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Water quality warning for 18,000 in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Around 18,000 West Kelowna residents are urged to use caution when drinking…
UPDATE: North Okanagan dust advisory has ended
UPDATE: 3:30 PM FEB. 3, 2017 VERNON – Environment Canada has rescinded the air quality…
Possible causes of poor air quality under investigation in Lavington
LAVINGTON – Environment officials are looking for possible causes of poor air quality in Lavington,…
Water quality advisory issued for West Kelowna neighbourhood
WEST KELOWNA – Make sure to boil your water if your are on the Lakeview…
Wet weekend could clear the air in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The temperatures will continue to stay above seasonal normals but will come with…
Smoky skies advisory ends for Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A system that broke a nearly three-week heat wave and dropped rain in the Interior also helped clear the smoke. The smoky skies advisory that had been in place since June 7 was lifted this morning, July 13, by the Ministry of Environment and the Interior Healthy Authority. While many large fires are...
Swimmers advised to avoid two Wood Lake beaches
LAKE COUNTRY – A water quality advisory has been slapped on two Wood Lake beaches by the Interior Health Authority. Signs are up warning swimming is not recommended at Reiswig Regional Park and Beasley Park right next door. Poor water quality is the reason. “The science of water quality is complicated, but it is always...
Smoky skies advisory for Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Fires to the north of us are causing smoky conditions and the Ministry of Environment is now warning people to take additional precautions because of the smoke. A smoky skies advisory was issued today for the Thompson, Shuswap, Okanagan, Similkameen, Nicola, Boundary and Fraser Canyon areas. Similar advisories have also been issued for...