Okanagan Falls
Contaminated tap water in Okanagan Falls; boil water notice issued
OKANAGAN FALLS - A boil water notice was issued Thursday for Okanagan Falls residents, after water testing results showed traces of E. Coli contamination. Residents are being warned by Okanagan Falls Irrigation District and Interior Health to boil water for one minute before drinking, preparing food, and brushing teeth. Water samples are being sent to...
Wildfire near White Lake Observatory reduced to brush fire
PENTICTON - A wildfire near White Lake Observatory in Okanagan Falls is nearly out after fire crews worked to put out the flames Monday evening. The fire started around 4:30 p.m. with unknown cause and grew to 20 hectares in size but was reduced to a brush fire by 7:30 p.m. Monday, when B.C. Wildfire...
Alberta man’s body found floating in Okanagan River
DEATH DEEMED SUSPICIOUS OKANAGAN FALLS – The death of an Alberta man, whose body was found floating in the channel on the southern outskirts of Okanagan Falls Friday morning, had been deemed suspicious by the RCMP. The body of a 24-year-old man was recovered from the Okanagan River by swift water rescue technicians from Penticton...