Okanagan River Channel
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…
UPDATE: Drowning in Okanagan River Channel
PENTICTON – A man pulled from the Okanagan River Channel in Penticton this afternoon has…
Life restored to stagnant Okanagan River oxbow in Penticton
PENTICTON – A Penticton environmental group is excited to see a project almost a decade…
Penticton restaurant reworks menu, comes up with community clean up idea
PENTICTON – A Penticton restaurant looking at new culinary feature ideas has expanded their menu…
Temporary closures anticipated during salmon restoration effort
PENTICTON - A salmon restoration project will impact road, trail and channel users this fall, as the Okanagan Nation Alliance Fisheries Department moves ahead with plans to restore salmon habitat in the Okanagan River channel beginning in September. Biologist Natasha Lukey told the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen Board of Directors about plans to build...
More to Penticton bridge project than meets the eye
PENTICTON - As bridges go, one wouldn’t think the new Satik bridge currently under construction at Green Avenue and the Channel Parkway in Penticton would be a very complicated project. After all, it’s a small bridge, with a low span running a distance of 100 feet or so. But there is more to the Satik...