Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Okanagan River Channel
iN VIDEO: ‘Absolutely disgusting’: Divers shocked by litter pulled from Penticton channel
A scuba diving team from Lake Country that hunts for trash every weekend hit the…
Penticton’s river channel is the place to cool off in South Okanagan
If the heat is getting you down and you're looking for a way to cool…
Penticton channel awaits floaters for the long weekend
It may not seem like it with the cool weather so far this week, but…
Shrinking Okanagan-area lake turning heads
A solution for how to slow down the high rate of siltation currently choking Vaseux …
Okanagan River channel being primed for fish once again
A First Nations initiative to restore fish habitat is moving forward into its second stage…
Penticton creates new walking path to avoid overcrowding along Okanagan River Channel
A new walking path leading folks to a underused parking lot has been created at…
Unsung Okanagan River channel heroes part of effort to improve safety
The Penticton Fire Department has been making most of the headlines in the past couple…
Firefighters called to Okanagan river channel in Penticton, yet again
Penticton firefighters were call once again to the Okanagan River channel to rescue floaters for…
Penticton fire official raises concerns after rescuing floaters on river channel, again
Members of the Penticton Fire Department were called yesterday to another rescue on the Okanagan…
Penticton river channel rescuers urge caution as flows remain high
With improving weather and increasing usage of the Okanagan River channel, Penticton Fire Department Deputy…
Coyote Cruises back in business on Penticton’s Okanagan River channel
Coyote Cruises is preparing for another run on the Okanagan River channel in Penticton starting…
Okanagan Lake levelling off at expense of Penticton river channel floaters
Despite all the rain over the past two weeks, Okanagan Lake has levelled off and…
High water forces Penticton channel float operator to temporarily shut down
Not even a week into the season, channel float operator Coyote Cruises has temporarily shut…
Floating fun: Penticton’s river channel again open for lazy summer days
For Okanaganites, nothing quite says summer than a refreshing float down Penticton's river channel. The…
Penticton channel float a go for this summer
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be floating on Penticton's river channel this summer. Coyote…
No channel floating this summer? It’s a race to figure out how to do it under pandemic protections
A leisurely float down the two of the Okanagan’s more popular tubing rivers is almost…
Beaver chewed trees along Penticton river channel not a concern, ministry says
PENTICTON – The damage done by busy beavers chewing trees along the Penticton river channel…
New Penticton channel float business working to make tubing safer
PENTICTON – The operator of a new channel float service in Penticton is setting his…
‘Uber of the Channel’ promises new way to float down Penticton’s river channel
PENTICTON – There will be a new service available for those wishing to take a…
Penticton river channel will slow to a six-pack for tubers this summer
PENTICTON – A low snow pack this winter will mean a more leisurely ride down…
Okanagan Lake now officially below full pool
OKANAGAN – Thanks to the hot weather, Okanagan Lake is now below full pool and…
High Okanagan River channel flows continue as talk turns to possible drought conditions
PENTICTON – Flow rates on the Okanagan River channel south of the Okanagan Lake dam…
Penticton channel tubing operator delays opening after drowning
PENTICTON – A Penticton company normally fully operational at this time of year is delaying…
Channel tubing in Penticton comes with a high risk this summer
PENTICTON – The drowning in the Okanagan River Channel at Green Mountain Road bridge in…