Environment
‘A rollercoaster of emotions,’ Vernon paddleboarder’s lake clean up continues
VERNON – When Aaron Nasipayko set out on his paddleboard on Kalamalka Lake, he was…
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…
Canada is not doing enough to prevent mussel movement: Report
OKANAGAN – A new report has criticized the lack of action by the federal government…
Studies show E. coli and invasive species prominent in Kalavista Lagoon
COLDSTREAM – It may look like a small murky pond, but Kalavista Lagoon in Coldstream…
Conservation group seeking City of Penticton help to rejuvenate oxbows
PENTICTON – A Penticton conservation group is looking for help from the city to restore…
Why the City of Kamloops offers rebates to replace old wood stoves
KAMLOOPS – It was around this time last year when Bill McGaw and his wife…
How this Kamloops couple is going zero waste
KAMLOOPS – The first thing you notice when you walk into Haley Feller and Sam…
Learn how to make chemical-free soap at Vernon workshop
VERNON – The Sustainable Environment Network Society is teaching people how to personalize their cleaning…
Regional board to decide conservation fund allocations
PENTICTON – The Penticton Creek restoration project could benefit from a major portion of this…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Beavers hard at work in the wild
Beavers have many qualities that help them in their environment especially when they are gnawing…
Why there were so many caterpillars in the North Okanagan this spring
EDITOR'S NOTE: Aug. 2, 2018 New information now strongly indicates it was in fact an…
New community garden coming to Kamloops neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS – The residents of Aberdeen could see a new community garden at a nearby…
There is so much to know, and to love, about the Interior’s endangered painted turtle
If you live in the Interior, there’s a good chance you’ve spotted a painted turtle,…
North Okanagan farmer fined $1,000 over issues with game deer
ENDERBY – A North Okanagan farmer whose herd of game deer was shot by conservation…
Independent review makes numerous recommendations in North Okanagan drinking water case
NORTH OKANAGAN – A report into a contaminated drinking water aquifer in the North Okanagan…