houseboats

‘We were 90 seconds away from dying:’ Families on Sicamous houseboat fire question safety standards
Jon Witt was still awake and reading when at around 1:30 a.m. he heard the…

Partying houseboaters aren’t the biggest threat for Shuswap Lake fires
While speculation is rife that fireworks were the cause of the blaze burning at Shuswap…

Houseboats and fireworks seen prior to start of Shuswap Lake wildfire
Eyewitness reports from people along the shoreline of Shuswap Lake say fireworks were being set…

UPDATE: Waterway houseboat vacationers worried they will never see their money, company put into receivership
SICAMOUS – Two weeks ago Daniel Stewart paid in full for his July vacation on…

Appeal court sinks houseboater’s legal challenge
WEST KELOWNA — Mayor Doug Findlater is savouring the latest B.C. Court of Appeal ruling that again backs the district’s right to govern live-aboard houseboats moored off its shores. “It’s been a long, long, battle, over seven years,” he said of the precedent-setting case that pitted local government against houseboat-owners intent on mooring long-term in...