News Items tag as: B.C. Provincial Parks

Provincial park devasted by Shuswap wildfire partly reopens to public
February 21, 2024 - 12:00 PM

A popular provincial park near the town of Scotch Creek in the Shuswap is slowly reopening to the public after the Bush Creek East wildfire devastated parts of it in August last year.
Echo Lake Provincial Park in North Okanagan is expanding
October 08, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Echo Lake Provincial Park east of Vernon will be expanding by 65 hectares, thanks to an amendment to the province's protected areas act.
Flooding impacts camping opportunities at some southern Interior provincial parks
May 16, 2018 - 2:00 PM

Flooding issues are derailing camping plans in five Thompson-Okanagan provincial parks, but the rest are ready for business as the May long weekend approaches.
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First stand-alone Taco Bell in BC opens in Vernon
Whether it’s for a quick lunch or a much needed late night burrito after an evening at the bar, folks in Vernon now have the option to visit Taco Bell. The city’s first Taco Bell, and one of the only ones in the B.C. Interior ha

Authorities suspect gang members involved in 7 killings at marijuana grow
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they suspect gang members of Laotian descent were involved in the 2020 shooting deaths of seven people at an illegal marijuana growing operation in a small, rural Southern California town. Rive

2024 worst year for Central Okanagan real estate sales in 12 years
Last year was the worst year for real estate sales in the Central Okanagan for more than a dozen years. While sales in December picked up considerably year-over-year, overall the region saw the lowest number of sales since 2012. Real

Provincial park devasted by Shuswap wildfire partly reopens to public