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Dust warning issued for Vernon
A dust advisory has been issued for Vernon as high concentrations of dust has been…
It’s going to get foggy in Okanagan, Shuswap
Environment Canada has issued a fog advisory for a large section of the southern Interior…
Fog reducing visibility on roads in Central and South Okanagan
Fog advisories are in effect until late this morning in the Central and South Okanagan…
Bacterial counts prompt swimming advisory for Summerland beach
SUMMERLAND – Beachgoers are cautioned against swimming at Summerland's Rotary Beach. In a swimming advisory…
Water quality warning for 18,000 in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Around 18,000 West Kelowna residents are urged to use caution when drinking…
UPDATE: Fourth Vernon dust advisory comes to end
UPDATE: 1:16 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2017 VERNON – The air quality advisory issued yesterday,…
Another dust advisory issued in Vernon
VERNON – Just a couple days after lifting a dust advisory for the Vernon area,…
UPDATE: North Okanagan dust advisory has ended
UPDATE: 3:30 PM FEB. 3, 2017 VERNON – Environment Canada has rescinded the air quality…
Regional district waiting for lab results following diesel spill near Vavenby
VAVENBY – Residents near Vavenby may have some answers tomorrow, after a diesel spill in…
Lavington air quality update: Environment Canada gives all clear
UPDATE: 11:17 a.m. Jan. 7, 2017 Environment Canada has ended a special air quality statement…
Possible causes of poor air quality under investigation in Lavington
LAVINGTON – Environment officials are looking for possible causes of poor air quality in Lavington,…
Water quality advisory issued for West Kelowna neighbourhood
WEST KELOWNA – Make sure to boil your water if your are on the Lakeview…
Wet weekend could clear the air in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The temperatures will continue to stay above seasonal normals but will come with…
Smoky skies advisory ends for Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A system that broke a nearly three-week heat wave and dropped rain in the Interior also helped clear the smoke. The smoky skies advisory that had been in place since June 7 was lifted this morning, July 13, by the Ministry of Environment and the Interior Healthy Authority. While many large fires are...
Air quality advisory remains in place
WAITING ON THE WEATHER TO CHANGE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - It is mid-November and yes, that is smoke in the air. Unlike the summer when large wildfires in northern B.C. caused air quality advisories the smoke visible throughout the region is due to open burning. “There are hundreds of burn registrations issued,” Kayla Pepper of B.C. Wildfire...
Smoky skies advisory for Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Fires to the north of us are causing smoky conditions and the Ministry of Environment is now warning people to take additional precautions because of the smoke. A smoky skies advisory was issued today for the Thompson, Shuswap, Okanagan, Similkameen, Nicola, Boundary and Fraser Canyon areas. Similar advisories have also been issued for...