News Items tag as: Central Okanagan water supply

City of Kelowna officially takes over water utility; promises better service
June 21, 2024 - 1:00 PM

The City of Kelowna has taken the next step in its campaign to unify water utilities in the area by officially merging with Glenmore Ellison Improvement District.
Licence it or lose it: Time running out for Kamloops, Okanagan users to licence their wells
September 13, 2021 - 5:32 AM

There are an estimated 20,000 non-domestic wells in B.C. that are supposed to be licenced by March 1, 2022.
Precautionary boil water notice for Central Okanagan
April 28, 2018 - 3:30 PM

The Regional District of Central Okanagan issued a precautionary boil water notice today.
Kelowna's underground water source showing signs of stress
September 22, 2015 - 6:05 AM

KELOWNA - A UBC Okanagan hydrogeologist says the huge Rutland aquifer running under Kelowna, which is the water source for thousands of residents, is showing signs of stress.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

City of Kelowna officially takes over water utility; promises better service