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On Monday afternoon (March 8) during the city’s civic operations committee meeting, parks manager Jeff Putnam said the city received feedback from the Kamloops Naturalist Club, Kamloops Outdoor Club, Kamloops Hiking Club and city’s parks engagement group. Gregson’s family is also apparently in support of the recommendation. Putnam said the name will be added to the sign on the existing pathway, which covers the west end of McArthur Island. Putnam said it is appropriate for the Gregson name to appear in the popular North Kamloops park. “Mr. Gregson was actually instrumental in the creation of the McArthur Island slough wetlands back in the 1960s and he secured a $12,000 loan from the federal government, which was kind of unheard of at the time it was a lot of money back in those days to actually create the west end of the slough to be a year-round wetlands area,” Putnam said. “We think the location is absolutely perfect.” ....
Photograph By Ralph Ritcey photo The junco is one of the most recognizable of our winter birds as well as being the most abundant member of the sparrow family to be found in B.C. There are two races of juncos to be found in our province, the Oregon junco, the one illustrated, and the slate-coloured junco, which nests in the northeast part of the province and across the forested northern parts of the continent to the Atlantic. The gray head, back, and breast with white belly are the best distinguishing marks for the slate-coloured junco. Continent-wide breeding bird surveys data indicate that B.C. has some of the highest populations of Oregon juncos to be found in North America. ....
The proposed Ajax mine site, owned by Polish state-owned company KGHM (80 per cent) and Vancouver-based Abacus Mining and Exploration Corp. (20 per cent), is also the site of the former Afton mine, from which the effluent is now entering Peterson Creek. The organization said the letter from the ministry states the review of the discharge permit “is on our list of projects and we will be getting to it in the new year.” On Nov. 25, Environment Ministry Deputy Minister said permit review will include consultation with Indigenous nations, local governments and stewardship groups such as the Kamloops Area Preservation Association. “We applaud the B.C. government’s positive response to our request. This is exactly the kind of Christmas present we were hoping for,” KAPA chair Paula Pick said in a release. “Effluent from the Ajax mine site has been leaching into the groundwater associated with Peterson Creek for over 30 years and no monitoring of groundwater co ....