News Items tag as: Kalamalka Lake

Countdown to a 'navigable' Oyama canal begins with dredging underway
September 11, 2024 - 6:00 AM

After years of fighting through bureaucratic red tape, community organizing and raising nearly $100,000 dollars, the Oyama Canal will soon be safe for boats to pass through.
After years fighting red tape Lake Country group permitted to dredge Oyama Canal
April 26, 2024 - 5:05 PM

For the past several years a grassroots movement has been trying to get permission from the government to dredge the canal between Kalamalka Lake and Wood Lake, now the project has been approved.
Couple loses in court after losing Kal Lake dock access for rail trail
November 24, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A North Okanagan couple trying to retain access to their Kalamalka Lake dock have lost in court.
Okanagan angler pulls massive trout from Kal Lake
August 12, 2023 - 6:00 AM

An Okanagan man was skunked for days until he pulled a massive lake trout from Kalamalka Lake.
Two missing after storm capsizes kayak, fishing vessel on Vernon lakes
July 25, 2023 - 10:48 AM

Two people are missing following separate boating incidents that took place on lakes in Vernon last night.
Dredging this Lake Country channel could stir up more trouble than it's worth
September 20, 2021 - 6:26 AM

A grassroots effort to get the channel connecting two Okanagan lakes – Wood and Kalamalka – would be great for boaters but may do serious harm to both lakes.
Swimmers warned to avoid taking a dip in north end of Kalamalka Lake
August 27, 2021 - 10:52 AM

High bacterial counts in the water has the Coldstream again warning swimmers to stay out of the water at Kal Beach.
IN PHOTOS: Here’s why there’s a never-ending war over the road in Kalamalka Lake park
August 15, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park was the second busiest park in B.C. last year, next to Manning Park, with some 300,000 visitors.
Algae levels in Kalamalka Lake higher than ever seen before
October 30, 2020 - 7:30 AM

Over the last roughly 20 years, the Regional District of the North Okanagan has never seen algae levels this high in Kalamalka Lake.
iN VIDEO: Check out aerial views of beautiful, turquoise Kal Lake
June 28, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Just because you have to skip your tropical summer vacation this year, doesn't mean you can't enjoy a taste of the tropics here in the Okanagan.
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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

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