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This Okanagan city’s rapid growth means expensive fixes for sewage treatment down the road
With Kelowna being the fastest growing of Canada’s largest cities and with another 45,000 more…
Taxpayers to foot bill to remove dead cattle from Okanagan Lake
Taxpayers on are the hook to pull out 31 dead cattle from Okanagan Lake despite…
Vernon to discharge treated sewage into Okanagan Lake
The City of Vernon will be releasing treated sewage into Okanagan Lake. The treated water…
Cattle carcasses successfully removed from Okanagan Lake near Vernon
The salvage operation to pull dead cattle carcasses from Okanagan Lake near Vernon is now…
BC strata found negligent, ordered to pay $14,000 over leaky wall
A BC strata has been ordered to pay a resident $14,000 after it was found…
From drought to wildfire: Water challenges front and centre at Okanagan water board AGM
With drought drying up streams and lowering water levels in lakes and reservoirs across BC,…
Is 2024 the year Okanagan Lake floating bridge becomes a suspension bridge?
This is shaping up to be the driest year on record in terms and if…
Kelowna takes over another irrigation district
Six years after the City of Kelowna took over the South East Kelowna Irrigation District,…
Kelowna’s water dominance distant dream as irrigation districts stand firm on independence
It was more than a decade ago when the Kelowna Integrated Water Supply Plan was…
Shuswap school district fined $3,000 over repeated water sampling failure
The North Okanagan Shuswap school district has been fined $3,040 for multiple failures in submitting…
Busted sewer line closes Vernon beaches on Okanagan Lake, again
For the second time this summer, some Vernon beaches have been closed due to a…
Report says housing could threaten Vernon drinking water and Kal Lake
A development proposal from a North Okanagan agricultural company could potentially decrease the drinking water…
Emergency forces water to be shut off in parts of West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Water supplies have been shut off to parts of Boucherie Centre in…
Boil water notice issued for a West Kelowna water system
WEST KELOWNA – Users of the Sunnyside/Pritchard Water System in West Kelowna need to boil…
Okanagan city learns what a difference a little bit of rain can make
WEST KELOWNA – A cool dampish July created a unique turnaround for the West Kelowna…
Southeast Kelowna hit with boil water notice
KELOWNA – A pair of construction incidents have left parts of Southeast Kelowna without water…
Province should make exemption to milfoil rototilling ban to fight invasive species: report
A new Parliamentary committee report suggests that an exemption should be put in place to…
Lake County boil water advisory lifted
LAKE COUNTRY – Lake Country residents who get their tap water from Okanagan Lake are…
‘Buried and destroyed’: Lake Country water main break fixed, but damage assessment continues
LAKE COUNTRY – Crews toiled long into the night yesterday to fix the broken water…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna boater ‘missed it by that much’
KELOWNA – Usually when you're steering a boat, the goal is to keep it on…
Short winter, dry April force Lake Country to dip into water reservoirs a month early
LAKE COUNTRY – The Okanagan experienced a light winter and a dry April this year…
Who’s got the lowest water and sewer rates in Thompson-Okanagan?
KELOWNA – With almost the lowest water and sewer rates in the Thompson-Okanagan, Kelowna customers…
New rules guiding Kelowna’s efforts to create one water system won’t likely change much
KELOWNA – The city’s latest move to create a single water supplier in Kelowna isn’t…
The quality of your tap water may be affected by aging water pipes
The biggest concern most people have about their tap water is whether it tastes good.…