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Shuswap River
Man drowns in Shuswap River in North Okanagan
A 53-year-old man drowned in the Shuswap River in Cherryville this past weekend. At around…
Floaters warned to avoid swiftly flowing Shuswap River in North Okanagan
The weather might be perfect for floating this weekend but not so much on the…
High waters make Shuswap River dangerous for floaters and paddlers, stewards say
Floating and paddling in the Shuswap River is not recommended while the waters are high.…
Near drowning prompts warning to floaters on Shuswap River in Enderby
Shuswap River ambassadors are warning residents and visitors to stay out of the popular river…
Shuswap River flowing dangerously fast; floating with inflatables not recommended
With hotter temperatures people may be considering a float down the Shuswap River in Enderby,…
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…
Body of Enderby woman found in Shuswap River
ENDERBY – A woman's body was recovered from the Shuswap River yesterday afternoon. The discovery…
Hundreds of tubers warned for not having safety gear on Shuswap River
NORTH OKANAGAN – Hundreds of people floating down the popular Shuswap River found themselves stopped…
Group of tubers rescued after hitting log jam on Shuswap River
ENDERBY – The public is being reminded to stay off the Shuswap River after a…
Water levels in Thompson Rivers, Shuswap decreasing
KAMLOOPS – The water in Southern Interior rivers is receding prompting the B.C. River Forecast…
Flood conditions impact recreation in the North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – This year’s high water levels are having an impact on recreation around…
Two water advisories prompted by Shuswap fuel spills ended
SHUSWAP – A pair of recent water quality advisories have been rescinded for areas around…
Truck spills thousands of litres of gas and diesel near Shuswap River
SHUSWAP – After a truck spilt thousands of liters of gas and diesel near the…
‘The timing will be close’: Rush is on to complete Enderby water line before next storm
ENDERBY – Emergency work is underway to get a temporary water line installed across the…
Enderby residents called on to keep conserving water with temporary fix still days away
ENDERBY – Enderby residents are still being asked to keep their water usage to the…
Water intake shut off after fuel spill in Shuswap River
GRINDROD – A diesel spill in the Shuswap River forced a shut-off of the Grindrod…
Past meets present on the Shuswap River: Enderby moves ahead with improvements for tubers, kayakers
ENDERBY – The times are changing on the shores of the Shuswap River. Where paddlewheel…
Amount of litter in Shuswap River on the rise this summer
VERNON – Discarded beverage containers, bikes and abandoned tubes are creating an eyesore on the…
Fewer than 300 spawning salmon counted on Shuswap River
NORTH OKANAGAN – Only 286 chinook salmon were counted spawning on the mid-Shuswap River in…
Extremely low return of salmon leads to restrictions on the Shuswap River and Mabel Lake
NORTH OKANAGAN – More restrictions are being placed on salmon fishing in the North Okanagan.…
Fishing to be prohibited on portion of Shuswap River near Enderby
ENDERBY – Fishing is being banned on a portion of the Shuswap River to protect…
Petition calls for boating restrictions on Sugar Lake
LUMBY – Efforts to restrict boats on Sugar Lake and the Shuswap River have been…
If floating the river in Enderby is on your summer bucket list, do it sooner than later
ENDERBY - Extremely low water levels could cut the summer tubing season short on the Shuswap River in Enderby. Madison Giesbrecht, program manager for the Shuswap River Ambassadors program, which monitors river conditions and provides information to user groups, says river levels are about a month ahead of schedule, and particularly low at that. “We...
Mixed views on proposed Shuswap River boating restrictions
VERNON - There’s been plenty of interest in proposed boating regulations on the Shuswap River, though it's still to early to tell which side of the debate the majority lands on. The North Okanagan Regional District has so far received 1,065 electronic surveys, plus 118 paper copies submitted in response to the proposed changes, which...