Central Okanagan

More sports fields reopen

Photo: Contributed - Google Maps Update 4 p.m. Friday - The District of Lake Country has re-opened all sports fields and baseball diamonds effective immediately. District Parks crews will continue to monitor the condition of fields daily to prevent damage and to ensure the safety of...

Star Place water notice rescinded

Photo: Contributed - Google Maps  In consultation with Interior Health, the RDCO is removing a Boil Water Notice that was brought in May 9 for customers of the Star Place water system in the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area. Turbidity in the source has decreased once again to...

Naked zipline, there's a record for that

Photo: Contributed The Third Annual Naked Zipline for breast cancer awareness, will take place June 20 over Deep Creek Canyon in Peachland. These women aren't up the creek without a paddle, they're over the creek without their clothes. The Third Annual Naked Zipline for...

Flooded property 'OK' says Province

Photo: Jennifer Zielinski Every year the Muttitt property in Joe Rich floods. This year waters have been running through and around the abandoned homestead for several weeks. Recent heavy rains have caused Mission Creek to change its channel, bringing water closer to Highway...

High water advisory for Okanagan

Photo: Jennifer Zielinski - Castanet Belgo Creek The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a High Streamflow Advisory affecting the Mission Creek and other small watersheds in the Okanagan. The advisory means that with significant rains yesterday and more rain in the forecast into...

Slow weekend for forest fires

Photo: Melissa Ligertwood Make sure your fire is completely extinguished and cold to the touch before leaving your campsite The weekend isn't quite over yet, but so far, fire incidents are low around the Okanagan and BC's Interior, says Fire Information...

World of Wheels photo gallery

The 2013 World of Wheels took place Sunday in Peachland with hundreds of cars and thousands of people making their way down to Beach Avenue.  As one of the biggest car shows in the Okanagan, there was no shortage of classics, muscles, vintage and rare makes and models. Below is a...

World of Wheels 2013 this Sunday

  Photo: Contributed - World of Wheels One of the largest car shows in the BC Interior will take place this weekend when the World of Wheels Show and Shine rolls into Peachland. This one-day event will take place on May 19 from 11a.m. – 4 p.m. in the...

Road safety week speeders catch fines

On Thursday May 10, members of Vernon IRSU/NOTS conducted Aggressive Driving Enforcement on Hwy 97 near Oyama.  Over the course of two hours, 30 violation tickets were issued for speeding, along with 6 tickets for not having a valid license or other traffic offences.  Two...

Fire halls agree to share in emergencies

Fire departments throughout the Central Okanagan have approved a new Energency Mutual Aid Agreement. Photo: Wayne Moore - Castanet File Photo The City of Kelowna's ladder truck was used during the 2005 apartment fire at Bay Vista on Boucherie Road The final...

Summerland school hits the final frontier

The second time around was a lot more successful for students at Summerland Secondary School who launched a giant balloon into outer space on Monday afternoon equipped with multiple cameras, video equipment and GPS.  Plans for the project had been ongoing since the beginning of the...

High water warning

High water video by Ragnar Haagen. The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a High Streamflow Advisory affecting the Mission Creek and other small watersheds in the Okanagan. The higher elevation snowpack has been melting rapidly since the start of this current warm spell late last...

Mudd, Sweat & Tears 2013

Photo: Adam Proskiw Photo: Adam Proskiw Photo: Adam Proskiw Photo: Adam Proskiw Photo: Adam Proskiw Photo: Adam Proskiw 1 2 3 4 5 6   The annual obstacle race...

Rising mercury = rising water

Photo: David Cooper - Castanet Freshly fallen snow on Okanagan mountains will soon begin to melt as temperatures rise through next week Residents in low lying and flood prone areas throughout the Central Okanagan are being encouraged to take steps to protect their...

New school envisioned for Lake Country

  Photo: Google Maps The new school would be built at the northern edge of George Elliot Secondary School. A tentative agreement has been reached between the Central Okanagan School District and the Aspen Grove Golf Course to purchase the lands for a future...

Winnipeg fire trucks now in service here

  Photo: Contributed - RDCO This weekend will be a busy one for members of the North Westside Fire Rescue Department. Officers and fire-fighters will be spending time Saturday and Sunday getting to know and training on the department’s two new engine...

The Coquihalla is now open

9 a.m. update: Highway 5 Both directions Limited Visibility with Heavy Snowfall from Exit 202, Portia Interchange to Merritt is now clear.  5:57a.m. update: Highway 5 Both directions reopened at 4 a.m. after being closed for almost 12 hours due to a vehicle incident and heavy...

97C travel advisory lifted

6:55 a.m. update: Highway 97C Both directions. The travel advisory due to Limited Visibility with Heavy Snowfall from Junction with Highway 5A, at Aspen Grove to Pennask Summit (1728 metres) is no longer in effect.  Photo: Contributed - DriveBC 6:15 a.m. update:...

Snow, thundershowers and hail

Photo: Contributed - Steve Wraith A cold flow from the north west, along with falling freezing levels brought a dump of snow in the high terrain mountain passes. DriveBC issued travel advisories for both the Coquihalla and Highway 97c after nearly 30cm of snow fell at...

Loose wheel strikes car & pedestrian hit

Monday morning traffic files: Just after 8 a.m. near Antlers Beach by Peachland a car was struck by a wheel that was rolling down the highway. The wheel had spun off of a trailer. The impact caused the airbags in the vehicle to be deployed. People were walking...