WATCH: Mussels almost make their way into Okanagan Lake
Globalnews.ca – March 19, 2014 OSOYOOS — A close call for Okanagan Lake after Canada Customs Officials found what appeared to be zebra or quagga … Read more
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Don’t Move A Mussel
Politicians take on mussels
February 27, 2014 – Westside Weekly Lakes pay hefty price to clean up mussels Tiny marine mussels don’t pay much attention to laws, so you … Read more
Invasive mussels back in Okanagan group’s cross-hairs
Penticton Western News – February 13, 2014 B.C. should take a page out of Idaho’s playbook if it wants to block the spread of invasive … Read more
Water board wants senior governments to get serious about zebra mussel threat in Okanagan
Osoyoos Times – February 12, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board is doing what it can to raise awareness and stop an infestation of invasive … Read more
CBC Radio – Water group demands action on mussels
CBC – Daybreak South | Feb 12, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board wants the provincial and federal government to take efforts to prevent the … Read more
EDITORIAL – Water threat warrants action
Kelowna Daily Courier Roadblocks, inspection stations, delays to traffic – all to deal with the threat of a possible mussel invasion in local lakes?
Ottawa and Victoria called on for help in fighting mussels
Kelowna Capital News The Okanagana Basin Water Board is calling on the provincial and federal governments to step in and act before an invasive form … Read more
Officials demand action on mussels
Vernon Morning Star Senior governments are being told to flex some muscles when it comes to mussels. The Okanagan Basin Water Board is demanding that … Read more
Water Board Calls For Urgent Help From Higher Levels of Government
Kelowna Now “It only takes one boat infested with the mussels, launching in our waters, to cause serious harm to our lakes.” That’s the concern … Read more
EDITORIAL: Mussels require prompt action
Vernon Morning Star One has to wonder if federal and provincial officials check their e-mail or post office box? Once again, the Okanagan Basin Water … Read more
Mussel threat prompts call for boat inspections in B.C.
Okanagan Saturday Water board says strategy needed to prevent spread of harmful mussels into Okanagan lakes.
Water Board Wants Senior Governments to Get Serious About Zebra Mussel Threat to Okanagan
Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board is doing what it can to raise awareness and stop an infestation of invasive zebra and quagga … Read more
Monitoring mussels
September 2, 2013 – Castanet – Central Okanagan
Enderby joins the battle over invasive mussels
Vernon Morning Star – August 14, 2013 The fight over invasive species is making waves in the Shuswap. Enderby’s Shuswap River Ambassadors are helping promote … Read more
Don’t Move a Mussel – webinar
On June 19, 2013 the OBWB and Okanagan WaterWise held a free online seminar regarding zebra and quagga mussels, the impact an invasion would have … Read more
Region mussels up infestation protection
Vernon Morning Star – July 21, 2013 Pressure is growing to prevent a potentially devastating species from moving to the Okanagan. The Regional District of … Read more
Mussel threat can’t be ignored
Vernon Morning Star – July 21, 2013 We all know the story of the boy who cried wolf, but concerns about zebra and quagga mussels … Read more
Region mussels up infestation protection
July 21, 2013 – Vernon Morning Star
Demand Grows for Zebra Mussel Inspection Stations
Vernon Morning Star article – April 2, 2013 Both the federal and provincial governments should work together to establish mandatory inspection stations and a public … Read more
Public Meeting Called to Address Zebra Mussel Threat to Okanagan Waters
The Okanagan Basin Water Board, its Okanagan WaterWise program and the Town of Osoyoos have teamed up with invasive species experts to hold a public … Read more