News Items tag as: Sockeye

The best spots to see spawning salmon in the Interior
September 05, 2021 - 12:00 PM

September is salmon spawning season and thousands of fish are returning to where they were born to lay eggs, and start the life cycle all over again.
Sockeye fry released into streams and lakes across Okanagan
May 17, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The Okanagan Nation Alliance fisheries team is releasing sockeye fry into streams this spring across the Okanagan as part of its ongoing program to restore sockeye populations to the Okanagan and Columbia River Basin.
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.
Thompson and Shuswap sockeye returns low
November 02, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - It’ll be a slow year for the region’s sockeye this year, but should be better than the worst year four years ago.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

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

The best spots to see spawning salmon in the Interior