News Items tag as: Okanagan Lake water levels 2017

May was a write-off for boaters, June not looking good either
May 26, 2017 - 5:29 PM

KELOWNA - On a warm, sunny day, boats and white sails usually dot Okanagan lake, but today, like yesterday and at least 20 days before, they remain moored in marinas.
Even more have had to move to other lakes or dry land to escape high lake levels that pushed them off their dry docks or Tuesday night’s storm that destroyed many docks.
Controlling the flow of water through the Okanagan Lake system an imperfect science
May 08, 2017 - 8:00 PM

OKANAGAN - It’s shaping up to be a high water year in the Okanagan, but time, and the weather, will tell if it gets higher.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

May was a write-off for boaters, June not looking good either