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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…
Logging not major factor in Peachland water issues, forestry practices board says
VICTORIA – An investigation into the impacts of forestry activities on drinking water from the…
UPDATE: Failed equipment cause of ongoing water restrictions in Kelowna’s South Mission
KELOWNA – Lawns and gardens south of Mission Creek will have to keep relying on…
Lawn watering can resume south of Mission Creek in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Thousands of residents living south of Mission Creek can now start watering their…
Kelowna testing new high-tech water meter
KELOWNA – A new pilot project is being launched to upgrade water metres in Kelowna…
Lakeview water system users advised to boil their drinking water in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – About 3,800 residents of West Kelowna who are served by the Lakeview…
Lead in your water? Why you’ll have to test it yourself to be sure
If a recent investigation that found unacceptable amounts of lead in drinking water and a…
Okanagan Lake facing bigger pollution problems than treated sewage
The City of Vernon's announcement that it will be pumping treated sewage into Okanagan Lake…
Boil water warnings so common, West Kelowna invites users to throw darts – at its logo
Water quality advisories are so frequent for a West Kelowna water system that public notices…
Another boil water notice for part of West Kelowna
Another boil water notice has been issued for parts of West Kelowna, but this time…
iN VIDEO: Odd facts about the historic Kelowna Regatta
While the Kelowna Regatta was a staple of Okanagan summertime entertainment for decades, an episode…
Storm lights up the sky and adds intensity to Okanagan and Thompson area streams and rivers
A thunderstorm rolled through the valley last night creating a light show that, while good…
No filling pools or pressure washing houses as parts of Kelowna move to Stage 3 water restrictions
Stage 3 watering restrictions are now in effect in the Southeast Kelowna and Crawford areas.…
Thousands of litres of drinking water leaking underground in this Kelowna neighbourhood
It’s amazing what a little thing like a water meter can find. Over the past…
Large algae bloom discovered in Shuswap Lake not harmful: Interior Health
Environmental testing at Shuswap Lake indicates a large algae bloom which recently appeared near Salmon…