Water
Still no drinkable tap water for Okanagan Falls’ residents
OKANAGAN FALLS - A boil water notice issued last week for Okanagan Falls residents won't be lifted because water samples continue to test positive for E. Coli. The bacteria was found during a routine water sampling last Thursday. Interior Health is asking for three consecutively clean samples of water from the Okanagan Falls Irrigation District...
Local governments team up to save water this summer
OKANAGAN - Okanagan mayors are challenging residents to conserve water this summer as part of the Okanagan WaterWise program. The program is an effort by the Okanagan Basin Water Board, local government and utility partners to encourage outdoor water conservation during the hot and dry summer months. Several mayors and councillors throughout the valley took...
Water main burst, crews on scene
VERNON – A water line on 27 Avenue and 43 Street broke around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, however the leak has been isolated and full repairs are expected to be complete by tomorrow. Tanya Laing, a spokesperson for the City of Vernon, says traffic is currently being re-directed. “There are flaggers on site who are...
Water parks open this weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It may not feel like summer is around the bend with the wet, cool weather lingering over Kamloops these past few days, but the city isn't about to let kids down. They're opening water parks at the end of the month. Starting Saturday, May 31, all City of Kamloops water parks will be...
HAZMAT called to contain chlorine leak
KELOWNA - The HAZMAT team was called to the Rutland Water Works pump Friday morning for a reported chlorine leak though evacuation of the area was not required. The Kelowna Fire Department received the call at 10:29 a.m. and when the team arrived they discovered a regulator malfunction on a 150 pound bottle of chlorine...
Water stewards re-gift cash prize
KELOWNA – Protecting our water is job number one for the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council and the group wants to make sure students share that goal. The council won a national Excellence in Water Stewardship award from the Council of the Federation. Instead of pocketing the $1,000 in cash that came with the trophy, the...