News Items tag as: Mission Creek

Search continues for Kelowna woman missing near flooded creek
June 15, 2022 - 12:07 PM

The search resumed today for a 31-year-old Kelowna woman who went missing near Mission Greenway park and the raging creek that runs through it.
Recharging wells the culprit in the mystery of missing water in Kelowna's Mission Creek
August 26, 2021 - 6:00 AM

When Bob Hrasko, general manager of Black Mountain Irrigation District, noticed massive amounts of water being unexpectedly drawn from Mission Creek, he knew it was a human problem and had to find it.
Mysterious case of missing Mission Creek water in Kelowna may be solved
August 14, 2021 - 11:30 AM

For awhile this summer it looked like some nefarious criminal was sneaking massive amounts of water out of an already low-flowing Mission Creek.
Major changes coming to one of Central Okanagan’s most popular parks
July 07, 2021 - 5:00 PM

A new crossing of Mission Creek, upgrades to the fish and turtle ponds and many other changes are in the works for Mission Creek Regional Park in Kelowna.
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.
Without flooding creeks and streams, we wouldn't have Okanagan beaches
June 06, 2020 - 12:00 PM

This is the time of year when thoughts of Okanagan residents often turn to floods – especially after the dramatic and devastating spring floods of 2017 and 2018.
Slide in Kelowna's Mission Creek park closes three trails
March 13, 2019 - 11:45 AM

KELOWNA - A slide that prompted the regional district to close three trails in Mission Creek Regional Park is far away from the main trail along the dike and not easily seen by those jogging or walking next to the creek.
Would-be rafters rescued from island in Kelowna's Mission Creek
May 23, 2018 - 3:25 PM

KELOWNA - Two people had to be rescued from the high, fast-flowing waters of Mission Creek in Kelowna this afternoon.
Hot weather, thunderstorms impacting Okanagan Lake level
May 31, 2017 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - The weather continues to conspire against those impacted by the rising lake levels in the Okanagan.
Using Mission Creek as Kelowna's main water source will destroy ecosystem: fisheries group
March 17, 2017 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA - Using Mission Creek as a primary water source Kelowna would be detrimental to the ecosystem, according to a local fisheries group.
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