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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Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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