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Advisory issued as North and South Thompson river levels to rise rapidly
KAMLOOPS – Residents are asked to be alert to rising waters expected in the North…
UPDATE: Snowfall warning ended for Rogers Pass: Environment Canada
UPDATE: 8:48 a.m., Jan. 18, 2017 THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Significant snowfall is now longer expected and…
Thompson-Okanagan snowpack below normal for this time of year
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – An extremely warm, wet November followed by an unusually cold December has ski…
Caution advised when getting cosmetic tattoos: Interior Health
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The trend toward new cosmetic procedures like microblading has prompted a safety warning…
Police name the top six vehicle defects, does your vehicle pass the test?
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN- With winter creeping closer, police will be paying closer attention to vehicle defects. RCMP…
Kamloops Fire Rescue warns of low water levels after Thompson River rescue
KAMLOOPS – A mother and son from Tobiano ran into trouble on the Thompson River…
Cooler summer behind drop in Thompson-Okanagan drowning deaths
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Cooler weather this summer may have dampened a few vacation plans, but it…
The ‘badger hotline’ and why Thompson-Okanagan residents are being asked to use it
AN ‘INCREDIBLY CUTE’ SPECIES WITH A BIG ATTITUDE AND A SHRINKING POPULATION THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – While…
Rivers receding as streamflow advisory for Southern Interior ends
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Thanks to the cooler weather, river levels are dropping and the high streamflow…
High risk of seasonal flooding in the Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – While high snowpack levels have dropped in some parts of the region, levels…
Early season numbers show decent snowpack in the Thompson-Okanagan
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Several snow systems pommelled the region at the end of 2015, leaving the snowpack levels at a good level to start 2016. At 143 per cent, Similkameen is most above normal for this time of year, but with the lowest in the region sitting at 92 per cent of normal snowpack levels, low...
ELECTION 2015: Where to hear the Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola candidates speak
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Several businesses and organizations in the new Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola electoral district are making it possible for voters to meet the candidates who want to represent them in Ottawa. The new riding includes all of West Kelowna, Summerland, Princeton, Keremeos, Logan Lake, Merritt and Peachland and the majority of Kelowna excluding downtown, the...
Smoky skies advisory issued for entire Thompson-Okanagan region
THOMPSON OKANAGAN – If the visible smoke in the sky wasn't enough to warn you, a smoky skies advisory has now been issued for a large portion of the Southern Interior. The Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Interior Health Authority, has issued a smoky skies advisory for the Thompson, Shuswap, Nicola, Fraser Canyon,...
Fewer rentals available in Thompson-Okanagan as prices rise
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – It's getting harder to find an apartment to rent in most Thompson-Okangan cities, and those that are available cost significantly more than they did one year ago. Kelowna and Kamloops saw minor adjustments in rental availability rates this year compared with the B.C. average. Between April 2014 and April 2015, the provincial average...
Smoky skies advisory for Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Fires to the north of us are causing smoky conditions and the Ministry of Environment is now warning people to take additional precautions because of the smoke. A smoky skies advisory was issued today for the Thompson, Shuswap, Okanagan, Similkameen, Nicola, Boundary and Fraser Canyon areas. Similar advisories have also been issued for...