The Province is funding new, collaborative interventions that will help connect vulnerable people to the services and support they need.

In response to an urgent need for more supportive housing in the community, BC Housing has identified a new location to develop a 62-unit housing project for Penticton residents who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.

Okanagan fish and game clubs, guide outfitters, avid anglers and the public are being encouraged to provide feedback on proposed regulation changes for the 2019-21 Freshwater Fishing Synopsis.

More than 1,000 kokanee have washed up on the northern half of Okanagan Lake shores since May 25, 2018.

The BC Wildfire Service is planning to burn about 50 piles of wood debris in an area near the Arawana Forest Service Road, about five kilometres east of Naramata.

The Province has identified a location and operator for modular housing in Penticton that will be built by a local manufacturer, helping those most in need, while strengthening the local economy.

The public is urged to use extra caution near the Okanagan River, due to high water levels.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $588,917 to seven projects in the Okanagan Shuswap, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, announced today.