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Valley mayors join Okanagan Water Board to Make Water Work

May 7, 2015 – Kelowna Now

Categories In the News Tags Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise

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

Categories Recently Added Tags employment opportunities, Okanagan WaterWise

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

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, Mussel Threat, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, float planes, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags boat inspection stations, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags boat inspection stations, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories Featured, In the News Tags AM1150, California drought, Nelson Jatel

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

Categories In the News Tags boat inspection stations, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags boat inspection stations, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags boat inspection stations, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags boat inspection stations, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags boat inspection stations, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories Featured, In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories Featured, In the News, Recently Added Tags Brynne Morrice, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

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

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

Provincial mussels strategy draws criticism

Vernon Morning Star – April 5, 2015 Victoria’s plan to fight mussels doesn’t impress one local official.

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

We must all stop mussels

Daily Courier – April 3, 2015 Without a doubt, Okanagan lake is our most precious resource, and protecting it from invasive species – be they … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

More cash to battle invasive mussels

Westside Weekly – April 3, 2015 The propellers and hulls of some boats being brought into B.C. this spring and summer will be checked for … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

Boaters will get to know their local inspectors

Kelowna Daily Courier – April 1, 2015 The propellers and hulls of some boats being brought into B.C. this spring and summer will be checked … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

Taking aim at invasive mussels

Kelowna Capital News – April 1, 2015 Local MLA’s Norm Letnick and Steve Thomson try out power spray technique to clean invasive mussels off the … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel
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