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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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

Provincial park devasted by Shuswap wildfire partly reopens to public