News Items tag as: water main break

'Buried and destroyed': Lake Country water main break fixed, but damage assessment continues
May 24, 2019 - 1:00 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - Crews toiled long into the night yesterday to fix the broken water main in Lake Country, but a boil water notice affecting hundreds of customers is expected to last well into next week.
UPDATE: City crews work on two water main breaks in Kamloops
February 08, 2019 - 10:35 AM

KAMLOOPS - A City of Kamloops water main broke last evening downtown, reportedly due to recent cold temperatures.
UPDATE: Broken water main in downtown Penticton fixed
December 14, 2016 - 12:09 PM

UPDATE: 12:04 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016
Water main break quickly repaired
December 11, 2014 - 2:25 PM

KAMLOOPS - Typically water main breaks in Kamloops occur with extreme cold temperatures, but this week crews were called out to repair one at a major intersection during record-breaking high temperatures.
Traffic rerouted at West Victoria-Mission Flats Overlander Bridge on-ramp
December 10, 2014 - 4:25 PM

KAMLOOPS - A water main break on the on-ramp to the Overlander Bridge from West Victoria Street-Mission Flats is causing some trouble.
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Kelowna moves to loosen up short-term rental rules
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'Buried and destroyed': Lake Country water main break fixed, but damage assessment continues