News Items tag as: Jacko Lake

Museum exhibit opens following naming of Jacko Lake as First Nation cultural heritage site
June 20, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – An exhibition has opened at the Secwepemc Museum that reinforces the local First Nations intention to protect a unique cultural site and echoes opposition to the proposed Ajax mine.
What exactly is Jacko Lake?
October 30, 2015 - 11:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - The Lac Le Jeune Road exiting Kamloops is a paved road leading to a host of lakes in the region, but the turnoff to nearby Jacko Lake is full of bumps. It’s windy and dusty, but a tranquil glossy fishing hole is your reward at the end of the drive.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Tranquille developer blames province after multiple ALC denials
The province's Agricultural Land Commission has heard multiple pleas from the owner of a historic Kamloops property who wants to build an agricultural suburb on the massive site. Each time Ignition Developments goes to the commission, i

Museum exhibit opens following naming of Jacko Lake as First Nation cultural heritage site