News Items tag as: Kokanee salmon

Best spots to see spawning salmon in BC Interior this fall
September 15, 2023 - 9:00 AM

It's salmon spawning season and thousands of fish are returning to where they were born to lay eggs and start the life cycle all over again.
Spawning kokanee salmon counts moderate in Kelowna, expectational in Peachland
October 10, 2021 - 8:33 AM

Spawning season for kokanee salmon in the Central Okanagan wraps up this month and the regional district is reporting good numbers.
The best spots to see spawning salmon in the Interior
September 05, 2021 - 12:00 PM

September is salmon spawning season and thousands of fish are returning to where they were born to lay eggs, and start the life cycle all over again.
Early drawdown of Okanagan Lake negatively impacting kokanee salmon: BC Wildlife Federation
August 23, 2021 - 12:51 PM

The B.C. Wildlife Federation says the 28-year effort to restore kokanee populations in Okanagan Lake is being undermined by the lowering of the lake’s water level this year.
Interior kokanee salmon returns more than double last year's numbers
November 29, 2020 - 8:00 AM

Kokanee shore spawning numbers in the Interior were some of the highest on record since the 1970s, according to a fisheries biologist.
People, dogs walking in sensitive salmon spawning grounds in Central Okanagan
September 23, 2020 - 7:30 PM

It only takes one dog paw to destroy between 400 to 10,000 kokanee salmon eggs.
How dump trucks and power washers are helping save Okanagan Lake kokanee
August 18, 2020 - 7:00 AM

It’s been decades since the kokanee population crashed in Okanagan Lake.
Cause of kokanee die-off in Okanagan Lake uncertain
May 31, 2018 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - Provincial officials are puzzled by a die-off of kokanee salmon in Okanagan Lake.
Kokanee returns showing big improvements
November 28, 2017 - 6:00 PM

PENTICTON - Okanagan kokanee salmon returns this year are showing signs of recovery after some tough years.
Climate change one possible reason behind early Kokanee spawn on Okanagan Lake
August 04, 2016 - 6:30 PM

OKANAGAN - The early spawning of kokanee on Deep Creek could be an attempt by the land-locked salmon to adapt to climate change.
More ...

iN DISCUSSION: When the law can't keep up with technology
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories, letters to the editor and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week. They may have been edited slightly for readability.

Supply of locally grown turkeys limited in Okanagan, Kamloops this year
Anyone wanting a fresh, free range turkey for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year might want to get their orders in with local farmers while supplies last. Karen Smith of North Valley Farm in Salmon Arm is fielding orders for her birds, wit

iN NUMBERS: Now that weed is legal BC teens are smoking less
Getting stoned has never been more permitted in Canada, which means it has never been less cool for young people. Teenagers in BC are smoking less pot than they used to. If you really want to discourage your teen from smoking weed, light up

Tale of two cities: Why Kelowna built more upzoned housing than Coquitlam
Kelowna and Coquitlam created similar policies to get more housing built, but each city had very different results and a new study has found out why. Both cities were upzoned, meaning they allowed developers to put several homes like a four

News Items tag as: Kokanee salmon

Best spots to see spawning salmon in BC Interior this fall

Spawning kokanee salmon counts moderate in Kelowna, expectational in Peachland

The best spots to see spawning salmon in the Interior

Early drawdown of Okanagan Lake negatively impacting kokanee salmon: BC Wildlife Federation

Interior kokanee salmon returns more than double last year's numbers

People, dogs walking in sensitive salmon spawning grounds in Central Okanagan

How dump trucks and power washers are helping save Okanagan Lake kokanee

Cause of kokanee die-off in Okanagan Lake uncertain

Kokanee returns showing big improvements

Climate change one possible reason behind early Kokanee spawn on Okanagan Lake

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon