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FRIDAY
MAY 17, 2019 | Volume 32 No. 40
ARRESTS FOLLOW STABBING
Kamloops RCMP made arrests on Thursday following a stabbing on the North Shore and a stolen vehicle call in Sahali A5
Page A28 is your guide to myriad events in the city and region
ROAR RETURNS New-look B.C. Lions start training camp in Kamloops A32
LONG WEEKEND WEATHER:
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Showers High 20 C Low 10 C
Getting ready for all things vinyl at Sahali mall A27
The first stage at the city’s wastewater-treatment centre screens out solids, which appears to be mostly garbage — the smelliest stage in the process, resembling the stench of an outhouse.
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A TRIP THROUGH THE SEWAGE TREATMENT CENTRE JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com
As controversy continues to swirl around its biosolids being sent to Turtle Valley, the City of Kamloops invited media for a tour of its sewage-treatment plant on Thursday and briefly outlined eight future management options that will go to council in further detail later this month. City utility services manager Greg Wightman
walked media through the large property on Mission Flats Road, along the Thompson River. An automated system treats the city’s sewage — everything that flows down a drain in city and Tk’emlups te Secwepemc homes — and is operated by a crew of up to seven via the “brains,” a sophisticated computer system. A murky liquid resembling a cross between puddle water and lime juice enters the plant by pipe. It is not what one might expect to see from
untreated sewage. “There’s a lot of misconceptions, when it comes to wastewater and wastewater treatment, for sure,” Wightman said. “It’s one of the biggest hurdles we have as a city is trying to get factual and accurate information out there to folks. … It’s not the visual you’re probably expecting.” The first treatment stage screens out solids, which appeared to be mostly garbage — the smelliest stage in the process, resembling the
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