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In the News

Expert urges municipal leaders to form regional water protection strategies soon

September 10, 2014

Osoyoos Times – September 10, 2014 Municipal leaders from across the South Okanagan can take the lead and form sustainable water strategies in the coming … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Annual Meeting, Deborah Curran, Water Sustainability Act

First Nations’ rights supersede water licences

September 9, 2014

Kelowna Capital News – September 9, 2014 Aboriginal rights to water likely supersede those of water licence holders and municipalities need to negotiate what this … Read more

Categories In the News Tags aboriginal rights, Annual Meeting, Water Sustainability Act

Kelowna councillor pushes water conservation

September 8, 2014

Kelowna Capital News – September 8, 2014 Three years into the California drought, customers must weigh whether or not a glass of water is justifiable … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Kelowna, Luke Stack, Okanagan WaterWise

Okanagan Residents Urged to Reduce Water Consumption

September 5, 2014

Global Okanagan – September 5, 2014 It’s something we all need and all use but not all of us make efforts to protect it. As … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Lake Evaporation, Okanagan WaterWise, Water Sustainability Act

BC begins mussel inspections

Castanet – September 5, 2014 The provincial government recently announced they have stepped up inspection enforcement of boats possibly containing either zebra or quagga mussels. … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, inspection stations, mussel

Tougher water laws coming, board told

Daily Courier – September 5, 2014 Laws are changing to better protect the province’s water supply, a university professor told dignitaries at the Okanagan Basin … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Annual Meeting, Water Sustainability Act

Oliver is Make Water Work Champion

August 29, 2014

Osoyoos Times – August 29, 2014 By MLA Linda Larson

Categories In the News Tags Make Water Work, Make Water Work Champion, Okanagan WaterWise, Oliver

Local wins water contest

Vernon Morning Star – August 29, 2014 Vernon woman’s dedication to making water work has earned her yard a makeover. Sarah Moorhouse has won the … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Make Water Work, Make Water Work winner, Okanagan WaterWise

Oliver is Make Water Work Champion

The Boundary Sentinel – August 29, 2014 By MLA Linda Larson:

Categories In the News Tags Make Water Work, Make Water Work Champion, Okanagan WaterWise, Oliver

Province, feds’ inaction on invasive mussels frustrates local water officials

Osoyoos Times – August 27, 2014 As senior governments drag their feet on addressing the threat to Okanagan lakes of invasive mussels, the Okanagan Basin … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel

UBCO: Research into B.C.’s most treasured resource – H2O

August 22, 2014

Kelowna Capital News – August 22, 2014 Grace H. Fan, assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship with UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Management, has been granted … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Grace Fan, water discourse, Water Sustainability Act

Oliver takes “Make Water Work Champion”

Oliver Daily News – August 22, 2014 Kelowna, BC – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its Okanagan WaterWise program are pleased to announce … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Make Water Work, Make Water Work Champion, Okanagan WaterWise, Oliver

Oliver best in Okanagan at conserving water, says board

Daily Courier – August 22, 2014 The dry town of Oliver is No. 1 in the Valley at conserving water, says the Okanagan Basin Water … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Make Water Work, Make Water Work Champion, Okanagan WaterWise, Oliver

UBC prof dives into water sustainability

August 21, 2014

Daily Courier – August 21, 2014 Grace H. Fan, assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship with UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Management, has received $73,800 in … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Grace Fan, water discourse, Water Sustainability Act

Triggs family Make Water Work with new Okanagan winery

Peachland View – August 21, 2014 It’s a long-term experiment in dryland farming, but if successful, it could prove to be a harbinger of the … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Berthoud sprayer, dryland farming, Jackson-Triggs, Make Water Work, winery

Research looks at policy and politics of BC’s most treasured resource: H2O

August 20, 2014

Castanet – August 20, 2014 UBC professor receives funding to examine the conversation on water in BC and how it may impact the Sustainable Water … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Grace Fan, water discourse, Water Sustainability Act

Nursery making water work

August 17, 2014

Vernon Morning Star – August 17, 2014 Without water, John and Maria Byland would be out of business. As the owners of Bylands Nurseries – … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Bylands Nurseries, Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise

Mussels Control

August 13, 2014

Global Okanagan – August 19, 2014 A multi-million dollar threat is looming over the Okanagan in the form of a tiny little shellfish. Zebra and … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel

Water board demands meeting, support in fight against mussels

Daily Courier – August 13, 2014 With growing support for action to keep invasive mussels at bay, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is pressuring senior … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel

Software to help monitor groundwater use on farms

Sicamous Eagle Valley News – August 13,2014 Farmers throughout B.C. will soon have a tool to report their water use. The Okanagan Basin Water Board … Read more

Categories In the News Tags agricultural water use, BC Water Use Reporting Centre

Mussel Threat – a conversation with Doug Findlater

August 11, 2014

August 11, 2014 – AM1150 Listen to this interview with Doug Findlater, chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board, about the devastating impact of a … Read more

Categories Featured, In the News

Okanagan monitoring mussels

August 10, 2014

Castanet – August 10, 2014 A Central Okanagan boat launch is part of a valley-wide network of monitoring stations for invasive mussels. The monitor device … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel

Water board wants quicker action against invasive mussels

August 8, 2014

Kelowna Capital News – August 8, 2014 With public support growing for action from senior levels of government on invasive mussels and now that Alberta … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, inspection stations, mussel

Study to map crops in the Okanagan Valley

Kelowna Capital News – August 8, 2014 It will soon be clear how many growers have turned from tree fruit to grapes, how much water … Read more

Categories In the News Tags agricultural water use, Ministry of Agriculture, OBWB

Mussel monitoring launched at harbour

Vernon Morning Star – August 8, 2014 A Regional District of Central Okanagan boat launch is part of a valley-wide network of monitoring stations for … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel
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