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North Okanagan Regional District
Roughly 600 km of water pipes in Kamloops, Okanagan made with asbestos concrete
There are about 600 kilometres of asbestos concrete pipes carrying water to residents’ homes in…
Okanagan Rail Trail moves from fundraising, construction to governance, maintenance
KELOWNA – The Okanagan Rail Trail is ahead of schedule and volunteers have already raised…
Trial over Vernon’s Kin Race Track stopped before it started
VERNON – The never-ending lawsuit over Vernon’s Kin Race Track is living up to its…
Why Vernon fields are being watered daily despite water restrictions
VERNON - A number of people are complaining about watering restrictions in Vernon, but it’s not quite what you think. Greater Vernon Water manager Zee Marcolin says most people are getting the message about stage one restrictions and have reduced their water consumption accordingly — no big objections there. What people are complaining about is...
Proposed regulations could see motorized boats disappear from the Shuswap River
SHUSWAP - Proposed regulations could mean the end for motorized boats on much of the Shuswap River. The reasoning behind the proposal is environmental degradation and the safety of other river users, such as tubers, swimmers and kayakers, says the North Okanagan Regional District’s sustainability coordinator Anna Page. The proposed regulations would ban motorized boats...