News Releases
Crews Continue Flood Protection Removal News Release #127
July 7, 2017
Today, crews are focusing their flood protection removal measures on public and private property in various waterfront areas of Kelowna, Peachland and West Kelowna.
This stage of the recovery process will accomplish the full demobilization of all flood protection – a process expected to continue…
Sandbag & debris removal
July 6, 2017
Residents with sandbags that are no longer necessary can take them to the roadside of their property, where work crews will be travelling through neighbourhoods to collect them. Sandbags can also be dropped off at designated locations. Under no circumstances should sandbags be emptied into any…
Demobilization Well Under Way
July 5, 2017
Central Okanagan, B.C. – Emergency Operation officials provided an update today on how the response to flooding is switching to a demobilization process.
On the two-month anniversary of the start of the emergency, officials described the magnitude of the response operation and how the…
Slow but steady - lake levels continue to decline - News Release #124
July 4, 2017
Central Okanagan, B.C. – The slow, but steady decrease continues for levels of Central Okanagan lakes.
Okanagan Lake dropped 1.9 centimetres from Monday and is now at 342.964 metres above sea level. The lake remains just over 48 centimetres above full pool, the normal lake level for this time…
Online Property Owners Flood Damage Assessment Tool
June 30, 2017
Since early May, the Central Okanagan has been impacted by historic lake water levels and associated flooding. This includes damage to public and private properties.
Today, crews are continuing to remove some flood defenses and cleaning up debris on those public beach and road ends that are at a…
