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Directors Vote to Support Proposed Pipeline Project
June 04, 2015 - 5:18 PM

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors at their May 28 regular meeting voted in favour of supporting the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project, which involves twinning the existing Trans Mountain pipeline. The vote was prompted by a motion brought forward by Sun Peaks Mayor, and TNRD Director, Al Raine.
MP Report for Okanagan-Coquihalla: Discussion Needed on Canada's Energy Future
January 14, 2014 - 9:45 AM

Back in a mid November report I asked for input on the subject of pipelines. To my surprise, the amount of feedback I received was not as a strong as I was hoping for. What was not surprising is the comments I did hear back were quite divided with some strongly opposed to all pipelines and others in support of some pipelines and not others while some strongly support all pipelines.
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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

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Directors Vote to Support Proposed Pipeline Project