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Kelowna’s rainfall this year is 100 millimetres less than normal. And Okanagan Lake is a metre below full pool. With the average annual precipitation in … Read more

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Last week, the provincial government announced that it would spend more than $15.9 million to boost the local economy, build stronger infrastructure and create parks … Read more

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A B.C. company will soon begin harvesting the Mysis shrimp on Okanagan Lake south of the William R. Bennett Bridge. For the past nine years, … Read more

Gravel pits will be the subject of a much sought after pilot project that will examine where aggregate should and should not be mined in … Read more

An authority to deal with water issues in the Okanagan Valley is the ultimate answer to the current jurisdictional issues, says the parliamentary secretary for … Read more

Gravel pits will be the subject of a much sought after pilot project that will examine where aggregate should and should not be mined in … Read more

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First the forest fires and now the drought. Searing heat and no rain means groundwater, lake, river and creek levels are at record lows in … Read more

Recently returned from a drought workshop with the Okanagan Basin Water Board, Coldstream Coun. Gyula Kiss is urging municipalities to consider water restrictions before it’s … Read more

While there’s no denying it’s been a hot stretch, the South Okanagan has yet to break any temperature records. The high of 37.1 C recorded … Read more

As loonie-sized plops of rain fell and immediately evaporated from the hot, dry, sidewalks outside, inside the rehearsal hall at the Kelowna Community Theatre, more … Read more

Earlier warning in years when it looks like water could be in low supply, would make a huge difference to local water utilities’ ability to … Read more

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VANCOUVER — A combination of below-normal snowpack accumulations this winter, and a dry, hot spring and summer have resulted in low streamflow conditions for rivers … Read more

In spite of being in the midst of one of the driest summers in recent history, Penticton’s water conservation program co-ordinator has a lot to … Read more

Earlier warnings that a low snowpack would strain water supplies over the summer months have come to fruition. Summerland’s water system, as well as several … Read more

To the editor: Views of a thirsty tourist passing through your city. There is no shortage of “Panic water shortage talk” in the local newspapers, … Read more

Don’t let this week’s storm clouds and the few drops of rain that fell lull you into thinking this summer’s dry conditions are all wet … Read more

Pressure is mounting on the Ministry of Tourism to speed up the protection of drinking water sources in the Bear Creek recreational management zone for … Read more

“If we knew with certainty that the Okanagan will face an Australian-like drought in the next five years, what management tools would we need to … Read more

Drought is the climatological phenomenon that dares not speak its name, it seems. "There’s a lot of different definitions of drought, so a lot of … Read more