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Kelowna Capital News

Invisible Invaders heading to Okanagan

It’s a challenge to get people concerned about a problem no one can see. Yet, this problem would affect everyone if it’s not prevented, from … Read more

Categories In the News Tags mussel, Zebra Mussel

Wild weather brings on water

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Categories In the News Tags weather

Water Day: the Myth of Abundance

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Categories In the News Tags Abundance, myth, World Water Day

Sharing the love of water in the Okanagan

Kelowna Capital News – March 19, 2013

Categories In the News Tags Love your water body!, Okanagan WaterWise

Source protection of water could be part of a plan

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Categories In the News Tags source protection

Okanagan learns from Vegas experience

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Categories In the News Tags Las Vegas, Southern Nevada Water Authority

Lessons from Las Vegas about water

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Water Management Plan recommended for Okanagan

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Stream flows important to more than just fish

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Categories In the News Tags fish, Stream flows

Water board budget holds the line

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Groundwater licensing likely to be included in a new water act

Kelowna Capital News – October 13, 2012

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Tools available to conserve water

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Lawn watering must go

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Funds will bring Syilx view to water management

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Province okays water licences despite objections

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Value water: we can’t live without it

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Perhaps the bison won’t stomp on the ant this time

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Valley-wide effort to conserve water

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Irrigation allocation studied for Kelowna parks

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Gutting Fisheries Act frustrates former fisheries minister

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Okanagan Valley’s big city mayors meet

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Categories In the News Tags mayors, Okanagan

Panel on water offers shower of solutions

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Climate action topic of UBCO workshop

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Celebrate Water on World Water Day

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Categories In the News Tags World Water Day

Flood of free events for water week

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    Syilx Territory, Penticton, B.C. – As the Okanagan region faces increasing environmental pressures and the critical need to balance human water use with ecosystem health, the ... Read more
  • Okanagan Resilience Starts in Your Yard: Discover FireSmart™ and Waterwise Landscaping
    Armstrong, B.C. – Syilx Territory – A new campaign was launched today on the cusp of wildfire season, titled “Make Water Work, Plant FireSmart™.” Held ... Read more
  • Province Boosts Aquatic Protection: Invasive Mussel Focus in Proposed Wildlife Act Changes 
    Syilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. –  The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) acknowledges a significant step forward in the ongoing effort to protect B.C.’s waterways from ... Read more
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    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
  • 19 Years Strong: OBWB Invests $350,000 to Protect Okanagan’s Precious Water
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