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Environment
Major fuel spill in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Fire crews spent the afternoon cleaning up hundreds of litres of spilled fuel…
Don’t be ssscared: The 7 snakes of the Thompson-Okanagan
Vilified over time by everybody from Hollywood to the Old Testament, snakes are generally given…
Vernon to explore a ban on idling vehicles
VERNON – Vernon city council is looking into a possible ban to prevent vehicles from…
New trail opens and links Okanagan College Vernon to Rail Trail
VERNON – A new trail connecting Okanagan College's Vernon campus and the Okanagan Rail Trail…
‘Problem’ caterpillars return to North Okanagan
NORTH OKANAGAN – An army of caterpillars first spotted in the North Okanagan last year,…
Bear euthanized and Armstrong resident with unsecured garbage fined
ARMSTRONG – A young bear has been euthanized and an Armstrong resident fined $230 for…
HAPPY CAMPERS: Here’s all the new sites and amenities at local and provincial campgrounds
Campers in the Thompson-Okanagan this summer will have more places to camp and more facilities…
Smoke haze expected to linger in Southern Interior until next week
It’s going to be a bit longer before skies clear in Kamloops and the Okanagan,…
Kelowna hosting town hall discussion on Green New Deal
KELOWNA – The Green New Deal is a concept created in the United States, but…
Better for the environment may be better for City of Kelowna’s pocketbook
KELOWNA – By cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the City of Kelowna is hoping to get…
iN PHOTOS: Fate of Three Bears cabin still unknown as bureaucrats move in with Mystic Trail seizures
MABEL LAKE – The fate of what remains of the Mystic Trail and its almost…
$20K fine for Sicamous man who restored century-old fire lookout
SICAMOUS – A Sicamous man has been slapped with a $20,000 fine for his role…
North Okanagan takes another step toward single-use plastic bag ban
VERNON – The Regional District of North Okanagan has kicked off its plastic bag ban…
Okanagan Rail Trail already getting some upgrades
VERNON – The Okanagan Rail Trail is set for some upgrades that will give those…
‘A rollercoaster of emotions,’ Vernon paddleboarder’s lake clean up continues
VERNON – When Aaron Nasipayko set out on his paddleboard on Kalamalka Lake, he was…
iN PHOTOS: Students gather in Kelowna, Vernon to rally for the environment
KELOWNA – In Kelowna's Stuart Park today, students held up dead tree branches. One by…
Judge orders province, Sicamous to pay for negligence in 2012 floods
SICAMOUS – Taxpayers will have to foot the majority of a $2.3 million award after…
Canada is not doing enough to prevent mussel movement: Report
OKANAGAN – A new report has criticized the lack of action by the federal government…
How this Kamloops couple is going zero waste
KAMLOOPS – The first thing you notice when you walk into Haley Feller and Sam…
WILD WEDNESDAY: Beavers hard at work in the wild
Beavers have many qualities that help them in their environment especially when they are gnawing…
Why there were so many caterpillars in the North Okanagan this spring
EDITOR'S NOTE: Aug. 2, 2018 New information now strongly indicates it was in fact an…
There is so much to know, and to love, about the Interior’s endangered painted turtle
If you live in the Interior, there’s a good chance you’ve spotted a painted turtle,…
North Okanagan farmer fined $1,000 over issues with game deer
ENDERBY – A North Okanagan farmer whose herd of game deer was shot by conservation…
Independent review makes numerous recommendations in North Okanagan drinking water case
NORTH OKANAGAN – A report into a contaminated drinking water aquifer in the North Okanagan…