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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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
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Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: Skaha Lake

Time ticking on effort to buy ecologically valuable lakeshore property on Skaha Lake

Army vet reels in catch of the day on Skaha Lake

Fishermen catch huge rainbow trout where they didn't expect it

Kelowna teen who died cliff jumping on Skaha Lake, mourned as school year begins

You can help monitor Okanagan lakes for invasive mussels with this program

Skaha Lake slow to give up its ice this year

Paddleboarder missing on Skaha Lake found safe and sound

Rescuers find missing person on shore of Skaha Lake

Penticton's Skaha Beach gets kudos in national magazine

Tourist who drowned in Skaha Lake last week identified

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