Okanagan Lake
Grab your cameras and binoculars; Marina Way Lookout is open
PENTICTON - The Marina Way Lookout officially opens Thursday evening, revealing the newest view of Okanagan Lake with a celebration and historical tour. The reconstruction project was part of the city’s waterfront enhancement strategy. The vision was to transform the abandoned peninsula — formally used as a Canadian National Railway loading dock — into a...
Charges possible in boat vs. Seadoo crash
VERNON - Charges may be laid under the Canada Shipping Act after two boats crashed on Okanagan Lake over the weekend. Emergency services were called out to the Fintry area around 11:30 a.m. Sunday after a fishing boat and a jet boat collided. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the 18-foot Seadoo bowrider was traveling west...
Okanagan Lake walkway opens with a splash
PENTICTON - Come celebrate the official opening of the Okanagan Lake waterfront walkway at a Beach Party fundraiser at the SS Sicamous esplanade this Saturday. Splash around in the water to help beat the heat, or take a ride on a slip-n-slide that shoots you right out into the lake. The kids can play in...
Police seek answers in Vernon teen’s death
VERNON - Police are working to give a grieving family answers in the tragic boating death of a Vernon teen. Officers are investigating the death of Miles Wohlford, 14, who fell off his tube and was struck by the boat and its propeller June 28 on Okanagan Lake. “The investigation is to thoroughly look into...
Vernon teen dies after taken off life support
KELOWNA - A Vernon teen severely injured in a tubing accident last Saturday died last night after being taken off life support. He died at 8:52 p.m. but not before donating organs to at least six people, according to the Support Miracles for Miles Facebook page, where people are invited to leave messages. "You mean...
Vigilance and caution urged on lakes following tragic boating accident
VERNON – A Vernon teenager remains in critical condition in hospital after he was run over by a powerboat on Okanagan Lake Saturday evening. Miles Wohlford, 14, was with a group of friends tubing on the northern arm of the lake off Westside Road near Mary Anns Road around 6:10 p.m. RCMP Cpl. Gerry Kovacs...
Tubing teenager hit by tow boat on Okanagan Lake
VERNON – A 14-year-old local boy was critically injured in a tubing accident on Okanagan Lake near Vernon Saturday evening. RCMP Sgt. Derrick Donovan says the boy was riding a tube behind a power boat and fell off. He was struck by the boat that had been pulling the tube. It happened just after 6...
Greenway underpasses closed again
KELOWNA – The swift and rising water in Mission Creek from the spring runoff and the rain on Friday has forced the closure of the two underpasses on the Mission Creek Greenway. The trails under the Casorso Road Bridge and south side of the creek at the Gordon Drive Bridge are closed until the water...
Boaters rescued after accidental overnighter
KELOWNA – Members of Central Okanagan Search and Rescue were called to assist in the rescue of two people who became stranded after an evening of boating Monday. COSAR vice president Duane Tresnich says RCMP requested help searching a remote area of Okanagan Lake north of Rattlesnake Island after a report the engine of a...
Sunscreen and shades kind of weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Mother Nature has a treat for us this weekend—soaring temperatures and lots of sun. Highs of 24-25 C will be highlighted by sun for much of the day today and by Sunday the entire region will be seeing highs of 28 C with more sun. We can expect to see some cloud cover...
Years of boiling tap water over
PENTICTON – The people living on the West Bench are drinking water right from the tap in the first time in years. Interior Health says the water from the new West Bench Water System is safe following a $9.8 million dollars in improvements. The permanent boil water advisory was lifted on Friday. The new supply...