News Items tag as: Okanagan Lake

Stranded floaters rescued on Okanagan Lake near Vernon during storm
August 24, 2022 - 2:30 PM

The storm that swept through the North Okanagan last night also swept away some floaters on Okanagan Lake near Vernon.
Woman injured in West Kelowna boat crash saved by off-duty lifeguard
August 12, 2022 - 11:29 AM

An off-duty lifeguard is being awarded after he saved a woman who was ejected from a boat when it crashed into a dock in West Kelowna.
11 people rescued from capsized pontoon boat on Okanagan Lake
July 25, 2022 - 3:02 PM

All 11 people on a rented pontoon boat were rescued after it overturned in Okanagan Lake on Saturday.
Wettest June in almost a decade pushing Thompson, Okanagan waterways near flood levels
June 21, 2022 - 12:34 PM

So far this month, 63.9 millimetres of rain have fallen on the Kelowna Airport.
Central Okanagan MLAs see need for second Okanagan Lake crossing
June 21, 2022 - 7:00 AM
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Two out of three Liberal MLAs representing the Central Okanagan want the province to at least consider a second crossing of Okanagan Lake in the face of rapid population growth.
iN VIDEO: Warning issued about microplastics found in Okanagan Lake
March 21, 2022 - 11:01 AM

An innovative team effort has detected a small but worrying amount of microplastics in Okanagan Lake.
Okanagan Lake is slowly getting saltier
January 31, 2022 - 6:00 AM

While it’s got a really long ways to go before being as salty as an ocean, Okanagan Lake is definitely becoming slowly saltier.
Wildfires mean Okanagan Lake could see algae blooms this summer
January 25, 2022 - 6:30 AM

One of the more visible and immediate legacies of the White Rock Lake wildfire for many on the west side of Okanagan Lake could easily be a slimy looking algae bloom next summer.
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.
Divers pick trash from Okanagan Lake — including those with fins and gills
September 30, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Scuba divers have been cleaning garbage out of Okanagan Lake for decades, but Amanda Fay is doing more than collecting old cans and bottles off the bottom of the lake.
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New Asian fusion eatery opens in downtown Vernon
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Couple with mental and physical health challenges living in pickup truck in Kelowna
Due to the housing and health-care crises, an Okanagan couple have been living in their pickup truck with their cat for more than a year. Holly Sheree Holborn and her husband Trevor Skinner have been homeless since June, 2021, and are

YO MAMA: Signs your baby is destined for greatness
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News Items tag as: Okanagan Lake

Stranded floaters rescued on Okanagan Lake near Vernon during storm

Woman injured in West Kelowna boat crash saved by off-duty lifeguard

11 people rescued from capsized pontoon boat on Okanagan Lake

Wettest June in almost a decade pushing Thompson, Okanagan waterways near flood levels

Central Okanagan MLAs see need for second Okanagan Lake crossing

iN VIDEO: Warning issued about microplastics found in Okanagan Lake

Okanagan Lake is slowly getting saltier

Wildfires mean Okanagan Lake could see algae blooms this summer

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

Divers pick trash from Okanagan Lake — including those with fins and gills

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