Not much is known publicly about how the beetle made its way to Kamloops or where it was discovered. What is known is that Kamloops Councillors have agreed to add $200,000 to this year’s budget for Invasive Species Management, and that they’re expected to get more details during a closed-doors meeting this week.

Kamloops city council is holding a closed council meeting this week to consider putting aside 200,000 to deal with invasive species management.It comes a few months after the discovery of 11 Japanese beetles in Kamloops — a first for the B.

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The second of three dogs found to have fatally attacked a family pet in a North Kamloops backyard will be euthanized, a judge ruled Thursday, after a so-called “dog whisperer” who wanted to take them in got cold feet.

Until 2017, BC was considered Japanese beetle free before the first insect was spotted in downtown Vancouver. Since then the federal food agency has overseen a tracking and eradication program in several Lower Mainland cities.

Vancouver-based author, actor, activist, former athlete, singer, and entrepreneur Jesse Lipscombe will be telling locals to chase their dreams as a keynote speaker at Thompson Rivers University on Jan

Salmon Arm's isn't the only Peavey Mart that is closing. The chain of hardware and agricultural supply stores, owned by Red Deer-based Peavey Industries LP, announced last week that it was closing 22 Peavey Mart locations in Ontario and Nova Scotia.