Water

A resident without running water at home fills a container at a water fill station, a day ahead of World Water Day, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water: UN

Estimated cost of meeting UN water and sanitation goals could reach $1 trillion a year

 

A large algal bloom in Shuswap Lake near Salmon Arm in summer 2020. (Trevor Andrew photo)

Shuswap Watershed Council’s concern over algal blooms gets provincial reply

Further investigation into nutrient inputs coming, says BC Minister of Environment

 

Parking for Little Mountain Park off 10th Street SE will not be permitted on Feb. 16 and 17 as land clearing takes place for construction of the city water system’s Zone 5 booster station. (Google image)

Land clearing for Salmon Arm water system booster station to affect park access

Parking at 10th Avenue SE entrance to Little Mountain Park not available for two days

 

Water pours out of home in Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/ Black Press Media)

Wet welcome home after water pours out of Kelowna residence

Water was seen flowing out of the second storey of a home on Lillooet Cres

Water pours out of home in Kelowna. (Brittany Webster/ Black Press Media)
Armstrong's new Mayor Joe Cramer and Spallumcheen Mayor Christine Fraser catch up at an all-candidates forum at the Centennial Theatre Sept. 28. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

Decades of dispute ends with North Okanagan water agreement

Armstrong and Spallumcheen have found a resolution to fee fight

Armstrong's new Mayor Joe Cramer and Spallumcheen Mayor Christine Fraser catch up at an all-candidates forum at the Centennial Theatre Sept. 28. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)
All aspects of syilx homelands carry teachings, protocols and medicines, all shared through captikʷł (oral storytelling laws), where sqilx’w phsyical being is tied to the timx’w, all living things. Image created by Kelsie Kilawna, graphics by Lauren Marchand

kɬusx̌nitkʷ: The original and accurate name for ‘Okanagan Lake’

skawilx (Sarah) Alexis shares what it means and how all those living on syilx homelands are called to care for it

All aspects of syilx homelands carry teachings, protocols and medicines, all shared through captikʷł (oral storytelling laws), where sqilx’w phsyical being is tied to the timx’w, all living things. Image created by Kelsie Kilawna, graphics by Lauren Marchand
Coldstream staff are recommending council to spend $450,000 to move a portion of Coldstream Creek back to its pre-2018 channel. Council will decide on the matter at its next meeting Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Submitted photo)

Moving portion of Coldstream Creek will cost nearly half a million dollars

Coldstream council asked to approve funding to move creek back to its pre-2018 channel

Coldstream staff are recommending council to spend $450,000 to move a portion of Coldstream Creek back to its pre-2018 channel. Council will decide on the matter at its next meeting Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Submitted photo)
Cracked earth is visible in an area once under the water of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, near Boulder City, Nev. Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Pumping Mississippi River water west: solution or dream?

With drought continuing to parch the American West, some are casting for bold solutions

Cracked earth is visible in an area once under the water of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, near Boulder City, Nev. Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states. (AP Photo/John Locher)
City of Vernon crews are working on repairing a number of water main breaks that happened Monday, Jan. 30, in the Bella Vista and Okanagan Landing areas. (Morning Star - file photo)

Nearly 150 Vernon homes impacted by water main break

Trio of temporary road closures while breaks being repaired

City of Vernon crews are working on repairing a number of water main breaks that happened Monday, Jan. 30, in the Bella Vista and Okanagan Landing areas. (Morning Star - file photo)
The Coquitlam Glacier, Metro Vancouver’s last remaining glacier, is disappearing fast. A Science study predicts some 80 per cent of B.C. glaciers will have disappeared by 2100. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Metro Vancouver

Disappearing glaciers in B.C. put tourism, watersheds at risk: scientist

Brian Menounos predicts most glaciers will disappear but warns against inaction

The Coquitlam Glacier, Metro Vancouver’s last remaining glacier, is disappearing fast. A Science study predicts some 80 per cent of B.C. glaciers will have disappeared by 2100. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Metro Vancouver
The District of Sicamous Planning and Development Committee looked at provincial regulations for building a dock in lagoon water that is not affected by Riparian Areas Protection Regulation but that the province is now enforcing that legislation on for any new development. This image shows the required setback from the water that any new build would have to be placed at. (District of Sicamous image)

