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North Shore Neighbourhood Plan meeting

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Contributor

Join us and reps from the City of Kamloopas to chat about the update of the City’s North Shore Neighbourhood Plan. Continue reading North Shore Neighbourhood Plan meeting

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Let’s make 2021 the Year of the Cyclist in Kamloops!

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021 Contributor

Councillor Arjun Singh is putting forward a motion to accelerate investment in alternative transportation infrastructure, making it possible to implement the Transportation Master Plan goals in 5 years, rather than 20 years. Continue reading Let’s make 2021 the Year of the Cyclist in Kamloops!

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Show your support for a Climate Action Plan, Kamloops!

January 4, 2021January 7, 2021 Gisela

As the new year dawns, so does our hope that we’ll soon be able to see each other in person again. The light is coming! For now, though, we’ll continue to do our work virtually. There is work to be … Continue reading Show your support for a Climate Action Plan, Kamloops!

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Flushing our forests down the toilet

July 3, 2020September 27, 2020 Nancy Flood

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 temporary supply and demand issue: there are lots of Canadian … Continue reading Flushing our forests down the toilet

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No yeast? No problem!

May 6, 2020May 4, 2020 Nancy Flood

People have been baking leavened bread (the kind that rises) for thousands of years—long before yeast was commercially available at the local grocer. Continue reading No yeast? No problem!

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Midnight Sun Art & Film Festival

July 29, 2015July 30, 2015 Contributor

August 7 – 9, 2015 Sun Peaks Resort — Alpine Village Presented by the Green Art Festival Association, this new and highly anticipated festival featuring art and design inspired by themes of nature and sustainability will be attended by prominent … Continue reading Midnight Sun Art & Film Festival

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Do you know someone who might be right for this job with the Kamloops Food Policy Council? Help spread the word! ...

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Here's a chance to provide input on a City plan! How can we make future development on the North Shore more sustainable? ...

City wants feedback on future of Kamloops' North Shore - Kamloops News

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The city is looking for feedback from the community on the North Shore Neighbourhood Plan, which includes some big ideas for the commercial areas.
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7 days ago

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Kamloops' Chris Torres is urging all of us to send a quick note to Councillors expressing support for Councillor Singh's motion to accelerate the buildout of cycling infrastructure. Sounds like a fine idea! transitionkamloops.net/2021/01/lets-make-2021-the-year-of-the-cyclist-in-kamloops/ ...

Let's make 2021 the Year of the Cyclist in Kamloops! - Transition Kamloops Network

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Councillor Arjun Singh is putting forward a motion to accelerate investment in alternative transportation infrastructure, making it possible to implement the Transportation Master Plan goals in 5 years, rather than 20 years.
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Safe, separated cycling infrastructure makes EVERYONE safer. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190529113036.htm ...

Cycling lanes reduce fatalities for all road users, study shows: Roads are safer for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists in cities with robust bike facilities

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The most comprehensive study of bicycle and road safety to date finds that building safe facilities for cyclists is one of the biggest factors in road safety for everyone. Bicycling infrastructure -- specifically, separated and protected bike lanes -- leads to fewer fatalities and better road-safety...
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3 weeks ago

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This sounds like fun! Test your recycling knowledge!Do you know what goes where? Test your recycling knowledge by playing the Waste Sorting Game! Play until January 3 and enter to win one of two $100 GC's from @ourfootprintsco Eco Store & Refillery, which also includes one free year of compost drop-off through @friendlycomposting.

Play at Kamloops.ca/Wastewise or in the Waste Wise app.
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BC Sustainable Energy Association: Kamloops Chapter

20 hours ago

BC Sustainable Energy Association: Kamloops Chapter

Are you in need of some good news? Read this!
"Joe Biden is preparing to deal with climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before – by mobilizing his entire administration to take on the challenge from every angle in a strategic, integrated way."
theconversation.com/biden-plans-to-fight-climate-change-in-a-way-no-u-s-president-has-done-before...
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Biden plans to fight climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before

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Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter explains how the new administration can mobilize all parts of his government as it faces five big climate challenges.
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BC Sustainable Energy Association: Kamloops Chapter

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This is such a great idea - to build support for climate action among moms. ...

They're climate scientists. They're mothers. Now they're joining the battle to get Americans to act

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A new $10-million ad campaign features climate scientists who are mothers speaking directly to other worried moms.
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BC Sustainable Energy Association: Kamloops Chapter

1 week ago

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Yes! ...

Singh wants 2021 to be Year of the Cyclist in Kamloops

www.kamloopsthisweek.com

Imagine cycling and walking infrastructure that flow seamlessly through Kamloops. It could include Thompson Rivers University, connect neighbourhoods, provide viable commuting alternatives to . . .
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BC Sustainable Energy Association: Kamloops Chapter

2 weeks ago

BC Sustainable Energy Association: Kamloops Chapter

New information: “It is our best understanding that, if we bring down CO2 to net zero, the warming will level off. The climate will stabilize within a decade or two. There will be very little to no additional warming,” says climate scientist Joeri Rogelj, a lead author of the next IPCC report.

insideclimatenews.org/news/03012021/five-aspects-climate-change-2020/
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Many Scientists Now Say Global Warming Could Stop Relatively Quickly After Emissions Go to Zero - Inside Climate News

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Parts of the world economy may have been on pause during 2020, dampening greenhouse gas emissions for a while. But that didn’t slow the overall buildup of atmospheric carbon dioxide, which reached its highest level in millions of years.  If anything, research during the year showed global warming...
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BC Sustainable Energy Association: Kamloops Chapter

2 weeks ago

BC Sustainable Energy Association: Kamloops Chapter

"If you just put a toe in the water, you never know where it is going to lead. Small opportunities can become big ones." ...

This Calgarian ditched the oilpatch for a career in sustainable energy

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“No matter where you work, I respect you for putting food on the table. But I do have to say that my life has additional meaning now,” Nick Kendrick says.
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