News Items tag as: Central Okanagan flooding 2017

Less than three months left to apply for flood assistance
August 03, 2017 - 3:00 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Residents who have been impacted by the flooding of Okanagan Lake now have less than 90 days to apply for assistance from the province.
The end of Flood Watch 2017 is finally near
July 27, 2017 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - It’s been almost three months since flooding began in the Okanagan Valley and Okanagan Lake is finally just centimetres from reaching full pool.
All flood-related evacuation orders lifted in Central Okanagan
July 18, 2017 - 5:10 PM

KELOWNA – After months of flooding across the Central Okanagan, the final five evacuation orders have been lifted.
Central Okanagan boat launches in short supply this weekend
June 29, 2017 - 1:00 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – With one of the busiest summer weekends of the year around the corner, tourists and locals alike are getting ready to hit the lake.
Okanagan Lake water level continues slow, steady drop
June 28, 2017 - 2:30 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Okanagan Lake continues its steady drop towards full pool.
Keeping track of two million Central Okanagan sandbags
June 21, 2017 - 3:29 PM

KELOWNA – A new smartphone app has just been released that will use crowd-sourcing to track the more than two million sandbags currently at work in the Central Okanagan.
Permit process required to fix your broken dock in the Okanagan
June 20, 2017 - 4:00 PM

KELOWNA – The provincial government is reminding residents they need a permit to clean up or repair broken docks on the shoreline.
It's finally safe for some flood barriers to come down in Central Okanagan
June 16, 2017 - 4:06 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – The Regional District is advising some Central Okanagan residents that it’s finally safe to begin dismantling flood protection measures.
Okanagan Lake well above full pool with high winds in forecast
June 15, 2017 - 11:47 AM

KELOWNA – Gusty winds of over 60 km/h are expected to further test flood protection measures up and down the Okanagan today.
All those sandbags are considered contaminated materials
June 13, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Local authorities admit they have no plans for what to do with more than a million sandbags once flooding subsides in the Central Okanagan but the Ministry of Transportation is already warning it’s not as simple as you think.
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News Items tag as: Central Okanagan flooding 2017

Less than three months left to apply for flood assistance

The end of Flood Watch 2017 is finally near

All flood-related evacuation orders lifted in Central Okanagan

Central Okanagan boat launches in short supply this weekend

Okanagan Lake water level continues slow, steady drop

Keeping track of two million Central Okanagan sandbags

Permit process required to fix your broken dock in the Okanagan

It's finally safe for some flood barriers to come down in Central Okanagan

Okanagan Lake well above full pool with high winds in forecast

All those sandbags are considered contaminated materials

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