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How dump trucks and power washers are helping save Okanagan Lake kokanee
August 18, 2020 - 7:00 AM

It’s been decades since the kokanee population crashed in Okanagan Lake.
UPDATE: Kelowna's Mill Creek spills over its bank, flooding apartment building, houses
May 07, 2020 - 1:01 PM

Mill Creek has spilled its banks in several areas in Kelowna overnight as floodwaters rose.
Rotary Pier on Kal Lake set to reopen in time for summer
April 09, 2019 - 11:12 AM

VERNON - Diving into the clear waters of Kalamalka Lake on a hot summer day should once again be possible.
Lawsuit blames Province, District of Sicamous for causing "catastrophic" 2012 flood
April 19, 2018 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - A catastrophic 2012 flood in Sicamous remains top of mind six years later for a Shuswap business and a number of houseboat owners who accuse the Province, and others, for failing to prevent it.
Kelowna civic officials very aware of huge snowpack in surrounding mountains
February 08, 2018 - 8:30 PM

KELOWNA - Nervous might be the wrong word, but Kelowna civic officials are well aware of the overly-large snowpack sitting the mountains around them.
Spring flooding forcing repairs to Penticton creeks before next spring
December 18, 2017 - 7:00 PM

PENTICTON - Last spring’s high water flows caused significant damage to the beds of Penticton and Ellis Creeks and will need to be repaired in time for next year’s freshet.
Flooding still has some waterfront properties in North Okanagan under evacuation order
July 11, 2017 - 9:00 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - As wildfires rage across the province, some people in the North Okanagan still can’t return to their waterfront properties because of flooding.
Normal levels in Okanagan Lake not expected until end of July
July 05, 2017 - 1:56 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - The removal and pickup of about two million sandbags in the Central Okanagan is underway, two months after the flood waters first impacted people in the region.
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Armstrong residents mop up after devastating flood
May 13, 2017 - 3:00 PM

ARMSTRONG - Armstrong residents are still feeling the effects of a large flood that swamped parts of the city last week.
Kal Tire Place good to go after environmental tests come back clear
September 09, 2016 - 3:43 PM

VERNON - Kal Tire Place has been given the all clear after a sewer backup flooded the facility with contaminated water.
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B.C. turkey farmers struggling to get birds to Kamloops, Okanagan for Christmas
Christmas dinner may look a little different this year for families in Kamloops and the Okanagan if turkeys are unable to trot through the hindered supply lines. After last month's flooding events damaged Highway 1 , Highway 3 a

Kekuli Cafe is finally under construction in Kamloops
The Kekuli Café in Kamloops is finally under construction and is projected to open its doors in six weeks. Owner Elijah Mack-Stirling said it has not been easy opening the business but there are no longer obstacles in the way.

Ontario pot products often out of stock because of poor forecasts: auditor's report
TORONTO - Ontario’s auditor general says some cannabis products are often out of stock because the province’s pot retailer is inaccurately forecasting inventory levels. In a report released Wednesday, Bonnie Lysyk detailed how p

Uptick in tiny home sales continue amid Okanagan housing crunch
The co-owner of a Vernon-based tiny home company continues to see increased demand for the small houses because of how expensive Okanagan housing has become. OIiver Stankiewicz, co-owner of Summit Tiny Homes, started the business of manufac

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