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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
August 20, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of August 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.
Environmental assessment could delay Tranquille development another five years
June 06, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A bid to assess a massive proposed Kamloops development for environmental impacts could delay the long-awaited project another three to five years.
Investigation continues three years after Tk'emlups residential school grave findings
May 27, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Three years after the announcement from Tk'emlups te Secwepemc echoed across the country, the First Nation continues to investigate what's beneath the soil near the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
First Nations blamed for delays on Tranquille redevelopment in Kamloops
May 25, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Two Secwepemc bands want the province to take a closer look at the potential redevelopment of a former Kamloops tuberculosis hospital.
Historic human remains found at Upper Nicola band's construction site
May 08, 2024 - 12:00 PM

The Upper Nicola Indian Band is working with an archaeologist after human remains were found on a construction site last week.
Tk'emlups, Kamloops keeping public clear of archaeological site
September 07, 2023 - 5:01 PM

Tk'emlups and the City of Kamloops are protecting an archaeological site discovered along the riverbank this past weekend.
Cavers keen to explore mysterious giant pit in Wells Gray National Park
July 08, 2023 - 7:00 AM

An experienced caver has big dreams of getting into a recently discovered mega-sized cave in Wells Gray Provincial Park that has remained mostly untouched since its accidental discovery more than five years ago.
Trans Mountain Pipeline charged for damaging archaeological site
November 22, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Trans Mountain Pipeline is facing criminal charges for damaging a heritage site along its construction path.
Tk’emlups preparing for archaeological work at site where remains were found
June 21, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A final report on the preliminary findings of what are believed to be unmarked graves of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School has been delayed, but is expected to be completed by the end of June.
Work resumes on Kelowna walkway after year-long delay to identify artifact
April 28, 2021 - 7:30 AM

It was May 2020 when the City of Kelowna halted work on a long-awaited pathway connecting Strathcona Park, near Kelowna General Hospital, to a beach on Okanagan Lake at the end of Royal Avenue.
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iN DISCUSSION: 'It can happen to anyone'
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability.

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