Permit requirements murky for properties along Sicamous lagoon

Resident says permits not required since 1970 now enforced in riparian areas

The District of Sicamous Planning and Development Committee looked at provincial regulations for building a dock in lagoon water that is not affected by Riparian Areas Protection Regulation but that the province is now enforcing that legislation on for any new development. This image shows the required setback from the water that any new build would have to be placed at. (District of Sicamous image)
The City of Vernon’s Water Reclamation Centre (VWRC) is preparing for a release of high-quality reclaimed water following an extensive treatment process. (Black Press - file photo)

Reclaimed water to be released into Okanagan lake

Most of the reclaimed water is piped to MacKay Reservoir on Commonage Road

The City of Vernon’s Water Reclamation Centre (VWRC) is preparing for a release of high-quality reclaimed water following an extensive treatment process. (Black Press - file photo)
A Spallumcheen resident is speaking out about the quality of water running through her taps, claiming the brown-coloured water has been undrinkable for more than five years. Meanwhile, the water purveyor says a fix is in the works, but it will take time. (Sheryl Johnson photo)

Spallumcheen resident drained by years of rust-coloured water

The Canyon Water District is aiming to have a new filtration system up and running by early fall

A Spallumcheen resident is speaking out about the quality of water running through her taps, claiming the brown-coloured water has been undrinkable for more than five years. Meanwhile, the water purveyor says a fix is in the works, but it will take time. (Sheryl Johnson photo)
Creekside Estate Villas located in South Pandosy area. (Google)

Kelowna condo residents without hot water for 8 days, no help in sight

Homeowners were told parts may not be available to fix the issue for up to six weeks

Creekside Estate Villas located in South Pandosy area. (Google)
Boiling Water (Photo courtesy Holger Shue/Pixabay)

UPDATE: Precautionary boil water notice east of Enderby rescinded

Notice for areas in Mabel Ridge Estates was put into effect Saturday, Dec. 10

Boiling Water (Photo courtesy Holger Shue/Pixabay)
148 sample tests were taken on Okanagan lakes this year for invasive mussels. (Neil Bousquet/Submitted)

Okanagan lakes remain mussel-free

Five lakes tested for invasive species

148 sample tests were taken on Okanagan lakes this year for invasive mussels. (Neil Bousquet/Submitted)
Uninterrupted projected onto the Cambie Bridge. (Kirk Tougas photo)

Water inspires upcoming exhibit at Salmon Arm Art Gallery

Virtual reality cinematic spectacle Uninterrupted part of exhibition

  • Oct 31, 2022
Uninterrupted projected onto the Cambie Bridge. (Kirk Tougas photo)
Sockeye salmon struggle to get upstream in historically low water levels in Weaver Creek near the Harrison River north of Chilliwack on Oct. 20, 2022. (Submitted by a Watershed Watch Salmon Society volunteer)

OPINION w/VIDEO: Salmon die and people lose their water as B.C. sleepwalks into yet another crisis

‘It’s time those responsible for protecting B.C.s environment spent a little more time out here with us’

  • Oct 25, 2022
Sockeye salmon struggle to get upstream in historically low water levels in Weaver Creek near the Harrison River north of Chilliwack on Oct. 20, 2022. (Submitted by a Watershed Watch Salmon Society volunteer)
A view of Gibsons Landing from the top of Soames Hill, a short but steep hike on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, is seen near the town of Grantham’s Landing, B.C., on May 23, 2016. Some businesses and amenities on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast must stop using all treated drinking water within hours as severe drought in the region forces declaration of a state of local emergency, but officials say there’s no need to panic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel

First COVID, now drought, B.C. brewery takes water-use restrictions in stride

Water system that supplies Sechelt area is at ‘imminent risk’ of running dry

A view of Gibsons Landing from the top of Soames Hill, a short but steep hike on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast, is seen near the town of Grantham’s Landing, B.C., on May 23, 2016. Some businesses and amenities on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast must stop using all treated drinking water within hours as severe drought in the region forces declaration of a state of local emergency, but officials say there’s no need to panic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel
Water quality grant funding available through the Shuswap Watershed Council has gone to projects in Malakwa along the Eagle River and at Gardom Lake. (File photo)

Homeowners, industry encouraged to take action to protect water quality in the Shuswap

Shuswap Watershed Council releases Phosphorus Action Plan

Water quality grant funding available through the Shuswap Watershed Council has gone to projects in Malakwa along the Eagle River and at Gardom Lake. (File photo)
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