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'Huge loss': Replacement of historic Kamloops Red Bridge destroyed by fire uncertain
September 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM

What was left of the historic Red Bridge in Kamloops and floating debris were still smouldering Thursday afternoon after fire ripped through the wooden structure.
Why protecting what's left of wetlands in Kamloops, Okanagan matters
April 08, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Wetlands continue to be lost or damaged by human development adding an increased risk during extreme weather emergencies and putting more species of wildlife in peril.
iN PHOTOS: After a century of damage, Okanagan nation caretakers restoring Trout Creek
March 30, 2023 - 2:00 PM

During the eighth annual syilx siw?k? (Water) Forum, attendees visited a local creek which is being revived by Indigenous caretakers after a century of damage has changed the landscape and decimated salmon populations.
iN PHOTOS: More of Penticton Creek's concrete channel being turned into ideal fish habitat
March 10, 2022 - 5:30 AM

Penticton Creek is being upgraded to replicate a more natural state.
'Muddy and cold': Burst water main floods Vernon basement suite
December 28, 2021 - 7:00 PM

When Vernon resident Raine Bouzane got up at 6 a.m., Dec. 27, to go to work he walked into his kitchen and found it covered in water.
Merritt’s only high school won’t reopen until April 2022 following flood
December 17, 2021 - 5:12 PM

An elementary school in Merritt will remain closed until the next school year while its only high school is expected to reopen April 2022 following massive flooding in the community.
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.
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Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
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