Parker Cove

• Neighbourhood swamped by rising Okanagan-area creek gets OK from OKIB to return home

  Parker Cove residents' homes were damaged, although the full scale of the destruction wasn't made clear in the immediate aftermath of the flood.

  Weather

  May 25, 2023
  
• Evacuation order partially rescinded for Parker Cove in Okanagan

  Whiteman's Creek overflowed its banks last week, with an evacuation order issued on May 2 for part of Parker Cove. Part of that order was partially rescinded on Thursday.

  Canada

  May 11, 2023
  
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• B.C. flooding: Crews continue to monitor Parker Cove conditions ahead of evacuee meeting

  As flood evacuations continue, the Okanagan Indian Band said late Saturday that emergency management crews continue to move silt and debris from Whiteman's Creek bridge. 

  Environment

  May 7, 2023
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• OKIB monitoring Whiteman Creek after flood, keeping close watch on five other creeks

  The creek overflowed its banks on Monday and quickly wreaked havoc before receding on Wednesday.

  Canada

  May 6, 2023
• ‘We can’t lose any more houses’: More residents evacuated in Parker Cove

  Hundreds of volunteers and residents have come out over the course of the week to assist in protecting the Parker Cove community from more flooding from Whiteman's Creek.

  Environment

  May 5, 2023
• More people forced to flee their homes under threat of flooding in North Okanagan

  According to the Okanagan Indian Band near Vernon, B.C., close to 100 people have been forced from their homes as Whiteman's Creek threatens to burst its banks again.

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
• Whiteman’s Creek flood recedes, leaving washed-out road in its wake

  The area isn't out of danger yet. Since there is more snowpack left to melt, rain in the forecast and log jams, there are concerns the waterway could surge again.

  Environment

  May 3, 2023
• More White Rock Lake evacuees returning home after month-long displacement

  The Okanagan Indian Band was able to rescind almost all of its remaining evacuation orders for the White Rock Lake fire on Saturday.

  Fire

  Sep 5, 2021
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• UPDATE-Flood threatened residents can return home in north Okanagan

  Residents of Parker Cove off Okanagan Lake are being ordered to evacuate while crews remove a large log jam in a nearby creek.

  Environment

  May 10, 2017