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Interior Health says stay out of Wood Lake due to continuing algae bloom
June 04, 2021 - 5:20 PM

Interior Health has issued an update on its May warning about a dangerous algae bloom on Wood Lake in Lake Country.
Boat inspection stations are now up and running
May 16, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Boat inspection stations are now open in B.C., as inspectors look for zebra and quagga mussels.
Safe to swim in Wood Lake during algae bloom: Interior Health
May 14, 2021 - 5:16 PM

Interior Health Authority test results from an algae bloom on Wood Lake have confirmed the lake is safe to enter.
Keep pets out of Wood Lake in Lake Country as algae bloom continues: IH
May 14, 2021 - 10:44 AM

Interior Health continues to warn residents to stay out of the water where an algae bloom is visible on Wood Lake in Lake Country.
Movie production heating up in Kamloops this summer
May 06, 2021 - 10:30 AM

It's going to be a busy summer for movie crews in Kamloops with at least three productions filming from May to August.
Interior Health warns of potentially harmful algae bloom on Wood Lake
April 21, 2021 - 5:08 PM

After Lake Country residents reported a thick sludge floating on the top of Wood Lake in the past few weeks, Interior Health is warning residents to stay out of the lake.
iN VIDEO: B.C. Wildlife Park warns residents of waking bears
March 27, 2021 - 3:30 PM

The B.C. Wildlife Park is asking residents to be aware as bears wake from hibernation this spring.
Penticton Speedway being sold; will remain a racetrack
February 25, 2021 - 6:00 PM

After 23 seasons, the Penticton Speedway is changing hands.
B.C. ranchers push for more help in struggle to get their animals slaughtered
February 23, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Julia Smith has a problem. Despite litters of fast-growing piglets and surging demand for her pork, she can’t find an abattoir that can slaughter them before December.
Young farmers pursuing leases for expensive Okanagan farmland
January 09, 2021 - 3:31 PM

With the rising costs of land in the Okanagan, new farmers are breaking into the agriculture industry by leasing land instead of owning it.
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