Water
Water quality advisory for 10,000 Great Vernon water customers after emergency repair
Approximately 10,000 Greater Vernon water customers are under a precautionary water quality advisory following emergency…
Restoration workers in Kamloops brace for emergency calls approaching with warmer weather
With the summer forest fires, Interior flooding and a recent cold snap, restoration workers are…
iN VIDEO: Massive water spout spotted near Vancouver airport
An unusual weather event reported near Vancouver’s airport caused Environment Canada to issue a warning…
Worried about flooding or drought in the Okanagan? It’ll take 7 years to find solutions
The debate over how the level of Okanagan Lake is controlled has gone on for…
Licence it or lose it: Time running out for Kamloops, Okanagan users to licence their wells
There are an estimated 20,000 non-domestic wells in B.C. that are supposed to be licenced…
Mysterious case of missing Mission Creek water in Kelowna may be solved
For awhile this summer it looked like some nefarious criminal was sneaking massive amounts of…
Extreme heat forces Summerland into Stage 2 water restrictions
With the mercury climbing into the 40 degree plus range daily for the next few…
Shuswap couple lose court battle with neighbours over water supply
A Shuswap couple has been left high and dry after a dispute with their neighbours…
Time for B.C. government to get serious about Okanagan Lake flooding: OBWB
After weeks of collecting letters of support from Okanagan governments, the Okanagan Basin Water Board…
Okanagan river channel expansion may be key to preventing more Okanagan Lake floods
Highly variable annual high water levels on Okanagan Lake over the past few years has…
High bacteria levels prompts swimming advisory for Kelowna’s Strathcona beach
Residents and tourists are being warned that swimming at a Kelowna beach could possibly result…
Woman digging in backyard in Kamloops trailer park late last night struck a water line
Firefighters were called out early this morning after a woman digging a hole with a…
Large algae bloom discovered in Shuswap Lake not harmful: Interior Health
Environmental testing at Shuswap Lake indicates a large algae bloom which recently appeared near Salmon…
Thousands of litres of drinking water leaking underground in this Kelowna neighbourhood
It’s amazing what a little thing like a water meter can find. Over the past…
No filling pools or pressure washing houses as parts of Kelowna move to Stage 3 water restrictions
Stage 3 watering restrictions are now in effect in the Southeast Kelowna and Crawford areas.…