Okanagan Wetlands Strategy completes phase one
Kelowna Capital News – April 23, 2014 The Central Okanagan has some of the better protections for wetlands in the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys, according … Read more
Kelowna Capital News – April 23, 2014 The Central Okanagan has some of the better protections for wetlands in the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys, according … Read more
Castanet – April 18, 2014 Water related projects have been given a boost thanks to funding from the Okanagan Basin Water Board, OBWB. The Regional … Read more
Vernon Morningstar – April 8, 2014 Okanagan residents are increasingly concerned about being invaded, but the Great Lakes basin has experienced the nightmare for years. … Read more
Lake Country Calendar – April 7, 2014 Okanagan water suppliers are being warned to learn from a contamination case. Okanagan Basin Water Board officials have … Read more
Vernon Morningstar – April 4, 2014 Officials want to get a better sense of what’s happening in the water offshore from Cosens Bay. The Regional … Read more
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
AM1150 – April 3, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has approved $300,000 in funding to 20 projects that will help conserve and improve the … Read more
Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board has approved $300,000 in funding to 20 projects that will help conserve and improve the quality of … Read more
Vernon Morningstar – April 2, 2014 Okanagan residents are being rallied to fight invaders. The Okanagan Basin Water Board decided Tuesday to consider ways of … Read more
Lake Country Calendar – April 2, 2014 Okanagan residents are being rallied to fight invaders. The Okanagan Basin Water Board decided Tuesday to consider ways … Read more
Osoyoos Times – March 27, 2014 A potential infestation of the Okanagan lakes with quagga mussels was averted recently thanks to an alert customs officer … Read more
Vernon Morning Star – March 23, 2014 The Okanagan Water Stewardship Council’s initial reaction to B.C.’s proposed water act is positive, but a council committee … Read more
Vernon Morning Star – March 21, 2014 The Okanagan escaped a close call with an invasive species that has devastated ecosystems across North America.
Kelowna Daily Courier – March 21, 2014 Okanagan Lake dodged a bullet when a sharp-eyed border guard noticed invasive mussels on a boat destined for … Read more
Vernon Morning Star – March 21, 2014 It should be considered a shot across the bow for federal and provincial officials.
Kelowna Capital News – March 21, 2014
Penticton Western News – March 20, 2014 Another near-miss involving invasive mussels on a boat headed for B.C. underscores the need for senior governments to … Read more
Keremeos Review – March 20, 2014 An alert Canadian border crossing agent may have staved off a potential disaster for Okanagan Lake after spotting quagga … Read more
Province – March 20, 2014 VERNON – Alert border officials are being credited for stopping an invasive species of mussel from entering waterways in B.C.’s … Read more
Vancouver Sun – March 20, 2014 VERNON – Alert border officials are being credited for stopping an invasive species of mussel from entering waterways in … Read more
Castanet – March 20, 2014 Members of the Okanagan Basin Water Board are calling it a very close call. They are concerned with the news … Read more
Daybreak Kelowna – March 20, 2014
Kelowna Now – March 20, 2014 Canadian Customs Officers discovered what appeared to be zebra and quagga mussels attached to a boat trying to cross … Read more
Kelowna Daily Courier – March 20, 2014 A boat that may have been infested with zebra or quagga mussels was stopped at the Canadian border … Read more
Castanet – March 20, 2014 On the evening of March 12, a Canada Customs official notified the BC Conservation Officer service that they found what … Read more