News Items tag as: Okanagan Lake access

Kelowna could open Okanagan Lake access by buying three lakeshore properties for sale
July 16, 2019 - 11:30 AM

KELOWNA - Three adjoining properties are for sale along Okanagan Lake that beach-walking enthusiasts want the city to buy so the foreshore can be opened to the public.
Beach protesters demand lakeshore access along Kelowna's waterfront
August 08, 2018 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - Walk the Beach is again organizing a protest march asking for unfettered high-water beach access on Okanagan Lake.
Residents invited to have a say on Vernon lake accesses today
February 15, 2017 - 10:30 AM

VERNON - Vernon residents can get involved in the city’s plan for developing public accesses to Okanagan Lake at an input session today.
Vernon council working on improving public access to Okanagan Lake
March 14, 2016 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - Opening up public access to Okanagan Lake in Vernon is on city council’s to do list.
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The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

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More people left Thompson-Okanagan to other provinces in 2024 than arrived
The Thompson-Okanagan region had its slowest year of population growth in more than a decade last year. According to a report released by the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC, between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024, more than 9,200 p

Kelowna could open Okanagan Lake access by buying three lakeshore properties for sale