News Items tag as: Okanagan Lake

Okanagan Lake fishermen fined for multiple infractions
May 12, 2020 - 12:46 PM

An outing on Okanagan Lake last weekend cost two local fishermen hundreds of dollars in fines and confiscated fishing gear.
COVID-19 concerns follow eager boaters anxious to start the season
May 02, 2020 - 8:00 AM

It’s already May, the days are getting warmer and so are the region’s lakes.
Why the Okanagan may escape flooding this year
April 30, 2020 - 7:30 AM

In terms of spring flooding, it’s a totally different world in the Okanagan compared to B.C.’s Cariboo and Chilcotin regions.
Okanagan Lake drawdown continues in anticipation of strong freshet
March 12, 2020 - 5:00 PM

Provincial officials are opening the flood gates in anticipation of a strong spring freshet after receiving the latest figures from the B.C. River Forecast Centre earlier this week.
Will heavy snowfall lead to flooding in the Okanagan and Kamloops?
January 20, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Snow has been falling and snowpacks are on the rise across the Thompson and Okanagan, but it’s too soon to know whether there will be flooding this year.
Lakeshore walking path between two beaches in Kelowna likely this year
January 14, 2020 - 11:30 AM

Supporters of public access along the Okanagan Lake shoreline will have one less obstacle to overcome if the City of Kelowna gets $350,000 boost from the province.
Last member of Chinese-Canadian WW II covert unit trained in the Okanagan has died
November 11, 2019 - 12:01 PM

The last survivor of a special covert World War II force with historical ties to a lonely stretch of Okanagan Lake shoreline passed away recently in London, Ontario.
Summer weather helps boost Okanagan Lake level
August 23, 2019 - 7:00 PM

PENTICTON - A summer weather pattern that brought regular precipitation to the Okanagan has had a positive impact on the valley’s biggest water resource.
Okanagan company the first to privately tackle milfoil removal
August 13, 2019 - 7:00 PM

PENTICTON - Private enterprise has taken up the quest to rid Okanagan lakes of a pesky invasive species.
Paddleboard trails pitched for Okanagan and Kal lakes
August 08, 2019 - 1:30 PM

VERNON - Specially designated paddleboard trails could be heading to Okanagan and Kalamalka lakes.
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The Okanagan has its own tiny form of alligator
It’s spring and all sorts of cold-blooded creatures are slithering to warm rocks, including a type of lizard with the face of an alligator. The northern alligator lizard is most commonly found near rock faces, said Pete Wise, owner of

West Kelowna commuters seeing old orchard replaced by new wine project
The rolling hillsides of West Kelowna are bursting with new life as vineyards take root in long-fallow stretches of land. Among the more highly visible projects is one at 2350 Boucherie Road. It runs alongside Highway 97, across from the To

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News Items tag as: Okanagan Lake

Okanagan Lake fishermen fined for multiple infractions

COVID-19 concerns follow eager boaters anxious to start the season

Why the Okanagan may escape flooding this year

Okanagan Lake drawdown continues in anticipation of strong freshet

Will heavy snowfall lead to flooding in the Okanagan and Kamloops?

Lakeshore walking path between two beaches in Kelowna likely this year

Last member of Chinese-Canadian WW II covert unit trained in the Okanagan has died

Summer weather helps boost Okanagan Lake level

Okanagan company the first to privately tackle milfoil removal

Paddleboard trails pitched for Okanagan and Kal lakes

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