Work starts to save wetlands
Kelowna Daily Courier – November 7, 2014 Valley wetlands are getting some much-needed attention after a century of neglect.
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Okanagan Water Board Offers Funds for Strategic Water Projects
CivicInfoBC – November 6, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board is now accepting applications to its 2015 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant Program. … Read more
Water board has money to give away
InfoNews.ca – November 6, 2014 There is another $300,000 up for grabs for those who need money to fund a project to save water or … Read more
Water conservation efforts get boost in West Kelowna
The Daily Courier – October 31, 2014 New leak-detection equipment has been purchased in an effort to improve West Kelowna’s water conservation efforts.
Restoration project launched for McLauchlan Lake, above Peachland
Kelowna Capital News – October 29, 2014 The first wetland restoration is underway as a result of the Okanagan Wetland Strategy. The last posts to … Read more
Mussels action sought
Vernon Morning Star – October 19, 2014 Vernon’s mayor has taken the fight over invasive mussels right to a senior federal official. Rob Sawatzky met … Read more
Officials unprepared when mussel-infested boat arrived at Osoyoos border crossing
Osoyoos Times – October 15, 2014 When a boat contaminated with invasive quagga mussels crossed into B.C. at Osoyoos in March, border officials told the … Read more
Atamanenko urges feds to move faster on regulations to stop invasive mussels
Osoyoos Times – October 15, 2014 Federal fisheries regulations aimed at stopping invasive mussels must be implemented before the 2015 boating season, says local MP … Read more
Mussel-infested boat prompted official row at Osoyoos border crossing
Penticton Western News – October 10, 2014 Conservation officers were worried about the “optics” of allowing a boat carrying invasive mussels from the U.S. into … Read more
Toxic mussels caught at border
Vancouver 24 hrs – October 9, 2014 Inspections for invasive species must be tightened, says the owner of a commercial hauling company that unwittingly brought … Read more
OBWB talk to Steve Thomson about zebra mussel threat at UBCM
InfoTel News – September 27, 2014 WHISTLER – The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen in collaboration with Okanagan Basin Water Board, as well as the Central … Read more
Okanagan Valley increasingly vulnerable to severe climate disruptions, says expert
Osoyoos Times – September 24, 2014 Humans have changed Earth’s life support systems, so in future, it’s vital we begin to manage our water resources … Read more
Okanagan representatives to meet with province about invasive mussel threat
Osoyoos Times – September 24, 2014 The provincial government will be hearing from representatives of Okanagan regional districts and municipalities this week about the serious … Read more
Okanagan representatives to meet with province about invasive mussel threat
Osoyoos Times – September 24, 2014 The provincial government will be hearing from representatives of Okanagan regional districts and municipalities this week about the serious … Read more
Valley increasingly vulnerable to climate change, forum told
Daily Courier – September 19, 2014 Climate change is threatening the Okanagan, a forum on water resources heard this week. Robert Sandford, Canadian chairman of … Read more
CLSS encourages letter campaign to province to address invasive mussels
The Boundary Sentinel – September 19, 2014 Attached are the letter templates that the Okanagan Basin Water Board sent out. The RDKB did send a … Read more
Outdoor water use targeted
Kelowna Capital News – September 16, 2014 At the annual general meeting of the Okanagan Basin Water Board held Sept. 5, guest speaker Deborah Curran … Read more
MAKE WATER WORK: Xeriscape works for longtime gardener
Vernon Morning Star – September 16, 2014 Growing up in a family of gardeners, Gwen Steele had her own garden at the age of five, … Read more
How climate change creates extreme weather
CBC Radio One – September 16, 2014 A major conference is under way in Kelowna looking at Okanagan Water and Biodiversity. It’s hosted by UBC … Read more
Water licenses uncertain
Vernon Morning Star – September 12, 2014 Aboriginal rights to water likely supersede those of water licence holders and municipalities need to negotiate what this … Read more
Okanagan: Three wetland restoration initiatives set to motion
Kelowna Capital News – September 12, 2014 The Okanagan Wetlands Strategy the Okanagan Basin Water Board is overseeing will foster three projects intended to improve … Read more
Okanagan Basin Water Board terms extended to four years
Kelowna Capital News – September 12, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has given its water stewardship council a third mandate, extending the term to … Read more
Okanagan Basin Water Board Supported
RDCO Board Report – September 11, 2014 The Regional Board has reaffirmed support for the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) Water Management Program. One change … Read more
Okanagan warned to plan water use
Daily Courier – September 10, 2014 Municipalities should start planning how to manage the Okanagan’s water now to avoid acrimony when droughts threaten the Valley’s … Read more
Full agenda for Okanagan Basin Water Board
Vernon Morning Star – September 10, 2014 Considerable work continues within the Okanagan Basin Water Board. Among the issues facing the agency are population growth, … Read more