Lake Levels and Snowpack (5/16/2026) - May 2026 Welcome to the second of our 2026 reports on Shuswap lake levels and watershed snowpack. Throughout April and early May, the Shuswap Lake water level has continued to rise and is now at 346.844, almost the same as was recorded at this time last spring. The Provincial River Forecast Centre’s forecasts indicate that,… Read Article
Proposed Changes to the BC Land Act and the Heritage Conservation Act in BC (5/16/2026) - May 2026 SWOA reported last fall that the BC Government was proposing major revisions to the Heritage Conservation Act that would affect how waterfront owners could plan changes to their properties. As some of the proposed changes became public there was a lot of push-back from both the public and industry. Thus, the proposed changes… Read Article
Highway 1 Update (5/15/2026) - May 2026 The good news is that much progress has been made in upgrading HYW #1. Construction of the four-laning through Chase has been completed, along with a new elevated interchange at Brooke Drive. This work will aid both through traffic on Hyw#1 and access in a safer manner to shopping in Chase. The Ford… Read ArticleLogin to see more posts