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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New Asian Fusion eatery in Kamloops overcomes challenges of unpredictable restaurant industry
An Asian fusion restaurant recently opened on Kamloops’ North Shore with a menu full of Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai and South Korean dishes. Owners Carl and Lia Kim have been working long hours, six days a week for the past few months,

Tens of thousands gather for Hindu festival at Nepal temple, with many lighting up marijuana joints
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal's capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country's biggest religious festivals. In the Bankali forests near Pashupati, the

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

Flood risk in Okanagan is already high, but not for usual reasons