This fund was established by a retired public health nurse and master gardener, who actively advocated for the prohibition of cosmetic pesticides in residential use in Kamloops and conducted workshops promoting pesticide-free gardening. The Environmental Impact Fund...
The fund was initially called the General Fund. Thereafter, the fund was renamed as the Kamloops Community Fund. Some of its early donors included the Weyerhaeuser Foundation and Dr. Stewart Burris.
