News Items tag as: Canada Geese

Can hunting help fix geese problem in Kamloops, Okanagan?
January 11, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Invasive Canada geese have long since taken over public parks and beaches in Kamloops and the Okanagan, dropping poop everywhere they go, damaging crops and contaminating local water sources, and their populations continue to increase.
iN VIDEO: Canada goose shot with an arrow in Lake Country and left to die
December 27, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A Canada goose was taken into the care at a rehabilitation centre in Summerland last week after being found with an unmarked arrow through it on a lakeshore in Lake Country, and it isn’t the first case in recent years.
Unsurprisingly, goose poop still a massive problem on Okanagan beaches
July 29, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Tip-toeing through the goose feces littering the grass at Vernon's Kin Beach on Okanagan Lake it's a wonder why anyone would bother going there.
iN VIDEO: Lost snow goose sticks out among Canada geese in West Kelowna
April 10, 2024 - 12:00 PM

A snow goose has joined a flock of Canada geese spending time at the Gellatly Nut Farm in West Kelowna these days.
Canada geese egg addling underway in Okanagan
April 03, 2024 - 4:35 PM

The Okanagan Valley Goose Management Program will soon begin its annual egg addling to manage the population of Canada geese.
Why there's a Canada goose decoy on a Shuswap power poll
December 28, 2023 - 2:30 PM

A fake goose on a power line in the Shuswap temporarily tricked a Salmon Arm resident and sparked the interest of people in the area.
Vernon city council approves plan to cull geese
January 26, 2021 - 11:19 AM

Vernon council is moving forward with a plan to cull geese in an effort to rid the city's beaches and parks of the invasive birds.
Feeding geese could earn you a fine, or an angry hiss
July 04, 2016 - 4:34 PM

VERNON - A gang of Canada Geese spot their next target, a family picnicking on Kal Beach, and move in. They approach with no hesitation whatsoever, their webbed feet treading boldly on beach towels. They are shooed away, but it’s no matter; someone further down the beach will surely toss them some food.
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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
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Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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