Kettle Valley Railway

• Othello Tunnels to partially reopen this summer

  Closed for the last three years, construction work will soon start to repair infrastructure damage from heavy rain and flooding in November 2021.

  Canada

  Mar 27
  
• Christmas Express: Nostalgic steam train back in action for holiday season

  The Christmas train, which began on Dec. 8, will run until Dec. 23. Demand is high, with some trips being sold out.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2023
  
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• Search and rescue crews help Okanagan residents with heat, heights

  On Saturday night, COSAR was called to assist the ambulance service at Oyama Lake Lodge, where a man had fallen from a deck at one of the cabins on the far side of the lake.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2023
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• Quebec cyclist injured on Kettle Valley Railway

  At around 4 p.m., the Quebec woman lost her balance near Trestle 6 and sustained both upper and lower body injuries.

  Environment

  Jul 11, 2023
• Naramata, B.C. group working to reopen historic Adra Tunnel

  A community group in Naramata is getting closure to reopening the Adra Tunnel which has been closed to the public for more than four decades.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2023
• Injuries along Kettle Valley Railroad’s trestles requiring numerous rescues

  “This has been an exceptionally busy year on the KVR. I think we’re getting called out every 10 days or so,” search manager Duane Tresnich said.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2022
• Regional district eyeing possibility of reopening historic Adra Tunnel on KVR Trail

  ‘The RDOS believes the tunnel if reopened will bring long-term benefits to residents, tourists, and local businesses.’

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2022
• Rescue calls increase dramatically in the Okanagan during pandemic

  Search and Rescue teams across the region have seen a major increase in call volumes in the last two years and this year is expected to follow suit.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2022
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• ‘It’s heartbreaking, like a death’: Historic house burns down in Penticton, B.C.

  According to Randy Manuel, former director for the City of Penticton Museum and Archives, the Warren House was one of two CPR buildings still standing in Penticton.

  Fire

  Mar 8, 2022
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• 2021 offers record number of calls for Central Okanagan Search and Rescue

  “The huge volume of tasks is starting to take its toll.” 

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2021