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.
More ...

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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