News Items tag as: Cooke Creek Landslide

Investigation reveals issues with maintenance, government response to North Okanagan flash flood event
October 27, 2016 - 1:10 PM

NORTH OKANAGAN - An investigation launched after a 2014 flash flood near Enderby has found issues with road maintenance, culvert design, and the government’s response to public concerns.
Why the government thinks someone intentionally blocked a culvert causing flood damage in the North Okanagan
January 13, 2016 - 8:30 AM

VERNON - Plastic and wood debris found near a culvert after a devastating landslide in the North Okanagan in 2014 leads investigators to believe the flood was human caused, according to information obtained by iNFOnews.ca.
Investigators still looking for tips in Cooke Creek landslide
November 28, 2015 - 10:30 AM

ENDERBY - The Ministry of Forests still doesn’t know who’s responsible for a massive landslide near Enderby last year, but it’s standing by its belief the catastrophe was human-caused.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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

Investigation reveals issues with maintenance, government response to North Okanagan flash flood event