Water works
Vernon Morning Star – July 25, 2014 Council has been challenged by one of its own when it comes to water conservation. Coun. Shirley Fowler … Read more
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Province, feds working to hold back mussel invasion
Cranbrook Daily Townsmen – July 22, 2014 Back in late April, council decided to put its support behind a move to prevent invasive mussels from … Read more
EDITORIAL: Conservation key to future
Penticton Western News – July 15, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has re-launched its Okanagan WaterWise campaign. Bringing water issues to the forefront in … Read more
Conservation key to future
Penticton Western News – July 15, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has re-launched its Okanagan WaterWise campaign. Bringing water issues to the forefront in … Read more
Officials make water pledge
Vernon Morning Star – July 11, 2014 With the heat of summer here, the valley’s elected officials are asking residents to take the pledge to … Read more
Local governments team up to save water this summer
InfoTel News – July 11, 2014 OKANAGAN – Okanagan mayors are challenging residents to conserve water this summer as part of the Okanagan WaterWise program. … Read more
The Okanagan gets water wise
Kelowna Capital News – July 10, 2014 An El Niño taking shape on the Pacific might help ease conditions in California, but 77 per cent … Read more
Okanagan mayors challenge each other and residents to “Make Water Work” this summer
Kelowna, B.C. – With the heat of summer upon us, and looking at the stats for water use in the Okanagan, this valley’s mayors and … Read more
Water conservation challenge
Castanet – July 9, 2014 Mayors and councillors from up and down the Okanagan Valley have challenged their citizens to conserve water. According to the … Read more
Okanagan Mayors Challenge Each Other and Residents to Make Water Work
CivicInfoBC – July 9, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board, its Okanagan WaterWise program and local government and water utility partners throughout the valley, are … Read more
Local Politicians Challenge Residents to Use Less Water
Kelowna Now – July 9, 2014 An impressive gathering of Okanagan politicians came together in Kelowna on Wednesday to beseech residents of their respective cities … Read more
“Make Water Work” this summer
Kelowna Daily Courier – July 9, 2014 Politicians from through out the valley took part in a press conference Wednesday to kick off the Okanagan … Read more
MAKE WATER WORK: Okanagan residents make water work in their yard
Peachland View – July 4, 2014 Their neighbours were aghast when they scraped away the front lawn and replaced it with 25 yards of sand, … Read more
Xeriscaping can create beautiful yards
Vernon MorningStar – July 2, 2014 Their neighbours were aghast when they scraped away the front lawn and replaced it with 25 yards of sand, … Read more
RBC grant of $90,000 will fund water education throughout Okanagan
Osoyoos Times – July 2, 2014 The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) will be conducting programs to educate businesses and homeowners about water use in … Read more
2014 RBC Blue Water Project donates $90,000 to the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen for valley-wide water conservation projects.
“Water is one of the most precious resources on earth. Everything we do depends on it – it is vital to our social and economic … Read more
Control efforts gain muscle
Vernon Morning Star – June 24, 2014 After two years of calls to the province and federal government to help prevent invasive zebra and quagga … Read more
Join Us – Speak Out on Zebra & Quagga Mussels
Suncruisermedia – June 24, 2014 In an effort to protect Okanagan waters from zebra and quagga mussels, we have launched a “SPEAK OUT!” initiative as … Read more
Skepticism voiced over mussel eradication in Lake Winnipeg
Kelowna Capital News – June 24, 2014 The head of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is skeptical about the results of a potash treatment to … Read more
Talks muscled with minister
Vernon Morningstar – June 20, 2014 The battle over invasive mussels is being taken straight to the powers-that-be. Regional District of North Okanagan directors are … Read more
Water Board Launches Campaign Calling for Action on Mussel Prevention
Columbia Basin Bulletin – June 13, 2014 After two years of calls to the province and federal government to help prevent invasive zebra and quagga … Read more
OBWB turns up heat for senior governments to act on mussel threat
Osoyoos Times – June 11, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is turning up the heat in its effort to focus the attention of … Read more
Okanagan Basin Water Board Calls for Action
Kelowna Now – June 8, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board will again launch a campaign this summer to press for action on invasive zebra … Read more
Board Report – June
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
Water Board Launches Campaign – Urges Okanagan Residents to Press for Action on Zebra Mussels
Kelowna, B.C. – After two years of calls to the province and federal government to help prevent invasive zebra and quagga mussels from being brought … Read more