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Is 2024 the year Okanagan Lake floating bridge becomes a suspension bridge?
January 02, 2024 - 7:00 AM

This is shaping up to be the driest year on record in terms and if this continues, by the end of winter, could set a modern-day low water level record for Okanagan Lake.
Half the boats carrying invasive mussels into BC heading to Thompson-Okanagan
August 19, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Out of eight boats found to be carrying invasive mussels into BC so far this year, three were headed to the Okanagan and one to the Thompson-Nicola area.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Okanagan has steadily heated up over the last few decades
August 08, 2023 - 7:00 AM

If you think it’s getting hotter every summer in the Okanagan, you’re right.
Worried about flooding or drought in the Okanagan? It’ll take 7 years to find solutions
November 01, 2021 - 7:31 AM

The debate over how the level of Okanagan Lake is controlled has gone on for years but it will be many more years before anything is done about it.
Okanagan Lake nearing its lowest level in at least 20 years
July 28, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Okanagan Lake is now only about one centimetre higher than it was at this time in 2003 – which was one of the driest years on record.
More watering restrictions looming as drought starts in the Okanagan
July 07, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Severe watering restrictions imposed in Summerland during the peak of last week’s heat wave may be a precursor of what’s to come for others as the Okanagan hits drought levels.
Battling floods and droughts in the Okanagan depends on more than a dam in Penticton
March 15, 2021 - 6:00 AM

Every year Shaun Reimer fights an increasingly difficult battle to find the perfect balance between Okanagan Lake flooding or falling into drought mode.
Time for B.C. government to get serious about Okanagan Lake flooding: OBWB
March 02, 2021 - 3:16 PM

After weeks of collecting letters of support from Okanagan governments, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is sending a letter to the province urging it do an extensive review of Okanagan Lake water levels over the next five years.
B.C. must 'step up efforts' to prevent invasive mussels from reaching B.C. lakes: water board
May 14, 2020 - 2:30 PM

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling for tighter restrictions from the province to protect B.C. waters from invasive zebra and quagga mussels.
Is your Okanagan home at risk of flooding? There's now a website to help you figure it out
May 06, 2020 - 12:10 PM

Whether you live on Okanagan Lake waterfront or a few of blocks away from Osoyoos Lake, a new website will let you find out your risk of getting wet if there is flooding
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

News Items tag as: OBWB

Is 2024 the year Okanagan Lake floating bridge becomes a suspension bridge?

Half the boats carrying invasive mussels into BC heading to Thompson-Okanagan

CLIMATE CHANGE: Okanagan has steadily heated up over the last few decades

Worried about flooding or drought in the Okanagan? It’ll take 7 years to find solutions

Okanagan Lake nearing its lowest level in at least 20 years

More watering restrictions looming as drought starts in the Okanagan

Battling floods and droughts in the Okanagan depends on more than a dam in Penticton

Time for B.C. government to get serious about Okanagan Lake flooding: OBWB

B.C. must 'step up efforts' to prevent invasive mussels from reaching B.C. lakes: water board

Is your Okanagan home at risk of flooding? There's now a website to help you figure it out

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