News Items tag as: Lac Du Bois

Armed forces reservists will be making noise near Kamloops
October 13, 2023 - 10:42 AM

The Canadian Armed Forces will be conducting training of their reserve units in the Lac Du Bois area near Kamloops later this month.
Kamloops grasslands home to mysterious salt water ponds unique to B.C.'s southern interior
November 21, 2021 - 12:01 PM

- This story was originally published June 27, 2020.
Here's how you can help Mother Nature in Kamloops this Mother's Day
May 10, 2019 - 12:45 PM

KAMLOOPS — Volunteers with the Kamloops Naturalist Club are getting ready for the annual spring cleanup of the Dewdrop Flats area.
Controlled to out of control: Dew Drop Trail wildfire in sensitive grassland
June 30, 2017 - 2:37 PM

KAMLOOPS – The ground is still smouldering from the Dew Drop Trail wildfire and there are lingering questions about how a controlled burn got out of control and what it means for the future of the protected Lac Du Bois grasslands.
Kamloops clubs join forces to clean off road vehicle area
May 09, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – Local clubs teamed up, rolled up their sleeves to clean garbage and debris from a popular off road vehicle recreation spot in Batchelor Heights.
Club revving up for Bachelor Heights off road vehicle area clean up
May 01, 2017 - 3:17 PM

KAMLOOPS – A group of outdoor enthusiasts are rolling up their sleeves for a clean up blitz of a backwoods recreation spot near the Lac du Bois grasslands.
Cleanup outside Kamloops nets 5,000 pounds of trash
March 27, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Progress for a 170 people this weekend looked like over 5,000 lbs. of garbage.
Kamloops outdoors groups come together to clean trash out of grasslands
March 23, 2017 - 9:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - After thousands of pounds of garbage were pulled out of the Dewdrop area of the Lac Du Bois grasslands last year, outdoors groups are coming together this weekend to do it again.
Multiple cougar sightings shut down trail in Lac Du Bois Grasslands
September 23, 2016 - 9:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - The Battle Bluff trail will remain closed until further notice after a number of cougar sightings in the Lac Du Bois Grasslands near Kamloops, B.C. Parks says.
Say goodbye to off-roading in the Lac du Bois grasslands near Kamloops
August 26, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Off-roaders who frequent the Lac du Bois area near Kamloops will need to find a new place to ride in September.
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$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
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Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
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Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: Lac Du Bois

Armed forces reservists will be making noise near Kamloops

Kamloops grasslands home to mysterious salt water ponds unique to B.C.'s southern interior

Here's how you can help Mother Nature in Kamloops this Mother's Day

Controlled to out of control: Dew Drop Trail wildfire in sensitive grassland

Kamloops clubs join forces to clean off road vehicle area

Club revving up for Bachelor Heights off road vehicle area clean up

Cleanup outside Kamloops nets 5,000 pounds of trash

Kamloops outdoors groups come together to clean trash out of grasslands

Multiple cougar sightings shut down trail in Lac Du Bois Grasslands

Say goodbye to off-roading in the Lac du Bois grasslands near Kamloops

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