Mobile quagga and zebra mussel prevention trailer takes to the road
June 30, 2016 – Peachland View The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is taking to the road in their newly constructed, educational, trailer. … Read more
In the News
Mussel searches find contaminated boats, prompting calls for stronger inspection program
June 22, 2016 – Osoyoos Times Provincial inspections for invasive mussels that started April 1 are finding a disturbing number of suspect and contaminated boats … Read more
RDCO creating a regional flood management plan
June 10, 2016 – Kelowna Now The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is developing a plan to help reduce the potential damage that flooding … Read more
Okanagan water board: not enough being done to stop mussels
June 10, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling for a stronger inspection program to keep invasive mussels out B.C. … Read more
More muscle need in fight against mussels
June 10, 2016 – Global Okanagan It’s a good effort but not good enough. That’s the position of the Okanagan Basin Water Board regarding provincial … Read more
Mussel trailer hits the road
June 2, 2016 – Castanet Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen board members have toured a new educational trailer, focused on invasive mussels. “The purpose of the trailer … Read more
Make Water Work in and around your own home
May 18, 2016 – Lake Country Calendar Twenty-eight years ago, when Rob Geier first planted the seeds for what would become a garden beautiful enough … Read more
Water conservation message
May 13, 2016 – Penticton Western News Municipal leaders from around the Okanagan gathered Wednesday to urge residents to change their water use habits and … Read more
Make Water Work challenge
May 13, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News
Okanagan residents challenged to use water wisely this summer
May 13, 2016 – Westside Weekly Mayors in the Okanagan are challenging each other, and the residents of their communities, to conserve water this spring … Read more
Make Water Work plant collection gives residents drought resistant garden options
May 13, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News The Make Water Work challenge lays out several ways residents can conserve water with one community in the … Read more
Local mayors urge residents to conserve water
May 13, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News Municipal leaders from around the Okanagan gathered Wednesday to urge residents to change their water use habits and … Read more
Record April heat shrinks snowpack
May 12, 2016 – Kelowna Daily Courier Record-breaking temperatures in April melted a lot of the snowpack for the Okanagan and boosted seasonal runoff. The … Read more
Okanagan mayors want you to conserve water
May 12, 2016 – Kelowna Now The “Make Water Work” annual conservation campaign kicked off in the Okanagan on Wednesday morning. A group of mayors … Read more
Valley mayors urge conservation ahead of possible drought
May 11, 2016 – InfoNews.ca With possible drought looming, mayors from Osooyoos to Armstrong are urging valley residents to voluntarily begin conserving water ahead of … Read more
Officials urge Okanagan residents to be ‘water wise’ this summer
May 11, 2016 – Global News Municipal leaders from around the Okanagan held a press conference Wednesday to urge their constituents to cut down on … Read more
Mayors urge conservation
May 11, 2016 – Castanet Mayors and councillors from cities up and down the Valley gathered in Kelowna with a common message: conserve water. On … Read more
Large snowpacks, early melt mean uncertain forecast
April 20, 2016 – Osoyoos Times With warm temperatures this spring, snowpack is melting faster than usual, but this year there’s more snow than last … Read more
Milfoil growing like a weed
April 20, 2016 – Castanet Bill Ferguson is fed up with the proliferation of noxious weeds around the front of his complex next to Gyro … Read more
Above normal temps may cause flooding
April 19, 2016 – Vernon Morning Star The province’s snow melt freshet season is now underway. Snow melt has been observed at most of the … Read more
Inspection station frustration
April 15, 2016 – Castanet Confusion over where an invasive mussel inspection station will be set up is causing problems in Osoyoos. According to David Karn with … Read more
Penticton location of mussel inspection base should not be a concern, say OBWB and provincial officials
April 13, 2016 – Osoyoos Times The decision to base a permanent inspection and decontamination station for invasive mussels in Penticton rather than Osoyoos is … Read more
Boating season drives mussel warning
April 10, 2016 – Vernon Morning Star Boaters are heading back on to local lakes and they’re being urged to keep unwelcome invaders from hitching … Read more
Hullcar source under review
Vernon Morning Star – April 8, 2016 Government officials insist the source of water contamination still isn’t known in a Spallumcheen neighbourhood. While some residents … Read more
Okanagan Water Board provides $300,000 in grants to fund upcoming projects
April 7, 2016 – Kelowna Now Water improvement projects in the Okanagan Valley can now get underway thanks to $300,000 in funding from the Okanagan … Read more