by Okanagan Life | Jun 16, 2017 | Community
There’s a novelist who’s written a bestseller about Daniel Boone, a non-fiction writer who voyages to Antarctica, an award-winning playwright whose work is being staged at this moment in Saskatchewan, and a poet whose name is more or less synonymous with creative...
by Okanagan Life | Jun 6, 2017 | Community
Green light for Across the Lake Swim Organizers have given the Across the Lake Swim a green light for this year’s event. Now in its 69th year, the Interior Savings Across the Lake Swim Kelowna is set for July 15, 2017, well after the projected water level peak....
by Okanagan Life | Jun 5, 2017 | Community, Emergency-Fire
500,000 additional sandbags on their way As of Monday (June 5) morning, the level of Okanagan Lake was 343.246 m, exceeds historic highs. Local government crews and BC Forestry crews have been deployed to inspect existing barriers after last night’s high winds, review...
by Okanagan Life | May 31, 2017 | Community, Emergency-Fire
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Central Okanagan, North Okanagan and South Okanagan with conditions favourable to thunderstorms, strong winds, hail and heavy rain. This afternoon the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre...
by Okanagan Life | May 29, 2017 | Community
With summer on the horizon and the days getting longer, the excitement grows as the summer fruits from the orchards of BC Tree Fruits Cooperative (BC Tree Fruits) growers’ are near. Though the cooler weather this spring has resulted in a later start to the season for...
by Okanagan Life | May 23, 2017 | Community
The 2017 Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) Championships has generated $2.89-million economic impact for the City of Penticton. “The CSSHL is proud to have partnered with Spectra over the last three years to bring the championships to the City of Penticton,”...
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