The Okanagan Lake Regulation System is a multi-lake, multi-purpose system, owned by the Province and managed and operated by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

Following recent flooding events earlier this month and with the potential for more seasonal flooding in communities surrounding the Okanagan Lake in the coming weeks due to increased snowmelt and forecasted warmer weather, Emergency Management BC asks that residents in the area take precautions to ensure personal safety.

The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt is expected to remain closed in both directions well into the evening, and possibly overnight, following an incident involving a burning semi-trailer truck carrying dangerous goods.

A coroner's inquest jury has issued 12 recommendations aimed at preventing the police-involved deaths of those suffering an acute mental-health event.

Beginning Tuesday, May 23, motorists travelling the Coquihalla Highway over the summer are advised to expect delays, due to two major road and bridge construction projects between Hope and Merritt.

Saanich residents are advised that the first aerial spraying treatment, originally scheduled for May 15, to eradicate invasive gypsy moths from land around Elk Lake and Bear Hill Regional Park is now scheduled for Wednesday, May 17, between sunrise (5:20 a.m.) and 7:30 a.m.

Motorists should expect delays on the Trans-Canada Highway throughout the next three weeks near Revelstoke, for the installation of Remote Avalanche Control Systems at Three Valley Bluffs.

Over the May long weekend, access to the parking lot at Sombrio Beach will be temporarily restricted for safety measures, as in previous years, to discourage illegal activities such as parties and vandalism.

Effective at noon on May 19, 2017, the size of open fires will be restricted in some parts of the Kamloops Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect the public.