News Items tag as: Okanagan sockeye fishery

iN VIDEO: Adams River sockeye salmon return being live-streamed
October 15, 2022 - 2:31 PM

A sockeye festival is celebrating the return of the fish to their breeding grounds in the Adams River in the Shuswap this month.
Looking for sockeye? Salmon fishing in Osoyoos Lake is now open
July 31, 2020 - 11:06 AM

Okanagan sockeye salmon are back in the South Okanagan, and fishermen have been given the green light in Osoyoos Lake.
Province improves access for Indigenous anglers at Okanagan Falls dam
July 22, 2020 - 1:40 PM

Mischief believed tied to a property dispute over native access to Okanagan River below Okanagan Falls dam has diminished following an act of support for the fishery by the province.
Okanagan First Nations develop new business with sustainable sockeye initiative
August 17, 2015 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - Years of hard work and dedication by the Okanagan Nation Alliance to re-establish the Okanagan sockeye has resulted in a new and emerging interior fishery, as well as a new business opportunity for local First Nations.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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

iN VIDEO: Adams River sockeye salmon return being live-streamed