Sportsmens Bowl Road

• With above-average snowpack levels, Oliver resident worries flooding will wipe out road, again

  A Sportsman's Bowl Road resident worries an above-average Okanagan snowpack and unfinished repairs from previous flooding are a 'disaster' waiting to happen.

  Environment

  Feb 15, 2020
  
• Report calculates $11M bill to prevent future flooding near Oliver

  The Park Rill watershed experienced extensive flooding in 2018, causing damage to public and private property.

  Environment

  Jul 9, 2019
  
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• Sportsmens Bowl near Oliver, B.C. at high risk of flooding: RDOS official

  Sportsmens Bowl Road south of Oliver, B.C. is expected to flood again this spring, according to the RDOS.

  Feb 28, 2019
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• Flood evacuees petition for creek fix near Oliver, B.C.

  It was one of the most severe flood zones in the South Okanagan this spring.

  Oct 3, 2018
• Sportsmens Bowl flood evacuees feel left in dark, evacuated for 1.5 months

  “We have no idea what we're going to do with our property.”

  Environment

  Jun 6, 2018
• Officials warn of more flooding in Okanagan-Similkameen

  More water is on the way, and officials are worried it will be higher than anything that’s been seen so far this year.

  Canada

  May 13, 2018
• Highway 97 closed for culvert installation as Sportsmens Bowl, flood threat continues

  The work comes as 12 properties on Sportsmens Bowls Road remain under a mandatory evacuation order due to flooding.

  Environment

  Apr 24, 2018
• Flooding a concern in southern BC

  The flood watch continues as the temperatures in the Okanagan are forecast to warm up into the weekend, a factor that will speed up snow melt in the mountains. 

  Apr 21, 2018
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• Firefighters descend on south Okanagan to help sandbag flooded communities

  BC Wildfire Service personnel deployed to the south Okanagan to assist with flood mitigation

  Apr 19, 2018
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• South Okanagan dam at risk of bursting, 130 new properties put on alert

  Firefighters went door-to-door north of Oliver Monday night notifying more than 130 properties of an expanded evacuation alert.

  Apr 17, 2018