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Climate Change
New study shows B.C. Indigenous communities vulnerable to climate change risks
A new University of Waterloo is examining the effects of climate change on Canadian Indigenous…
Wildfires spark Kamloops City Councillor to take climate action
After one of the hottest years on record, when states of emergency over wildfires were…
Residents called to make noise for climate leadership and action in Kamloops
A rally for climate change is happening in Kamloops and all residents are encouraged to…
Okanagan Christmas tree farm loses half of seedlings during summer heat wave
A Lake Country Christmas tree farmer says this summer’s scorching heat caused the death of…
B.C. plan to expand recycling includes mattresses, single-use fuel canisters and even fire extinguishers
Producers and consumers will be required to recycle more products in the province, as part…
Penticton residents asked to take part in climate campaign
Residents of Penticton are being called upon to rally politicians for emergency climate action in…
Kamloops residents asked to take part in climate campaign
Kamloops residents are being called upon to rally politicians for emergency climate action in the…
Drought forces B.C. to ask Kamloops, Okanagan residents to reduce water use by 30%
Residents in the Thompson-Okanagan are being asked by the province to reduce their water consumption…
Becker Lake wildfire near Vernon being held
A large wildfire threatening homes near Vernon is now considered to be held, which means…
‘We have loaded the weather dice:’ Climate change linked to B.C.’s heat wave
A UBC climate expert says there is “absolutely” a link between B.C.’s current extreme weather…
Vernon edible garden built next to elementary school promotes food security to students
A Vernon permaculture group growing edible gardens in the city has expanded to involve students…
Climate change projections report has a little good news for the Okanagan
The recent release of a report on climate projections for the Okanagan points to a…
Lake Country kids share dire message about climate change with snowman protest
Drive by the Winfield United Church and you’ll see cute snow animals and people, but…
Lake Country climate protesters find their muse in snow sculptures
A Lake Country church group wants you to build snow sculptures in order to take…
Climate change event aims to bring worldwide perspective and local knowledge
The results of climate change are so often so far away in time or distance…
Penticton resident works to keep climate change on council’s minds
Today’s low turnout at the weekly Friday noon hour Climate Action demonstration in front of…
Extinction Rebellion off to a slow and noisy start in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Extinction Rebellion is blocking bridges around the world as it calls for stronger…
Kamloops dancers take part in world-wide climate protest led by Extinction Rebellion
KAMLOOPS – A small group of protesters dressed in red costume and white face makeup…
North Okanagan-Shuswap PPC candidate in hot water over climate change comments
VERNON – Climate change is happening, but it’s not a crisis. That’s the stance of…
Kamloops and Okanagan cities not ready to call climate change an emergency
KELOWNA – It might be the end of the world as we know it, but…
Pistachios grown in the Okanagan? Researchers think climate change might make it possible
PENTICTON – Climate change is altering growing conditions in the Okanagan and Summerland Research Centre…
7,000 Canadians have had their say about the Green New Deal
The initial results are in from the 150-plus Green New Deal town halls that took…
$43 billion could be needed for climate change fight, UBCO report shows
OKANAGAN – A recent study spearheaded by a UBC Okanagan professor said the fight against…
iN PHOTOS: Students gather in Kelowna, Vernon to rally for the environment
KELOWNA – In Kelowna's Stuart Park today, students held up dead tree branches. One by…