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Spring Flooding 2018
Okanagan Lake water levels starting to drop
OKANAGAN – Water levels have begun to drop in Okanagan Lake, further lowering the flood…
Emergency operations warns of flood threat on Okanagan Lake from high winds in Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – High winds forecast for this weekend could cause foreshore flooding in the…
Okanagan Lake may avoid last year’s flood levels
OKANAGAN – Barring some serious rain, the volume of water pouring into Okanagan Lake is…
West Kelowna takes over construction of flood protection measures in Green Bay
WEST KELOWNA – With critical infrastructure at risk, West Kelowna has taken over the shoreline…
Armed forces arrive in the South Okanagan, Similkameen to aid flood control effort
PENTICTON – The army has rolled into the South Okanagan. Soldiers from the Canadian Armed…
Armed forces deployed to Vernon to assist with southern Interior flooding efforts
VERNON – Approximately 140 military personnel arrived in Vernon late this afternoon to help communities…
Emergency officials withheld Okanagan Lake flooding prediction
OKANAGAN – Emergency operations officials throughout the Okanagan have known since at least Monday that…
Flooding impacts camping opportunities at some southern Interior provincial parks
Flooding issues are derailing camping plans in five Thompson-Okanagan provincial parks, but the rest are…
Okanagan Lake beaches in Penticton temporarily closed
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton is temporarily closing some waterfront amenities as it beefs…
A tale from the Similkameen flood of 1894
PRINCETON – The high water levels of this year’s freshet has evoked memories of the…
Business as usual despite localized flooding in Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – The unseasonably hot weather is rapidly melting the larger than normal snowpack and…
Okanagan Lake expected to exceed full pool by the weekend
KELOWNA – Flooding this spring has been mostly in localized areas but attention may soon…
Osoyoos Lake expected to rise again this week
OSOYOOS – Residents of Osoyoos continued to make preparations today for a second high water…
iN PHOTOS: Merritt flood ‘worst it’s ever been’ resident says
MERRITT – It was nearly 8 a.m. Mother’s day morning when the RCMP knocked on…
All hands on deck in Okanagan Falls as floodwaters rise again
PENTICTON – Emergency response personnel at the regional district must feel a lot like an…
Flooding closes Highway 3 west of Keremeos
PENTICTON – Highway 3 west of Keremeos in the Similkameen is closed until further notice…
So, what exactly is a local state of emergency and what does it mean to you?
Chances are, you’ll be seeing the words ‘state of local emergency’ a lot in the…
UPDATE: Westside Road reopens following washout
WEST KELOWNA – For the second time this month, a washout closed part of Westside…
Flood fears prompt Kelowna-wide local state of emergency
KELOWNA – The increasing possibility of spring flooding has forced Central Okanagan emergency operations to…
Forecast rain no help as Southern Interior enters flood watch
With the high elevation freshet now underway, the B.C. River Forecast Centre is upgrading some…
Watch for flood threat in Kelowna to shift to Mission Creek next week
KELOWNA – Mill Creek in Kelowna has been getting all the attention due to threat…
‘We’re here to help’: Provincial officials tour flood affected South Okanagan, Similkameen communities
PENTICTON – Provincial officials from Victoria toured the South Okanagan today to witness local flooding…
Why the flood response in Kelowna seems last minute
KELOWNA – With the waters of Mill Creek still rising and crews working urgently to…
UPDATE: Westside Road north of West Kelowna reopens
WEST KELOWNA – A section of the road between West Kelowna and Vernon on the…