, hammers pounded and bike wheels turned amid the […]
Success! Juniper Ridge grassland area is now protected!
In February, the BC Parks Foundation stepped up to bid on 5 parcels of private land for sale in the grasslands above Juniper Ridge (as shown in the photo!), starting […]
Green infrastructure in Kamloops—it’s here!
Although it was completed in December 2022, it took awhile for the City of Kamloops to load its Green Infrastructure Research Project Report on the website. It’s there now, however, […]
Help protect the Juniper Ridge grasslands
Did you know that 30% of BC’s endangered species live in grassland habitats year-round, and many more, including elk, mule deer, and bighorn sheep, are dependent on them for an […]
The housing crisis—not just for people
In September 2024, Kamloops City Council voted to rezone a piece of property along Ord Road from agricultural to urban—setting the stage for a planned 3-building, 185-unit development. The land […]
Do We Need a Tree Removal and Protection Bylaw in Kamloops?
How do you feel about the trees you can see from your house or apartment? On a Sunday in June 2023, neighbours living near a 6-acre lot in Salmon Arm were shocked to see more than 100 trees being felled or already on the ground.
Native plants presentation with Eva Durance
One of the project groups taking shape is called Nature-Friendly Yards, focused on making our private spaces more ecologically friendly. This is a free event open to anyone with an […]
Saving our forests… one flush at a time
Cutting down virgin forests to make toilet paper is bad. Use TP from recycled sources! We’ll tell you how to choose and where to get it.
Flushing our forests down the toilet
So what was the deal with toilet paper (tp)? Why was it so hard to find for a while at the start of the pandemic? Really, it was simply a […]
No yeast? No problem!
People have been baking leavened bread (the kind that rises) for thousands of years—long before yeast was commercially available at the local grocer.
