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Okanagan Lake
Heavy rain prompts boil water notice for Peachland
PEACHLAND – A heavy rainfall is behind the boil water notice issued in Peachland on…
Swimmers, boaters advised to keep watching out for pipe floating in Okanagan Lake
VERNON – A large pipe continues to pose a hazard to swimmers and boaters in…
Watch out for floating storm main on Okanagan Lake
VERNON – Swimmers and boaters are being warned of a hazard in Okanagan Lake. An…
Meadowlark Festival features opportunities to see the natural side of the South Okanagan
PENTICTON – An all encompassing festival that appeals to naturalists, historians and those who enjoy…
UPDATE: Body discovered near SS Sicamous identified as Penticton woman
PENTICTON – The body discovered in Okanagan Lake near the SS Sicamous in Penticton on…
Police suspect speed and alcohol in Peachland jet ski crash
PEACHLAND – A Quebec woman was critically injured in a jet ski crash on Okanagan…
Locals hoping to find owner of boat before it sinks into Okanagan Lake
VERNON – If you have a boat moored on Okanagan Lake in Vernon, you might…
Vernon council working on improving public access to Okanagan Lake
VERNON – Opening up public access to Okanagan Lake in Vernon is on city council’s…
Central Okanagan regional district director awarded medal for Okanagan Lake rescue
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – No one can say this politician is in it only for himself.…
West Kelowna man drowns in Okanagan Lake
WEST KELOWNA – A man seen diving into Okanagan Lake died after not resurfacing last…
Vernon’s Camp Hurlburt will become a public waterfront park
VERNON – Camp Hurlburt has been sold to the North Okanagan Regional District and will…
UPDATE: SUV plunges into Okanagan Lake near Penticton; Summerland woman killed
PENTICTON – The driver of a SUV that plunged into Okanagan Lake from Highway 97 between Penticton and Summerland this morning has died. South Okanagan Traffic Services media spokesperson Sgt. Harold Hallett confirmed this afternoon, Jan. 4, the 42-year-old Summerland woman behind the wheel died in Penticton Regional Hospital as a result of the injuries...
Kelowna man to jump into Okanagan Lake in support of refugees
KELOWNA - “What’s a little bit of icy water compared to some of the things they’ve been through,” Alan Monk says. On Saturday morning, Monk will join at least 80 other Canadians in the Polar Swim for Refugees, an ad hoc fundraiser that started in Victoria and has caught on with swimmers in other parts of...
Kokanee numbers keep rising in Okanagan
OKANAGAN - Kokanee numbers are up from last year in all of the big valley lakes, the provincial government says. Wood Lake’s kokanee population continues to recover from a disastrous 2011 when poor in-lake conditions lead to a huge increase in fish mortality of all ages, according to a media release. Over 20,000 returned to spawn...
Knox Mountain Park under popularity pressure
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Knox Mountain, the crown jewel of Kelowna’s park system, is under increasing pressure as its popularity grows. Use of the landmark park has jumped in all areas including vehicle use which has climbed from a daily average of 448 in 2012 to 582 in 2014. Event use has gone up as well...