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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2022 | Volume 35 No. 34
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Scrabble is one of 26 competitions at the Canada 55+ Games now underway in Kamloops. The opening ceremony took place last night, with photos online at kamloopsthisweek.com. Turn to page A19 for a list of events and venues where you can catch all the action.
KAMLOOPS THIS WEEK
As expected, Kamloops council has approved a city-wide curbside residential organic waste collection program. Once rolled out, residents will receive weekly organic waste collection, while garbage and recycling collection will likely be done twice-monthly, on alternating weeks. The city-wide program, which expands on a year-long pilot program that is nearing completion, will see organic waste collection added to all 27,000 residential homes in Kamloops that now receive curbside garbage and recycling collection. The community rollout is scheduled to start in mid- to late-2023. Glen Farrow, the city’s streets and environmental services manager, said the pilot program has given staff an opportunity to test the program with a smaller group of residents across a handful of collection routes before expanding the scope citywide. “While we are still in the last part of the pilot, through our data collection and engagement with pilot residents to date, we are confident in understanding what we need to tweak for a successful community rollout,” Farrow said. See ORGANIC WASTE, A7
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