News Items tag as: Okanagan flooding 2019

Flood risk in Okanagan is already high, but not for usual reasons
February 04, 2019 - 4:40 PM

KELOWNA - After two years of spring floods it’s easy to get complacent when this year’s snow pack is average and a warm, dry January makes it look like spring is almost here.
The dry Okanagan hides a rising flood concern
January 24, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - Despite a lower than average snowpack so far this winter and up to 90 days without rain in recent summers, groundwater in some Okanagan locations is at its highest levels in 30 years.
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Hundreds of housing units proposed for old Kelowna Farmer’s Market location
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Flood risk in Okanagan is already high, but not for usual reasons