An aerial view of Harbour Key and Solana Key taken on Sunday, May 13 in the afternoon. The lake level was at 916.19 feet above sea level at this time. (Richard McGuire photo)
With heavy flood and wildfire seasons hitting the South Okanagan last spring and summer, 2018 was a heavy news year in Osoyoos. Here are the Osoyoos Times’ 10 most-read stories of the year.
10. Heavy smoke drifting in from wildfires
9. Unfortunate incident leads to new family accessible washroom and change room at the Sonora Centre
8. South Okanagan man dies in head-on crash
7. RCMP arrest suspicious woman who entered home in Osoyoos
6. RCMP find bomb in Osoyoos home
5. Osoyoos Indian Band issues immediate evacuation order at Osoyoos Cottages
4. Former businessman Doug Eisenhut accuses officials of flooding Osoyoos to save Kelowna
3. PHOTOS: Osoyoos responds as lake level keeps rising
2. Local restaurant server’s refusal to wear bra leads to termination and human rights complaint
1. PHOTOS: The floods from above
Sunlight filtering through wildfire smoke gives an eerie light over the Similkameen Valley west of Osoyoos in July. This fire in the mountains above Cawston, like others in the area, is believed to be caused by lightning. This one was producing a lot of the smoke coming over Richter Pass, but other fires, some more serious, were burning throughout the Okanagan-Similkameen. (Richard McGuire photo)
