You’re Invited! OBWB Annual Meeting – September 9
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is pleased to host its 2016 Annual Meeting, Sept. 9 at the Laurel Packinghouse in Kelowna with the doors open … Read more
Annual Meeting
Water Board celebrates 45 years of water protection & looks ahead at future challenges
Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) holds its Annual Meeting on Friday, Sept. 4 and while the agency is celebrating 45 years … Read more
You’re Invited to our Annual Meeting!
The Okanagan Basin Water Board invites you to its 2015 Annual Meeting and 45th Birthday Celebration, Friday, Sept. 4, 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Rotary … Read more
Annual Meeting – September 4, 2015
You are invited to the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s Annual Meeting on Sept. 4, 2015 in Kelowna, B.C. Please register by Aug. 28 at: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2015-annual-meeting-it-starts-with-water-and-45th-birthday-of-the-obwb-tickets-18026810676. … 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
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
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 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
Expert urges municipal leaders to form regional water protection strategies soon
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
First Nations’ rights supersede water licences
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
Shared Duty to Protect Okanagan Water the Focus of Annual Meeting
Kelowna, B.C. – With all the changes coming – with population growth, civic and federal elections, new B.C. water regulations, climate change, and recent court … Read more
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
OBWB Annual Meeting – September 5, 2014
The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, Sept. 5 at Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna. While we will … Read more
Dry valley climate forces innovation
Kelowna Capital News – September 10, 2013
Partners powerful for Okanagan Basin Water Board
Vernon Morning Star – September 11, 2013 The importance of partnerships highlighted the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s annual meeting in Kelowna. As the Okanagan faces … Read more
OBWB boss praises partnerships as key to organization’s success over the past 40 years
Osoyoos Times – September 11, 2013 A small organization like the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) would not have so many success stories over the … Read more
Partnerships help OBWB innovate
Kelowna Capital News – September 9, 2013
Annual Reports
2024 The Okanagan Basin Water Board held its Annual Meeting on September 6, 2024. Building a Resilient Region Download the 2024 Annual Report:“Building a Resilient … Read more
Water Board annual meeting focuses on partnerships as critical in water protection
Kelowna, B.C. – Partnerships and their importance in the work of the Okanagan Basin Water Board were highlighted and celebrated as the agency held its … Read more
2013 Annual Report
Now available for download and online viewing! Download the 2013 Annual Report: “Working Together to Protect Our Watershed” (3MB PDF) The Okanagan Basin Water Board … Read more
2013 Annual Meeting – September 6
Our Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, September 6, 2013 in Kelowna, B.C. at the Rotary Centre for the Arts from 9:00am till noon. … Read more
Okanagan Basin Water Board annual meeting focuses on value of water
Kelowna, B.C. – The value of clean and abundant water – and our tendency to undervalue it – was in the spotlight today as the … Read more