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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,...