News Items tag as: Spring Flood 2017

Government response to 2017 flood season appropriate, professional: independent review
March 14, 2018 - 10:48 AM

An independent review of the Great Flood of 2017 says despite what many may think, the government response was professionally managed and operationally sound.
City moving forward on flood repairs
February 21, 2018 - 4:57 PM

PENTICTON - Okanagan Lake shoreline repairs to damage caused by last spring’s high water and storms are moving forward, following approval by City Council.
$600,000 bill for spring flood damage on Okanagan Lake in Penticton
October 17, 2017 - 10:37 AM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has assessed the spring flood damage along the Okanagan Lake shoreline and is anxious to get started with repair work.
Summer tourism struggles? Tourism Kelowna says hotel occupancy in Kelowna is up
August 02, 2017 - 10:36 AM

KELOWNA - Although some local businesses are struggling this summer, hotel occupancy is up from last year.
The end of Flood Watch 2017 is finally near
July 27, 2017 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - It’s been almost three months since flooding began in the Okanagan Valley and Okanagan Lake is finally just centimetres from reaching full pool.
Lakefront residents still tallying up costs of Okanagan Lake flooding
July 14, 2017 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - Lakefront residents from around Okanagan Lake are still tallying up costs incurred from spring flooding that brought lake levels well above most docks and for some it’s tens of thousands of dollars.
New digital tool released to help residents report flood damage
June 30, 2017 - 1:15 PM

KELOWNA - For almost two months, historic flooding in the Okanagan has caused damage to public and private property. In order to help residents report damage to their properties, the Central Okanagan Emergency Centre has launched a digital tool, that makes it easy for homeowners to report how the flooding has affected them.
It could be August before boats are back on Okanagan Lake
June 27, 2017 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - If emergency officials are waiting for Okanagan Lake to drop to 'full pool' before finally giving boaters the thumbs up, that might not happen until August.
All those sandbags are considered contaminated materials
June 13, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Local authorities admit they have no plans for what to do with more than a million sandbags once flooding subsides in the Central Okanagan but the Ministry of Transportation is already warning it’s not as simple as you think.
Finally some good news after weeks of Okanagan Lake flood watch
June 09, 2017 - 2:00 PM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - With cooler temperatures and the snow pack in the Mission Creek watershed below 30 per cent, officials are turning their attention to wind and rain in regards to flooding concerns.
More ...

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

News Items tag as: Spring Flood 2017

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon