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Spring Flooding 2017
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Rising water threatening homes, properties and parks around South Okanagan region
PENTICTON – Residents in the South Okanagan should be on alert as the flood risk…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Resiliency centres in Kamloops and Merritt close at end of week
KAMLOOPS – Resiliency centres for Thompson Nicola Regional District residents affected by flood waters will…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Okanagan Lake continues to rise as Summerland helps prepare residents for highwater mark
SUMMERLAND – As waters in Okanagan Lake continue to rise officials are warning lakefront property…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Where you can’t camp in the Southern Interior this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – For many people in the Southern Interior, the Victoria Day long weekend marks…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Volunteers boost efforts to save Penticton Yacht Club from rising lake waters
PENTICTON – Efforts to prevent flooding at the Penticton Yacht Club continued today. Yacht Club…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Motor boats banned on two Kamloops area lakes until rising waters subside
KAMLOOPS – The Thompson Nicola Regional District has banned boating on two lakes in the…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Sandbags stolen from downtown businesses
KELOWNA – A group of downtown businesses are wondering why their sandbags were taken from…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Regional director complains about emergency response efforts
PENTICTON – A regional district director expressed his displeasure about a perceived lack of attention…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Dozens of fish wash up in Vernon park
VERNON – Overflowing creeks have led to large amounts of water — and fish —…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Kelowna beaches set to close due to flood protection measures
KELOWNA – Okanagan Lake is continuing to rise and beach areas of local parks are…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: State of emergency declared southwest of Merritt
MERRITT – Flooding has prompted the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area N to call a state…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: High water puts a damper on May long weekend boating in the North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – Our lakes are full and that might put a bit of a…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Owner of Kelowna dock company reveals best way to prepare for climbing lake level
OKANAGAN – Waterfront property owners across the Okanagan are keeping a close eye on lake…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Rising waters of B.C. rivers still causing soggy woe for southern Interior
VANCOUVER – Waterways in British Columbia's Nicola Valley, near Merritt, are the latest to burst…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: High water levels hamper South Okanagan mosquito treatment program
PENTICTON – Excessive moisture in the South Okanagan is creating extra work for the Regional…
Now and then: Photos show how different things are in the North Okanagan this year
VERNON – It’s not your average May in the North Okanagan. If you head down…
Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant treated effluent bypass
WEST KELOWNA – Rising water levels in Okanagan Lake are having an impact on the…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: What you need to know about disaster financial assistance in the North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – Financial assistance is available for qualifying individuals in the North Okanagan. As…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Why the Okanagan will be on flood watch for at least another month
PENTICTON – It looks like it might be another five to six weeks of anxious…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: What does this year’s flooding mean for some farmers? ‘No income’
ARMSTRONG – Some farmers in the North Okanagan have more fish than produce in their…
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…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Okanagan Similkameen regional district flooding update
PENTICTON – Localized flooding continues to be a problem in the South Okanagan. The Regional…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Flood threat switches from creeks to lake in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Firefighters and volunteers are working hard again today, May 16, filling sand bags…
Vernon residents get the okay to stop boiling their water
VERNON – The boil water advisory in Vernon has ended. Greater Vernon Water announced this…