Spring Flooding 2018
No free ‘environmental’ pass for South Okanagan governments during flood, fire season
PENTICTON – Local governments take on a lot of responsibility when natural disasters threaten communities…
Local inmates join fight to protect South Okanagan from flooding
OLIVER – It’s all hands on deck in the South Okanagan as even inmates at…
How rising temperatures this week may impact flood risk
The weather is heating up and the threat of flooding from a sudden spring freshet…
City of Penticton proactive on creek beds as spring freshet approaches
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton is preparing for the spring freshet by opening up…
Highway 33 to reopen late Friday after washout
KELOWNA – Highway 33 will reopen tomorrow night after a wash-out closed it two days…
B.C. Wildfire crews provide boost to South Okanagan flood control efforts
OLIVER – B.C. Wildfire personnel are keeping busy ahead of fire season by providing assistance…
Warm weather next week could provide break for flood, winter weary Interior
PENTICTON – Next week’s weather forecast should be welcome news to the winter weary, as…
Flood preparations underway in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The installation is a flood prevention measure and will require the closing…
Washouts close sections of Kelowna’s Mission Creek Greenway
KELOWNA – Waterlogged soil and creeks swollen with runoff have closed two sections of Mission…
Evacuation alert expanded to 148 properties in rural Oliver
OLIVER – The regional district is expanding an evacuation alert north of Oliver tonight. The…
Princeton-Summerland road closed due to washout
PENTICTON – Two roads remain closed today following mudslides and washouts in the region. Drive…
Green Lake Road residents under evacuation alert
PENTICTON – More properties southwest of Penticton came under evacuation alert today. The regional district…
Urgent repairs to go ahead on waterways around Kelowna International Airport
KELOWNA – Urgent repairs to channel works around Kelowna International Airport that were damaged by…
This is the time for some dam vigilance in the Okanagan
PENTICTON – The failure of a dam on the upper reaches of Testalinden Creek near…
Sportsmens Bowl Road residents facing evacuation alert
OLIVER – Properties downstream of Willowbrook are now facing potential evacuation as flooding undermines Sportsmens…