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Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park
Two suspicious fires in Kalamalka Lake park near Vernon
There were two suspicious fires in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park near Vernon last week. RCMP…
Mortar round found on hiking trail in Kalamalka Lake park near Vernon
A fire fuel mitigation crew working in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park found an unexploded ordnance…
‘Ignorance’ no excuse for Kalamalka Lake Park interface fire: District of Coldstream
A fire in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park Sunday morning is believed to have originated from…
Conservation group creating action plan for Okanagan wildlife corridor
An action plan for Okanagan governments and land owners will soon be made available to…
Province drops controversial plan to remove land from Kal Park
COLDSTREAM – The provincial government has abandoned efforts to remove land from Kalamalka Lake Provincial…
Body found in Kalamalka Lake
COLDSTREAM – A body was found in Kalamalka Lake near Vernon Saturday morning and RCMP say the person’s death isn’t suspicious. Police were called to Rattlesnake Point in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park around 11:50 a.m., Aug. 8. The body of a 67-year-old man was found in the water. “It does not appear this death is...
UPDATE: Kal Park wildfire under control
COLDSTREAM - Firefighters from B.C. Wildfire already have a fire in Kalamalka Provincial Park under control after reports of a smoke plume around Juniper Bay earlier this afternoon. Fire information officer Kelsey Winter says Coldstream Fire Department crews are on the scene along with an initial attack crew from B.C. Wildfire. Winter says the rank...
Removing land from Kal Park in Vernon continues to worry local officials
VERNON - Additional concerns are arising around a controversial plan to remove land from Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park in Vernon. The Regional District of the North Okanagan board of directors finally heard from B.C. Parks this week about a Ministry of Transportation proposal to remove a 20 metre right-of-way, down from an originally requested 30...
Ministry of Transportation can expect a letter of opposition from Coldstream council
VERNON - The Ministry of Transportation is getting no support from the District of Coldstream regarding proposed changes to Cosens Bay Road. Coldstream council voted unanimously to send a letter to the Ministry stating its opposition to land being removed from Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park so improvements can be made to Cosens Bay Road. Coldstream...
Community packs open house for future of Kal Park
VERNON - A Ministry of Transportation open house about removing land from Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park drew supporters and opposers, though no one seemed to be changing their mind on the project. The open house was designed to provide more information about the Ministry’s proposal to exclude a 30-meter right-of-way from the park to allow...
Friends of Kal Park step up efforts against Ministry proposal
VERNON - A local advocacy group is determined to quash a Ministry of Transportation initiative aimed at Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park. The Friends of Kal Park has launched an online petition — now with over 600 supporters — as part of ongoing efforts to halt the Ministry’s application to move the park’s boundary. The change would...