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Tolko fined $75,000 for logging road that caused landslide
Tolko Industries is appealing a $75,000 fine it received after a logging road it built…
Highway 97 blocked after another slide near Summerland
Highway 97 is blocked near Summerland after another landslide. Rocks and debris fell onto Highway…
Shuswap mobile home park on evacuation alert due to landslide risk
A Sicamous mobile home park has been placed on an evacuation alert due to a…
North Okanagan woman suing after landslide left house too dangerous to live in
A North Okanagan woman who was forced out of her home following a landslide in…
Pelmewash Parkway rockfalls part of ‘regular cycles’ for roadway
Unless the district can throw a giant plastic sheet over the mountain, rockfalls along Pelmewash…
Section of Trans-Canada to reopen near Spences Bridge
A section of the Trans-Canada Highway will partially reopen tomorrow following months of work after…
Ministry anticipates another few days of work before Highway 33 reopens
After a washout closed Highway 33 Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Transportation estimates that it…
Landslide closes section of KVR Trail until further notice
A landslide has washed out a section of KVR trail near Shinish Creek Road. The…
Those evacuated after Vernon mudslide can return home
Residents of the six properties evacuated following a small landslide this weekend, have got the…
Peachland declares local state of emergency
PEACHLAND – The District of Peachland declared a local state of emergency today after a…
UPDATE: Westside Road north of West Kelowna reopens
WEST KELOWNA – A section of the road between West Kelowna and Vernon on the…
UPDATE: Crews working to reopen road, restore power for North Okanagan residents impacted by landslide
VERNON – A landslide damaged one property and left numerous residents without power this morning…
Landslide possible as nine Kamloops homes remain under evacuation order
KAMLOOPS – Geotechnical experts are keeping a close eye on a hillside in the Palmer-Forsyth…
UPDATE: Shuswap road open to single lane traffic after landslide
SHUSWAP – Two homes are damaged and several residents were evacuated following a landslide on…
UPDATE: North Okanagan couple lose home and 30-year business due to landslide risk
MINISTRY OF FORESTS RESPONDS TO CONCERNS THAT LOGGING LED TO LANDSLIDE NORTH OKANAGAN – A…
Appeal to be heard over fines in Cherryville landslide
NORTH OKANAGAN – An appeal will be heard in early 2017 into a pair of…
Slide report reinforces concerns around logging activities in Cherryville
CHERRYVILLE – Improper drainage structures directly contributed to a landslide in a North Okanagan community,…
UPDATE: West Kelowna road reopens after small rock slide
WEST KELOWNA – A small landslide in the West Kelowna Estates neighbourhood forced the city…
Why the government thinks someone intentionally blocked a culvert causing flood damage in the North Okanagan
VERNON - Plastic and wood debris found near a culvert after a devastating landslide in the North Okanagan in 2014 leads investigators to believe the flood was human caused, according to information obtained by iNFOnews.ca. Investigators with the Ministry of Forests announced in November 2015 they believed someone intentionally blocked a culvert, causing Dale Lake...
Investigators still looking for tips in Cooke Creek landslide
ENDERBY - The Ministry of Forests still doesn’t know who’s responsible for a massive landslide near Enderby last year, but it’s standing by its belief the catastrophe was human-caused. In a statement released last week, the Ministry said it believes someone tampered with a culvert, leading Dale Lake to spill its banks and send a...
Cherryville residents feeling ‘bullied’ by B.C. Timber Sales over controversial logging operation
CHERRYVILLE - A North Okanagan Regional District director says his community feels its interests in further studying impacts of a contentious logging operation is being ignored by the provincial government. Equipment crews rolled into Cherryville Monday to start building a road in the Cherry Ridge area, where B.C. Timber Sales intends to log 190 hectares...
Tubers urged to take care on Shuswap River
ENDERBY - Those participating in a quintessential summer activity in the North Okanagan are being reminded to do so carefully this summer. Floating debris from a landslide in May means there are more hazards for people tubing down the Shuswap River in Enderby. The Shuswap River Ambassadors, who gather and share information for the public,...