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Skaha Lake
Just in time for summer, new snack shop and patio opens in Penticton
A new lakeside shop just opened in Penticton that offers summertime snacks, coffees, locally made…
Ecologically valuable land on Skaha Lake in South Okanagan sold to anonymous buyer
A controversial five-acre property on the shore of Skaha Lake in the South Okanagan has…
Time ticking on effort to buy ecologically valuable lakeshore property on Skaha Lake
A community-based, ad hoc committee is working to build a case for the purchase of…
70-year-old boater in distress rescued by Penticton RCMP
Two RCMP members were in the right place at the right time when they came…
Drivers warned not to stop on highway to view Penticton wildfire
Apparently, boaters aren’t the only drivers who need to take care around wildfire fighting operations.…
South Okanagan community fighting to reclaim beach from endangered plant
In the early 2000s, the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen bought a sandy beach in…
Army vet reels in catch of the day on Skaha Lake
Grant Rowley had a memorable day fishing on the lake and as luck would have…
Fishermen catch huge rainbow trout where they didn’t expect it
Most people know Skaha Lake in Penticton for the beaches, but after a big catch…
Discussion but no action from regional district following recent Skaha Lake cliff diving death
PENTICTON – Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki questioned what the regional district could do to prevent people from…
Kelowna teen who died cliff jumping on Skaha Lake, mourned as school year begins
KELOWNA – Critical response team members have been set up at Kelowna high schools, 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…
Revamped parking lot for boaters causes consternation in Kaleden
PENTICTON – With boating season well underway on Skaha Lake, revamped parking facilities at Kaleden’s…
Skaha Lake slow to give up its ice this year
PENTICTON – It’s been a weird year for ice on Skaha Lake in the South…
Boat moorages cause for concern on Skaha Lake
PENTICTON – A convenient, low cost way to anchor boats on Skaha Lake is being…
UPDATE: Pickup crashes onto Skaha Lake ice near Penticton
PENTICTON – A pickup truck has fallen through the ice in Skaha Lake between Penticton…
Paddleboarder missing on Skaha Lake found safe and sound
PENTICTON – A woman reported overdue while out paddleboarding on Skaha lake was found safe…
Rescuers find missing person on shore of Skaha Lake
PENTICTON – Firefighters from Penticton and Okanagan Falls were called to a search for a missing…
Penticton’s Skaha Beach gets kudos in national magazine
PENTICTON – The rest of Canada is finding out what most residents of Penticton already…
Tourist who drowned in Skaha Lake last week identified
PENTICTON – The man who drowned in Skaha Lake last week has been identified. Flaviu…
Body pulled from Skaha Lake
PENTICTON – Penticton firefighters were called to Skaha Lake Sunday after receiving reports a man…
‘Summer island surfer vibe’ in the air at Skaha’s Sudbury Beach
PENTICTON - The early summer heat being experienced in Penticton has at least one local entrepreneur smiling these days. Darcy Godfrey is the owner of Glow SUP Adventures, located at Sudbury Beach on Penticton’s Skaha Lake side. She operates the only two concessions on both Hulley and Sudbury beaches, and lately she’s beaming like the...