The South Okanagan region is prone to flooding and saw devastating floods in 2017 and 2018.

Sydney Shular and her classmates from Princess Margaret Secondary traded in pens and paper for shovels and sandbags at the Penticton Yacht Club and Marina Tuesday. “Right now we’re rebuilding the wall to make sure that it’s sturdier than it was before,” she said. “They probably don’t have enough workers and we have more than...

As Okanagan Lake reaches a 27-year high and flood mitigation efforts are clearly visible around the City of Penticton some tourists may have re-considered their May Long weekend travel plans. “I received a tremendous amount of calls on whether or not Penticton was even open for business,” said Diana Stirling, owner of the Loco Landing...

With warm weather and wind in the forecast, the City of Penticton is making preparations for rising lake levels and wave action.