The Province has completed its annual survey of kokanee numbers for the Okanagan Lakes region, announced Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson.

BC Parks' White Lake Grasslands Protected Area is bigger now, thanks to an "ecological gift" from Oliver resident Denis Pelletier, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia, along with community partners, officially opened Kiwanis Van Horne today, a new rental housing development for seniors in Penticton.

Bring your family and sense of adventure to the climbing festival this Labour Day weekend Sept. 2-5, 2011, at Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park.

The public is urged to take extra care near the Okanagan River as water levels remain high.

With the summer season in full swing, the Okanagan River is a popular place to enjoy B.C.'s great outdoors. Visitors and residents are reminded that the Okanagan River's high water levels mean additional risks to public safety posed by a deep and fast flowing current.

Southern Okanagan Lake residents may see an unusual sight over the next two weeks - commercial-sized fishery vessels and processing barges moving from their usual moorage outside Vernon to Squally Point area near Peachland.

As the above-normal snowpack continues to melt, the public is advised to take further precautionary and safety measures around the region's lakes and rivers.