Milfoil harvesting to return on Vaseux Lake after years of persistent pressure
Castanet – August 10, 2022 Milfoil harvesting will resume on Vaseux Lake in the South Okanagan for the first time in more than 30 years. … Read more
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South Okanagan lake ready for easy use again after 30 years
Penticton Western News – August 10, 2022 It’s been a long time coming but Vaseux Lake is once again a place where people could enjoy … Read more
This South Okanagan lake is open for recreational use again
InfoNews – August 10, 2022 Vaseux Lake in the South Okanagan can be enjoyed by swimmers and kayakers again. Every summer for years, the lake … Read more
Milfoil attack launched on Vaseux Lake
Penticton Herald – August 9, 2022 Invasive weeds that have become established in Vaseux Lake are now getting their first trim in more than 30 … Read more
Aridity map shows valley as top concern
The Daily Courier – August 8, 2022 An international team of scientists has released a new world map on aridity, confirming the Okanagan Valley as … Read more
Invasive mussel war continues with information as a weapon
Kelowna Daily Courier – August 2, 2022
Big push to stop invasive mussels at the border
Times Chronicle – July 22, 2022 Since 2015, B.C. has taken its fight against invasive zebra and quagga mussels to the streets with the Invasive Mussel Defence … Read more
Keep making water work for the victory
Okanagan Advertiser – July 21, 2022
Summerland reservoir upgrade completed under budget
Penticton Western News – July 21, 2022
Completed repairs on Summerland’s Isintok Dam an important part for District’s water supply in the face of climate change
Castanet – July 20, 2022 One of Summerland’s key dams has been repaired and reopened after an issue was found in 2013 with one of … Read more
Okanagan Basin Water Board rain barrel program on hold due to costs
Castanet – July 19, 2022 Yards and gardens in the Central Okanagan are greener than usual this summer thanks to all the rain earlier this … Read more
Canada’s largest marine dredging company brought thousands of invasive mussels into B.C.
InfoNews – July 17, 2022 A barge from Lake Ontario containing thousands of invasive zebra mussels that was intercepted in late June on its way … Read more
Campaign to keep invasive mussels out of local lakes continues
Castanet – July 14, 2022
Don’t move a mussel
Okanagan Edge – July 14, 2022
Okanagan water board advocates millions for water management
Kelowna Capital News – July 12, 2022
B.C.’s invasive mussel defence program intercepts 5 contaminated boats from Ontario
Global News – July 9, 2022
‘Largest-ever decontamination’: B.C. crews track down mussel-infested barge from eastern Canada
Global News – July 9, 2022
Board Report – July 2022
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
Okanagan Basin Water Board report foresees Goldilocks summer: not too hot, not too cold
Castanet – July 2, 2022
It’s all new as Osoyoos Museum nears completion
Times Chronicle – June 30, 2022
Summerland adopts future-focussed Water Master Plan
Summerland Review – June 30, 2022
Weather Report – June 2022
After a very wet month of June, with higher-than-normal streamflows and higher-than-expected lakelevels, conditions are finally moderating. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s seasonal forecast for July … Read more
Summerland finalizes water master plan
AM1150 – June 24, 2022
Summerland adopts new Water Master Plan to guide water decisions in future
Castanet – June 23, 2022
Epic gardens on display at Flower Power Garden Tour in Kelowna, West Kelowna
Castanet – June 15, 2022