Snowpack and Lake Levels (6/12/2026) - Review of Snowpack and Lake Levels for the South Thompson Drainage Welcome to our 3rd report on Shuswap Lake levels and snowpack for 2026. The Provincial River Forecast Centre has released its June 1 report. For the South Thompson drainage (which includes Shuswap and Mara Lakes and their tributaries), air temperatures have been above normal… Read Article
Changes to RPAR (6/12/2026) - Changes to the Riparian Areas Protection Regulations Some good for waterfront owners has come out of the devastating fires in 2023 that decimated Celista and Scotch Creek. After a year of pushing to get approvals through RAPR including discussions at the Deputy Minister level SWOA participated in, the province released the “New Direction” which was… Read Article
Shuswap Forest Health Report (6/12/2026) - Some waterfront owners in the Sunnybrae area have hired Cory Matheson to help control the Douglas-fir Bark Beetle. Cory gives an annual forest health assessment to the owners. Cory has agreed to allow SWOA to share his report with SWOA members. Cory's contact information is below if anyone is interested in helping to control the… Read ArticleLogin to see more posts