Okanagan water board looking for mussel funding in budget
February 14, 2016 – Penticton Western News In advance of the provincial budget being released on Tuesday, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is throwing its … Read more
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Gov’t funded mussel tests?
February 14, 2016 – Castanet Could the provincial government be moving toward establishing mandatory inspection stations to prevent the spread of invasive mussels? That’s apparently … Read more
Okanagan board supports inspection stations to stop spread of invasive mussels
February 12, 2016 – Vancouver Sun The Okanagan Basin Water Board wants the B.C. government set up eight inspection stations along the Alberta and Washington … Read more
Battling invasive species? Release the hounds (and drones)
February 2, 2016 – Vancouver Sun Dogs and drones are the latest weapons in the fight against invasive species, a global problem estimated to cause … Read more
Okanagan water board wants federal Liberals to pony up for invasive mussel fight
January 14, 2016 – InfoNews.ca The new Liberal government in Ottawa has promised to spend billions in new infrastructure money and the Okanagan Basin Water … Read more
OBWB appeals to new federal government for help to keep invasive mussels out of Pacific Northwest
January 20, 2016 – Osoyoos Times The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is appealing to the new federal government to step up efforts to prevent … Read more
Letter to Editor – OBWB urges feds to stop mussel spread
January 20, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News
Board asks Ottawa to flex muscles on mussels
January 17, 2016 – Vernon Morning Star Ottawa is being pressured to stop the potential invasion of mussels in the Okanagan. The Okanagan Basin Water … Read more
Water board urges MPs to join mussel fight
January 16, 2016 – Okanagan Saturday The Okanagan Basin Water Board is rallying federal politicians to get involved in the fight against invasive mussels. “We … Read more
Feds urged to flex mussels
January 15, 2016 – Castanet The feds need to step up to prevent invasive mussels from entering the Pacific Northwest. That sentiment comes from the Okanagan Basin … Read more
Urgent need to prevent invasive mussels – Letter from the OBWB to Federal Ministers
The Okanagan Basin Water Board has sent a letter to the federal government regarding the urgent need for the government to step up efforts to … Read more
Government Urged to Do More in the Fight Against Invasive Mussels
January 14, 2016 – Kelowna Now Work has begun to prevent a harmful species from getting into Okanagan waters. The Okanagan Basin Water Board is … Read more
Water forum organizers want solutions, not doom-and-gloom response to threats
October 21, 2015 – Osoyoos Times
Council meets ministers
October 4, 2015 – Vernon Morning Star
Lake Country meets with provincial reps at UBCM
October 2, 2015 – Lake Country Calendar
Victoria undecided on arena process
September 27, 2015 – Vernon Morning Star
Vernon politicians at UBCM
September 23, 2015 – Kiss FM
City bends premier’s ear
September 23, 2015 – Castanet
Mussels focus of session
September 18, 2015 – Vernon Morning Star
Op-Ed: Good, but not great
September 9, 2015 – Vernon Morning Star
Good, but not great
September 9, 2015 – Vernon Morning Star
Prevention best way to beat mussels, board told
September 5, 2015 – Kelowna Daily Courier
Mussel invasion costly
September 4, 2015 – Castanet
Thomson says inspections have found 26 mussel-infested boats in B.C.
September 4, 2015 – Kelowna Capital News
Mussel inspection training turns real when infested boat shows up
August 25, 2015 – Okanagan Life Magazine