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Daring departure proposed from Kelowna’s traditional Ogopogo float theme
KELOWNA – For the first time in ages Ogopogo may be out as the theme for Kelowna’s…
Past meets present on the Shuswap River: Enderby moves ahead with improvements for tubers, kayakers
ENDERBY – The times are changing on the shores of the Shuswap River. Where paddlewheel…
Hundreds of tubers warned for not having safety gear on Shuswap River
NORTH OKANAGAN – Hundreds of people floating down the popular Shuswap River found themselves stopped…
Spirit of Kelowna soars to top prize at Calgary Stampede
KELOWNA – The Spirit of Kelowna soared high at the Calgary Stampede earlier this week,…
City, Kamloops residents concerned about Float the River event
A recently-deleted Facebook event hosted by an unknown individual had nearly 1,000 folks interested in…
Young people working for Coyote Cruises on Penticton channel victims of racial slurs from floaters
Many of the staff at Coyote Cruises in Penticton are teenagers from the Penticton Indian…
SUMMERTIME STAPLE: You simply have to float the channel in Penticton
Sit back and let the afternoon go while floating the seven-kilometre waterway that connects Okanagan…
High waters make Shuswap River dangerous for floaters and paddlers, stewards say
Floating and paddling in the Shuswap River is not recommended while the waters are high.…
Floaters warned to avoid swiftly flowing Shuswap River in North Okanagan
The weather might be perfect for floating this weekend but not so much on the…
If floating the river in Enderby is on your summer bucket list, do it sooner than later
ENDERBY - Extremely low water levels could cut the summer tubing season short on the Shuswap River in Enderby. Madison Giesbrecht, program manager for the Shuswap River Ambassadors program, which monitors river conditions and provides information to user groups, says river levels are about a month ahead of schedule, and particularly low at that. “We...