AIR POLLUTION – Lessons learned from the summer of 2017
By MICHAEL D. MEHTA, Ph.D. One of the key lessons learned in recent months as a result of forest fires in the interior of British Columbia is that air pollution levels, and [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – Attempt at Ajax deal will prove to be a blunder
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS CITY council — the abbreviated version — closed the book on six and a half years of community-splitting debate [Continue]
AJAX – Development company wants compensation if mine goes ahead
A letter filed by Aberdeen Highlands Development Corp. with the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office as part of the final public-comment period on the Ajax mine proposal: [Continue]
LETTER – ‘It would be inappropriate to engage in discussions at this time’
Following is the response, dated Aug. 22, from Environment Minister George Heyman to Acting Mayor Arjun Singh regarding an invitation to come to Kamloops to discuss Ajax: [Continue]
AJAX – City council reluctant to keep poking the bear on mine proposal
City council decided not to poke the Ajax bear any further, though there was lively disagreement at Tuesday’s regular meeting (Aug. 29, 2017) on whether more poking is [Continue]
AJAX – ‘We urge you to take action to suspend the permitting process’
Kamloops City Coun. Denis Walsh has filed a notice of motion on the environmental assessment process for the proposed Ajax mine. Here’s the full text of the motion, [Continue]
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