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Osoyoos Lake
Chilliwack man drowns in Osoyoos Lake
The RCMP and B.C. Coroners Service is investigating after a Chilliwack man drowned yesterday in Osoyoos…
Osoyoos photographer captures mysterious ice phenomenon
An Osoyoos photographer recently captured a unique ice formation on Osoyoos Lake. This year’s mild…
Video provides essential information for Osoyoos Lake recreational salmon fishery
Just in time for this year’s recreational salmon fishery on Osoyoos Lake, Tyson Marsel with…
Looking for sockeye? Salmon fishing in Osoyoos Lake is now open
Okanagan sockeye salmon are back in the South Okanagan, and fishermen have been given the…
Witnesses sought after boater fires gunshots into Osoyoos Lake
Osoyoos RCMP are looking for further witnesses after a man fired several rounds of ammunition…
Recreational salmon fishery opening on Osoyoos Lake
A plentiful run of sockeye salmon on the Okanagan River has opened up a recreational…
COVID-19 restrictions raise questions for Osoyoos Lake pleasure boaters
Emergency officials in Osoyoos would prefer you didn't come to the community for pleasure boating…
Mother still waiting for answers 9 months after Osoyoos Lake boat crash that killed her son
It is closing in on a year since a horrific boating collision on Osoyoos Lake…
Osoyoos does Christmas light up a little differently
The organizer of a unique Christmas Eve event on Osoyoos Lake is looking forward to…
You can help monitor Okanagan lakes for invasive mussels with this program
SUMMERLAND – If you have a dock on a lake in the Okanagan, a local…
Police recover bodies from Osoyoos Lake following power boat collision
OSOYOOS – The bodies of two people missing in a boating collision on Osoyoos Lake…
Osoyoos police searching for two missing boaters after lake collision
OSOYOOS – RCMP are combing Osoyoos Lake for two missing boaters after a collision on…
‘Ugly’ South Okanagan dock prompts request for regional district regulation
PENTICTON – An Osoyoos Lake resident wants to see the regional district provide regulations with…
Woman killed in jet ski crash on Osoyoos Lake identified
PENTICTON – The woman who died following a jet ski collision on Osoyoos Lake last…
Jet ski fatality on Osoyoos Lake
OSOYOOS – A collision between two jet skis claimed the life of a Port Coquitlam…
Lack of volunteers threatens Osoyoos Lake society
OSOYOOS – A society formed 25 years ago to protect Osoyoos Lake is in danger…
Cross border water conference shares ideas, compares notes during drought year
PENTICTON - Those with a stake in the Okanagan River watershed on both sides of the 49th parallel gathered in Osoyoos last week to exchange ideas, discuss this year’s drought conditions, and work towards a more cooperative relationship in the management of the Okanagan River. The conference, which first took place in 2007, happens every...
Two Canadians, two Americans appointed to Osoyoos Lake Board
PENTICTON - Four new members have been appointed to the International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control. The appointments - two American and two Canadians from the Osoyoos Lake region - were announced yesterday, Oct. 1, by the International Joint Commission. The Commission was established in 1909 by the Canadian and US governments to help prevent...
Osoyoos Lake drowning victim identified
OSOYOOS – The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of the young girl who drowned while wading in Osoyoos Lake last week. Naziha Mohammed, 12, of Calgary was wading with a friend near Haynes Point on the west side of the lake around 7:30 p.m., Aug. 17, when rough water caused her to slip...
12-year-old drowns in Osoyoos Lake
OSOYOOS - A 12-year-old girl died Monday in Osoyoos Lake, the second drowning of the year there. The Calgary girl was camping with family at Haynes Point and was walking in shallow waters yesterday, Aug. 17, when several waves caused her to lose her footing and slip into deeper water, according to Cpl. Jason Bayda...