Water

TNRD – $7 million federal grant assures new water filtration plant for Savona

July 31, 2026 // 0 Comments

Savona will get a new membrane filtration water plant thanks in large part to a $7 million federal grant. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District said Thursday the grant comes [Continue]

CITY – Brown lawns on the way as drought restrictions loom July 20

July 17, 2026 // 1 Comment

The City of Kamloops will put Drought Level 4 water restrictions into effect on Monday, July 20. City Hall announced today (July 17, 2026) the restrictions will apply to all [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – A surefire way to make sure emergency alerts are heard

May 21, 2026 // 3 Comments

WITH SO MUCH competition for our attention on social media, how do emergency alerts get through? I have a suggestion, below. Kamloopsians in the eastern part of the city [Continue]

CITY – Repairs to broken main completed, water flow restored

May 15, 2026 // 0 Comments

This update from the City at 8 a.m. today (May 15, 2026): The City of Kamloops has successfully completed repairs to the critical water main serving the east end of the city. [Continue]

CITY HALL – Grants for study of climate change impact on water infrastructure

August 15, 2025 // 1 Comment

The City of Kamloops has acquired more than half a million dollars in grant funding to support climate change adaptation work in the Thompson River watershed. The City [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – AI is hungry for electricity, thirsty for water

May 23, 2024 // 0 Comments

WE HEAR A LOT about the promise and peril of artificial intelligence but little about mundane things such as how to feed the lumbering savant. The promise is that generative [Continue]