News Items tag as: Vaseux Lake

South Okanagan photograph wins first place in national contest
September 12, 2024 - 12:01 PM

A photo of a cedar waxwing taken at the South Okanagan's Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory has won in a public favourite category in a national photography contest.
This South Okanagan lake is open for recreational use again
August 10, 2022 - 12:00 PM

Vaseux Lake in the South Okanagan can be enjoyed by swimmers and kayakers again.
Harvester anticipated to finally fight milfoil problem in South Okanagan lake
June 06, 2022 - 6:00 AM

A harvester is expected to bring balance back to Vaseux Lake in the South Okanagan where milfoil has run amok.
Shrinking Okanagan-area lake turning heads
January 25, 2021 - 8:00 AM

A solution for how to slow down the high rate of siltation currently choking Vaseux Lake may be found in a new study, a local stewardship group is hoping
Why this road along Vaseux Lake was a popular spot for early photographs
May 29, 2020 - 6:30 AM

The Vaseux Lake bluffs provided lots of camera fodder for pioneer motorists.
Concern for birds behind opposition to campground on Vaseux Lake in South Okanagan
May 13, 2020 - 7:30 AM

A local stewardship group is fighting a plan to remove land on Vaseux Lake in the South Okanagan from the Agricultural Land Reserve in an effort to protect a bird sanctuary.
Dicey driving: One section of Highway 97 has always been challenging
January 23, 2020 - 7:30 AM

It’s a section of highway that has been the bane of motorists and highways engineers since the horse and buggy days.
iN VIDEO: Dead fish, smelly weeds may await Okanagan beaches if rototilling restrictions persist
April 18, 2019 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Look no further than the dead fish washed up on Vaseux Lake beaches if you want to see the grim future of other Okanagan lakes when Eurasian Milfoil is allowed to expand.
Milfoil removal on Vaseux Lake delayed
October 20, 2017 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - Plans to treat milfoil on Vaseux Lake have stalled after concerns were raised over potential side effects of stirring up the lake bottom.
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News Items tag as: Vaseux Lake

South Okanagan photograph wins first place in national contest

This South Okanagan lake is open for recreational use again

Harvester anticipated to finally fight milfoil problem in South Okanagan lake

Shrinking Okanagan-area lake turning heads

Why this road along Vaseux Lake was a popular spot for early photographs

Concern for birds behind opposition to campground on Vaseux Lake in South Okanagan

Dicey driving: One section of Highway 97 has always been challenging

iN VIDEO: Dead fish, smelly weeds may await Okanagan beaches if rototilling restrictions persist

Milfoil removal on Vaseux Lake delayed

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