Board Report – May 2015
The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the … Read more
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Good to the last drop
May 8, 2015 – Kelowna Capital News
Make Water Work launched early in summery hot Okanagan
May 8, 2015 – CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/make-water-work-week-launched-early-in-summery-hot-okanagan-1.3067052 Listen to full interview below:
Launch of unique project prompts valley mayors to challenge residents to “Make Water Work” in their yards
Kelowna, B.C. – With the warm weather, lower-than-average valley water levels and sprinklers already turning on, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its WaterWise … Read more
Valley mayors push for early start to water conservation
May 7, 2015 – InfoTel News
Valley mayors join Okanagan Water Board to Make Water Work
May 7, 2015 – Kelowna Now
We’re Hiring! Communications & Outreach Coordinator
Love our waters?! Dynamic communicator?! We’re looking for a Communications and Outreach Coordinator – someone who can create amazing materials, and then get out, share … Read more
Short film reveals threat mussels pose to local lakes
April 27, 2015 – Kelowna Daily Courier An Okanagan filmmaker who also works out of New York has released a short film about the threat … Read more
Mussels with wings; the new front in the battle against invasive species
April 24, 2015 – InfoNews.ca THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The defensive war on invasive mussels hitching a ride into British Columbia’s lakes and rivers via recreational boats … Read more
Six-minute film shows threat posed by invasive mussels
April 23, 2015 – Peachland View A new short film graphically shows the destruction that invasive mussels could bring to B.C’s waterways and calls the … Read more
Mussel invasion documented
April 22, 2015 – Lake Country Calendar Imagine if we woke up tomorrow and the forests of B.C. had been killed off and turned into … Read more
Short film highlights invasive mussel threat to B.C.’s waterways
April 22, 2015 – Osoyoos Times A new short film graphically shows the destruction that invasive mussels could bring to B.C.’s waterways and calls the … Read more
Missed this morning’s interview with our Water Stewardship Director Nelson Jatel?
AM1150 – April 20, 2015 Drastic drought in California & the incredibly dry Okanagan spring has many watching water supplies in our valley closely… Tune … Read more
Film highlights mussels threat
April 17, 2015 – Vernon Morning Star Imagine if we woke up tomorrow and the forests of B.C. had been killed off and turned into … Read more
Hostile mussels
April 17, 2015 – Kelowna Capital News A new documentary raises concerns about the destructive nature of invasive mussel species if allowed to access B.C. … Read more
Okanagan film maker takes up anti-zebra mussel cause
April 17, 2015 – Global Okanagan KELOWNA – The campaign to try to do more to protect the province from invasive mussels has expanded to … Read more
Filmmaker hopes Okanagan mussel threat documentary will create ‘groundswell of public pressure’
April 16, 2015 – InfoNews VERNON – There may not be any zebra or quagga mussels in B.C. yet, but the threat is very real, … Read more
Mussel Threat – the video
April 16, 2015 – Castanet An international filmmaker, with strong ties to the Okanagan, has taken on the fight to keep the feared zebra and … Read more
Brynne Morrice discusses his film “Mussel Threat” with AM1150’s Phil Johnson
AM1150 – April 16, 2015 LISTEN as Brynne Morrice discusses his film “Mussel Threat” with AM1150’s Phil Johnson: http://chirb.it/P1kHqm WATCH the film here: http://vimeo.com/125057151 www.DontMoveAMussel.ca … Read more
Okanagan filmmaker launches movie – draws attention to menace of invasive mussels
Kelowna, B.C. – Late last summer, after learning of the threat posed by invasive zebra and quagga mussels, Brynne Morrice set out to learn more … Read more
Local film flexes its mussel
Penticton Herald – April 15, 2015 Late last summer, after learning of the threat posed by invasive zebra and quagga mussels, Brynne Morrice set out … Read more
Concerned Vernon filmmaker asks the government to protect B.C.’s waters
Kelowna Now – April 15, 2015 A Vernon filmmaker is asking the provincial government why they don’t care about the beautiful lakes that are the … Read more
Provincial funding for invasive mussel control a good start
Infotel – April 13, 2015 The province is recognizing the need to invest in the control of invasive zebra and quagga mussels. The Okanagan Basin … Read more
Province aims to protect Okanagan waterways
Penticton Western News – April 7, 2015 The provincial government is taking aim at invasive mussels with a $1.3million boost for programs that focus on … Read more
BC needs border inspection
Castanet – April 7, 2015 The provincial government’s recent announcement of $1.3 million to keep invasive quagga and zebra mussels out of B.C. is welcome … Read more