News Items tag as: Skaha Lake

Time ticking on effort to buy ecologically valuable lakeshore property on Skaha Lake
September 19, 2020 - 7:00 AM

A community-based, ad hoc committee is working to build a case for the purchase of environmentally sensitive lake frontage for a future nature park.
Army vet reels in catch of the day on Skaha Lake
November 13, 2019 - 6:00 PM

Grant Rowley had a memorable day fishing on the lake and as luck would have it, the Canadian Army veteran reeled a big one in on Remembrance Day.
Fishermen catch huge rainbow trout where they didn't expect it
October 16, 2019 - 6:00 AM

Most people know Skaha Lake in Penticton for the beaches, but after a big catch last weekend, it might soon be better known for the fishing.
Kelowna teen who died cliff jumping on Skaha Lake, mourned as school year begins
September 03, 2019 - 3:00 PM

KELOWNA - Critical response team members have been set up at Kelowna high schools, to help teachers and students who are mourning the death of a former student.
You can help monitor Okanagan lakes for invasive mussels with this program
August 02, 2019 - 11:01 AM

SUMMERLAND - If you have a dock on a lake in the Okanagan, a local society would like you to keep your eyes peeled for invasive mussels.
Skaha Lake slow to give up its ice this year
March 22, 2019 - 3:00 PM

PENTICTON - It’s been a weird year for ice on Skaha Lake in the South Okanagan.
Paddleboarder missing on Skaha Lake found safe and sound
October 03, 2016 - 1:30 PM

PENTICTON - A woman reported overdue while out paddleboarding on Skaha lake was found safe and sound last night.
Rescuers find missing person on shore of Skaha Lake
July 29, 2016 - 1:00 PM

PENTICTON - Firefighters from Penticton and Okanagan Falls were called to a search for a missing person on the northwest corner of Skaha Lake yesterday.
Penticton's Skaha Beach gets kudos in national magazine
July 11, 2016 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - The rest of Canada is finding out what most residents of Penticton already know.
Tourist who drowned in Skaha Lake last week identified
July 11, 2016 - 2:10 PM

PENTICTON - The man who drowned in Skaha Lake last week has been identified.
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