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Spring Flood 2017
Government response to 2017 flood season appropriate, professional: independent review
An independent review of the Great Flood of 2017 says despite what many may think,…
City moving forward on flood repairs
PENTICTON – Okanagan Lake shoreline repairs to damage caused by last spring’s high water and…
Persistent large snowpack raises Southern Interior spring flood risk
Potential for spring flooding in the Okanagan, Similkameen and Nicola remains elevated as latest readings…
$600,000 bill for spring flood damage on Okanagan Lake in Penticton
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton has assessed the spring flood damage along the Okanagan…
Summer tourism struggles? Tourism Kelowna says hotel occupancy in Kelowna is up
KELOWNA – Although some local businesses are struggling this summer, hotel occupancy is up from…
The end of Flood Watch 2017 is finally near
KELOWNA – It’s been almost three months since flooding began in the Okanagan Valley and…
Lakefront residents still tallying up costs of Okanagan Lake flooding
KELOWNA – Lakefront residents from around Okanagan Lake are still tallying up costs incurred from…
New digital tool released to help residents report flood damage
KELOWNA – For almost two months, historic flooding in the Okanagan has caused damage to…
It could be August before boats are back on Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – If emergency officials are waiting for Okanagan Lake to drop to 'full pool'…
Okanagan Lake level continues to drop; boaters still discouraged from making waves
KELOWNA – The water level in Okanagan Lake and Kalamalka Lake continues to drop slowly,…
All those sandbags are considered contaminated materials
KELOWNA – Local authorities admit they have no plans for what to do with more…
Finally some good news after weeks of Okanagan Lake flood watch
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – With cooler temperatures and the snow pack in the Mission Creek watershed…
UPDATE: What you need to know about Central Okanagan flooding as of Friday afternoon
KELOWNA – With updates pouring in daily on current flooding statistics, here is what you…
Okanagan Lake: Swim at your own risk
When the Okanagan has reached temperatures well above 30 C for most of the past…
Hot weather, thunderstorms impacting Okanagan Lake level
KELOWNA – The weather continues to conspire against those impacted by the rising lake levels…
West Kelowna ‘bozo’ had permission to use boat launch
KELOWNA – The man West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater called a ‘bozo’ on social media…
‘Bozo’ launches boat at closed West Kelowna boat launch
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna mayor Doug Findlater watched as two jet skis and a…
May was a write-off for boaters, June not looking good either
KELOWNA – On a warm, sunny day, boats and white sails usually dot Okanagan lake,…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Kelowna lakefront residents are to leave debris where it is
KELOWNA – It may not look very nice, but residents are being told to leave…