Urban heat islands affect birds too!
Photo by anish lakkapragada on Unsplash Mountain Chickadees, like other songbirds, feed their nestlings mainly on insects: caterpillars are a favourite choice. Insects are high in protein, a lot of […]
Transition Kamloops folks tried the Amazing Race to Inclusion!
Cover photo by Julien Langlois The Speak Up Self-Advocacy Society (SUSA) has organized an event aptly called “The Amazing Race to Inclusion” in Kamloops for six years running. On Friday, […]
AI data centres are coming to Kamloops
Did you know that Kamloops may soon be home to 3 new AI data centres? They’re to be part of Bell Canada’s national network of data centres, starting with a […]
The cost of a bus ride
Would you like to ride Kamloops’ buses without paying? Do you think it’s even possible? What advantages and disadvantages might free transit have? Zohran Mamdani, New York’s new Mayor, promoted […]
Some wins in the new KAMPLAN
After several months of consultation, the City has released a draft of the 2025 Kamloops Official Community Plan (aka the OCP, KAMPLAN, or Bylaw No. 68, 2025). Public feedback started […]
Drawing the line!
September 20, 1 to 3 pm Riverside Park, Kamloops. We listened, we sang (Climate Crisis written by George M. & Ben Johnson), we chanted, we walked—joining a nation-wide movement to […]
Repair Café: where the magic happens
For info on upcoming Repair Cafés, click here The Hal Rogers Centre was filled with the sounds of the Repair Café last Saturday, May 31—drills whirred, soldering irons heated up, […]
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 […]