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iN PHOTOS: Deteriorating air quality in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Have you ever seen it this bad? Smoke has blanketed the city of…
One of the world’s most notorious invasive species has free run of the Interior
VERNON – Wildlife advocates are bemoaning the arrival of the invasive eastern grey squirrel in…
UPDATE: North Okanagan couple lose home and 30-year business due to landslide risk
MINISTRY OF FORESTS RESPONDS TO CONCERNS THAT LOGGING LED TO LANDSLIDE NORTH OKANAGAN – A…
Conservation officer frustrated by number of people ignoring rules in North Okanagan
VERNON – The lack of compliance with hunting, fishing and other wildlife-related rules in the…
Fierce nature advocate until the end; Vernon man leaves his legacy in the treetops
VERNON – One of Vernon’s most passionate defenders of the natural world has died. Jan…
Funding for clean water tied to ‘surprising’ report on North Okanagan water supply
SPALLUMCHEEN – Spallumcheen residents affected by a longstanding water quality advisory could have clean water…
UBC Okanagan research leading to green solutions
KELOWNA – A team of researchers at UBC Okanagan is working on unique ways to…
Mud boggers getting spattered with fines in the North Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The Conservation Service means business when it comes to illegal mud bogging. In…
City councillor thinks Vernon would support a curbside compost program
VERNON – Interest is growing for a city-wide composting program in Vernon. The idea is…
Conservation officers come to aid of deer stranded on ice in Vernon
VERNON – Conservation officers in Vernon rescued a deer caught in a slippery situation yesterday.…
Possible causes of poor air quality under investigation in Lavington
LAVINGTON – Environment officials are looking for possible causes of poor air quality in Lavington,…
Naturalist group fears road construction will ruin wetland trail in Vernon
VERNON – There’s concern that a road expansion project will destroy a popular walking trail.…
Disclosed Hullcar aquifer documents reignite concerns among North Okanagan residents
VERNON – After combing through a series of documents released as part of an extensive…
Province explains die-off of more than 1,000 fish in Okanagan Lake
OKANAGAN – After getting lab results back, the province strongly believes a die-off of more…
Province to put fish-killing chemical into two Okanagan lakes to control invasive perch
OKANAGAN – Two lakes in the Central Okanagan are being closed for fishing so the…
Elementary school students from Vernon convince city to stop mowing down pollinator plants
VERNON – They may be little, but a group of passionate Grade 4 students from…
Historic release of sockeye salmon fry in Okanagan Lake symbolizes a long journey
OKANAGAN – A ceremonial release of thousands of sockeye salmon fry at Six Mile Creek…
The ‘badger hotline’ and why Thompson-Okanagan residents are being asked to use it
AN ‘INCREDIBLY CUTE’ SPECIES WITH A BIG ATTITUDE AND A SHRINKING POPULATION THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – While…
Province issues orders to several North Okanagan farms in light of high nitrate levels
SPALLUMCHEEN – Provincial authorities have issued orders to several farms in the Hullcar area believed…
Water samples from Shuswap spill sent to lab; health authority believes risk to be low
SHUSWAP – While health officials believe there is little risk to public safety, an advisory…
Gallons, not ‘thousands of litres’, escaped into Shuswap Lake from plywood plant: Operations manager
SHUSWAP – The operations manager of a plywood plant where a spill of glue and…
Possible spill in Shuswap Lake traced back to plywood plant glue room
VERNON – A plywood plant in Canoe has confirmed it was the source of a…
Feral pigs still tracked as invasive species in B.C. despite few sightings
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Their numbers are small but feral pigs remain active throughout B.C.’s Interior and…
Okanagan researchers want your bobcat and lynx photos
VERNON – Photos of bobcats and lynx are being sought as part of a university…