News releases
Flood Protection Removal in Lake Country and West Kelowna News Release #128
July 7, 2017
Through the weekend, flood protection will be removed on private properties along sections of shoreline in Lake Country and West Kelowna.
In Lake Country, BC Wildfire Crew contractors will be removing sandbag defences from the Bottom Wood Lake Road, Turtle Bay and Woodsdale areas, while in West…
Crews Continue Flood Protection Removal News Release #127
July 7, 2017
Today, crews are focusing their flood protection removal measures on public and private property in various waterfront areas of Kelowna, Peachland and West Kelowna.
This stage of the recovery process will accomplish the full demobilization of all flood protection – a process expected to continue…
Sandbag & debris removal
July 6, 2017
Residents with sandbags that are no longer necessary can take them to the roadside of their property, where work crews will be travelling through neighbourhoods to collect them. Sandbags can also be dropped off at designated locations. Under no circumstances should sandbags be emptied into any…
Demobilization Well Under Way
July 5, 2017
Central Okanagan, B.C. – Emergency Operation officials provided an update today on how the response to flooding is switching to a demobilization process.
On the two-month anniversary of the start of the emergency, officials described the magnitude of the response operation and how the…
Slow but steady - lake levels continue to decline - News Release #124
July 4, 2017
Central Okanagan, B.C. – The slow, but steady decrease continues for levels of Central Okanagan lakes.
Okanagan Lake dropped 1.9 centimetres from Monday and is now at 342.964 metres above sea level. The lake remains just over 48 centimetres above full pool, the normal lake level for this time of…
