News Items tag as: B.C. Ministry of Environment

B.C. woman 'banned' from Okanagan provincial park after topless photoshoot
July 11, 2020 - 7:00 AM

A B.C. woman says she intends to file a human rights complaint after being kicked out of a Provincial Park and campground after an amateur photography shoot, during part of which she was topless.
Invasive shrimp in Okanagan Lake still an issue after 50 years
June 13, 2020 - 1:00 PM

By the time the B.C. government realized that introducing mysis shrimp into Okanagan Lake was a bad idea, it was too late.
Dusty roads lead to air quality warning in Vernon
February 03, 2020 - 11:00 AM

Vernon residents are dealing with some dusty road conditions today, prompting the Ministry of Environment and Interior Health to issue an advisory.
B.C. Ministry of Environment releases offenders list of shame
March 05, 2018 - 3:30 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - The B.C. Environment Ministry has released its quarterly report detailing recent environmental transgressions by people and companies, and there are two from the Central Okanagan.
The air quality index explained
August 12, 2017 - 4:30 PM

With more than 100 wildfires burning across the province, residents are getting used to – and sick of – the smoke that comes with them.
New review of Hullcar aquifer ordered by new environment minister
August 02, 2017 - 4:30 PM

SPALLUMCHEEN - A new, independent review of the pollution in the Hullcar aquifer has been commissioned by the new NDP Minister of Environment, George Heyman.
Air quality advisories issued for Nicola and Okanagan regions
July 31, 2017 - 6:10 PM

The Nicola Region and the Okanagan Valley have now been placed under a smokey skies bulletin.
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The Okanagan has its own tiny form of alligator
It’s spring and all sorts of cold-blooded creatures are slithering to warm rocks, including a type of lizard with the face of an alligator. The northern alligator lizard is most commonly found near rock faces, said Pete Wise, owner of

Make panzanella salad to celebrate the end of peach and tomato season
Harvest is in full swing now which means last chance for romance with some of your favourite fall ingredients. Peaches are rounding up for the year and so are heirloom tomatoes, so please make this salad as a finale to another wonderful season.

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News Items tag as: B.C. Ministry of Environment

B.C. woman 'banned' from Okanagan provincial park after topless photoshoot

Invasive shrimp in Okanagan Lake still an issue after 50 years

Dusty roads lead to air quality warning in Vernon

B.C. Ministry of Environment releases offenders list of shame

The air quality index explained

New review of Hullcar aquifer ordered by new environment minister

Air quality advisories issued for Nicola and Okanagan regions

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