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Spring Flooding 2017
Devastating 2017 Mill Creek flood in Kelowna caused by years of neglect
KELOWNA – The immediate cause of last spring’s flood along Kelowna’s Mill Creek was an…
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,…
Penticton waiting for provincial funding, approvals to begin pre-freshet creek repairs
PENTICTON – With the approach of spring the City of Penticton is anxious to make…
Kelowna civic officials very aware of huge snowpack in surrounding mountains
KELOWNA – Nervous might be the wrong word, but Kelowna civic officials are well aware…
Big snow packs creating potential for more spring flooding in the Okanagan
Oh no, not again? It’s early season but large snow accumulations in parts of the…
Flood damage bill for Kelowna closes in on $9 million
KELOWNA – The great spring flood of 2017 caused about $9 million damage to city-owned…
$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…
Premier to say thanks to those who kept B.C. safe during floods and wildfires
KAMLOOPS – The Premier will be in Kamloops tomorrow to make a "special recognition" announcement…
Sandbag removal efforts are wrapping up in the Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The sandbag recovery operations in the Central Okanagan will be completed by…
Summerland father organizing underwater clean up of Antler’s Beach sand bags
PEACHLAND – A Summerland man is asking for help cleaning up hundreds of submerged sand…
Central Okanagan flooding cost B.C. taxpayers $20 million
KELOWNA – The Province of B.C. has approved $20 million for Central Okanagan Emergency Operations…
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…
No more properties under flood evacuation alert in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – There are no more properties under evacuation alert due to flooding in the…
Sandbag removal efforts progressing in Vernon
VERNON – The City of Vernon is moving forward with sand bag removal as lake levels…
Lakefront residents still tallying up costs of Okanagan Lake flooding
KELOWNA – Lakefront residents from around Okanagan Lake are still tallying up costs incurred from…
West Kelowna, Regional District asking province for review of this year’s flooding
KELOWNA – Both the Central Okanagan Regional District and the City of West Kelowna are…
All Kelowna boat launches are now open
KELOWNA – As the level of Okanagan Lake continues to drop, more beaches and boat…
High lake level brings North Okanagan septic concerns to the surface
VERNON – The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says this year’s flooding event is…
Flooding still has some waterfront properties in North Okanagan under evacuation order
NORTH OKANAGAN – As wildfires rage across the province, some people in the North Okanagan…
Flood protection in the Okanagan beginning to be removed
KELOWNA – Over the weekend some sand bags have disappeared from the shores of Okanagan…
Who stopped the rain? Southern Interior goes from flood to near drought in a month
After one of the wettest springs on record, Kamloops and Kelowna are in one of…
Penticton begins cleanup, damage assessment as lake levels recede
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton is moving into cleanup mode following this spring’s high…
Normal levels in Okanagan Lake not expected until end of July
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The removal and pickup of about two million sandbags in the Central…