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Skaha Lake’s Sickle Point property back on the market
The fate of Sickle Point remains up in the air following a court decision yesterday.…
iN VIDEO: Nature Conservancy adds to inventory of protected land in South Okanagan
The inventory of protected lands in the South Okanagan continues to increase as the Nature…
Williams Lake snowmobilers fined $9,000 for riding in protected caribou areas
Two Williams Lake men received a $9,050 fine after they were caught snowmobiling in protected…
Conservation service repeats warning after deer impaled on fence in Okanagan
Kelowna conservation officers had to euthanize two deer in recent weeks after the animals were…
Lack of snow may be reason for rare lynx sightings in Kamloops
The lack of snow may be behind the recent sightings and rescues of lynx in…
Conservation group creating action plan for Okanagan wildlife corridor
An action plan for Okanagan governments and land owners will soon be made available to…
Nature Trust of B.C. buys hundreds of hectares of Similkameen grassland
The Nature Trust of British Columbia is working to protect grassland near Princeton with the…
Heritage needs to be less offensive and more fun: consultant
A whole new approach to heritage is emerging in B.C. and Kelowna could lead the…
Regional district plan to spend $3.5M on waterfront property in South Okanagan fails
The bid for taxation approval to purchase Skaha Lake shoreline near Kaleden concluded yesterday with…
Conservation officers looking for help to identify illegal dumper
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is asking for the public’s help to locate a vehicle…
2nd piece of potential Okanagan parkland sold to private owners
Following on the news that Sickle Point on Skaha Lake in the South Okanagan has…
Man and his dogs survive surprise Grizzly bear encounter in Shuswap
A close call with a grizzly bear yesterday afternoon left a Malakwa man shaken. The…
Cougar spotted in several Kelowna neighbourhoods
Conservation officers are warning Kelowna residents to stay vigilant after a cougar was spotted in…
Kelowna professor’s research on hummingbirds hits National Geographic
A Kelowna wildlife researcher who grew up reading National Geographic is happy his research has…
Dozens of severed bear paws found discarded in Shuswap: conservation service
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is investigating after severed bear paws were found scattered next…