Aberdeen Publishing The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) reports that Okanagan Lake is free of invasive mussels this year. So is Skaha Lake, Osoyoos Lake, Wood Lake and Kalamalka Lake. “We are thrilled that our lakes remain free ...
Microplastics are an Okanagan problem too
Don Urquhart You’ve probably heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a 1.6 million square kilometre patch of plastic and floating trash in the Pacific Ocean – but here in the waterways of the Okanagan we have our own ...
Okanagan Lake above full pool
Okanagan Lake is now three centimetres above full pool and is expected to continue to rise through the next week, according to Central Okanagan Emergency Operations. The lake has reached a level of 342.51 metres. “We’re expecting a couple more ...
Okanagan Lake diver presumed drowned: RCMP
Jake Courtepatte A 52-year old man who went missing on May 15 in Okanagan Lake is now presumed to have drowned. The search continued into Monday morning for the man, who was taking part in some recreational diving near the ...
SUV sinks into lake
Joanne Layh A handful of residents lined the beach on March 31 to witness an SUV sink into the lake at the Todd’s campground boat launch, most puzzled about what was happening because there was no boat in sight. Kelly ...
Body of swimmer recovered
Peachland View The body of a 33-year-old Alberta man who failed to resurface while cliff jumping near Rattlesnake Island on Saturday has now been recovered from Okanagan Lake. The Alberta man’s body was recovered from Okanagan Lake this afternoon after ...
As lake levels continue to rise, district installs concrete no-posts at Swim Bay
Joanne Layh With a chance of showers forecast for the weekend, rising lake levels continue to be a concern for municipalities along Okanagan Lake. District of Peachland staff were at Swim Bay this morning to install concrete no-posts (highway barricades) ...
Okanagan region preparing for lake levels to peak in coming weeks
Joanne Layh Freshet is well underway in the region and that has local governments monitoring rising lake levels closely. Cheryl Wiebe, director of community services, says the District of Peachland has some flood protection measures already established along the shoreline. ...
Man drives Mercedes into lake
Peachland View A 25-year-old male driver and a passenger were sent to hospital for treatment of minor injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in ended up in the lake last Saturday night as the result of a single-vehicle accident. ...
Too early to tell if there is a risk for Okanagan Lake flooding
It wasn’t an agenda item, but at last Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting, Coun. Terry Condon asked staff about the prognosis for any flooding this year, and specifically requested an update on the current state of the snowpack, the ...
Forest Practices Board says logging not a major factor in Peachland water issues
BC’s Forest Practices Board says it has conducted an investigation into the impacts of forestry activities on drinking water from the Peachland and Trepanier watersheds and has found that forest licensees did a good job of minimizing the impacts of ...
Okanagan Water Board calls for more help from province to fight invasive mussels
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is calling on the province for additional regulations to further protect our waters after 10 watercraft were intercepted coming into B.C. in recent months carrying adult invasive mussels. Two of the 10 were headed ...
Peachland to have a tip to toe shoreline plan
Peachland’s shoreline plan is now complete and work is set to continue in the fall to address significant damage that occurred to the foreshore adjacent to 8th and 13th Streets resulting from a significant flood event on June 8, 2017. ...
‘Heroes’ haul dying swimmer to shore in Peachland
Stephanie MacKay locks eyes with Carla Marshall and counts to three. Desperate to save a life, the perfect strangers take a deep breath and dive for the bottom of Lake Okanagan, about 40 feet from shore along Beach Avenue north ...
On top of old Pincushion: a Canada Day story
If there’s one thing Peachlanders are serious about, it’s their view. Highway 97 is probably up there too, these days, but from the top of Pincushion Hill the tiny grey band looks more like a pluck-worthy hair than something to ...