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In the News

Weed whacker

January 13, 2012

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Wild water is also tap water

January 12, 2012

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Okanagan water board sports new look

January 11, 2012

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Water board directors named

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Zimmermann named to Water Board

January 10, 2012

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RDNO Board Appointments Proceed

January 8, 2012

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Categories In the News Tags Board of Directors, OBWB, RDNO

Council to keep tight reins on finances

January 4, 2012

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2011 didn’t favour the natural environment

December 29, 2011

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Water board grants available for projects that conserve or improve water

December 28, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags Grants, Water Conservation, Water Quality Improvement

Sewer service costs increase for area of West Kelowna Estates

December 22, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags sewer, West Kelowna

Grants for water conservation or improvement projects

December 20, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags Grants, Water Conservation, Water Quality Improvement

Grant program rewards water projects

December 18, 2011

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Conservation grants available

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Categories In the News Tags Grants, Water Conservation, Water Quality Improvement

Cash for ideas that make a splash

December 16, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags Grants

Okanagan Basin Water Board accepting grant applications

December 15, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags Grants

Board revisits old method of handling stormwater runoff

December 9, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags runoff, Stormwater

John Slater: 30 years and counting

December 8, 2011

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Keep stormwater from running off

December 1, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags Stormwater

Reflections on water governance and climate change

November 17, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags climate change, water governance

Project a long time coming

November 15, 2011

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OBWB Board Highlights – Endangered mussels in the Okanagan

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Categories In the News Tags mussel

Start managing our water better right now

November 11, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags Collaborative Water Management

Canada could lose control of flow

November 7, 2011

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Categories In the News Tags Canada, Osoyoos Lake

Water Board opposes endangered listing of mussel

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Categories In the News Tags mussel

Mussel could stop control of milfoil weed

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