Dan Albas – Ottawa Report – the importance of being pro-active
Kelowna Capital News – January 8, 2020 Recently the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced that a project would be undertaken … Read more
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Invasive mussels: Fisheries minister asked to do more to protect Shuswap, Okanagan lakes
Salmon Arm Observer – December 31, 2019 Two Shuswap-Okanagan organizations plan to bring Canada’s new Fisheries minister up to speed on invasive mussels concerns while … Read more
Action called for mussels
Castanet – December 23, 2019 The Shuswap Watershed Council and the Okanagan Basin Water Board have sent a joint letter to the Minister of Fisheries … Read more
Feds need to step up game in fight against invasive mussels in Okanagan, Shuswap: letter
InfoNews – December 22, 2019 Two water protection agencies in the Okanagan and Shuswap have joined forces to urge the federal government to get serious … Read more
Shuswap Watershed Council and Okanagan Basin Water Board pen joint letter to new Fisheries Minister, calling for action on Invasive Mussels
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) and Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB), two watershed organizations based in the Interior region of B.C., have sent a letter … Read more
Water groups ask Ottawa for help in fighting mussels
The Daily Courier – December 20, 2019 The Shuswap Watershed Council and the Okanagan Basin Water Board have sent a letter to the new federal … Read more
More funding needed to combat invasive mussels in the Okanagan
Kelowna Capital News – December 20, 2019 The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and the Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) have a sent open letter to … Read more
Mussel-tainted boats caught
Castanet – November 13, 2019 The provincial government says 19 vehicles contaminated with zebra or quagga mussels have been prevented from entering B.C. this season, three … Read more
Mussel inspections find 19 boats carrying invasive species
InfoNews.ca – November 13, 2019 Nineteen out-of-province vehicles were heading for B.C. lakes last summer with zebra or quagga mussels on them, including three of … Read more
Mussels found on watercraft
Castanet – November 13, 2019 Watercraft inspection stations found 19 watercraft heading to BC waters were carrying invasive zebra or quagga mussels. A report from … Read more
Mussel-tainted boats caught
Castanet – November 13, 2019 The provincial government says 19 vehicles contaminated with zebra or quagga mussels have been prevented from entering B.C. this season, three … Read more
Okanagan Water Board responds to federal announcement on mussels & milfoil
Kelowna, B.C. –The Okanagan Basin Water Board is pleased to see a reprieve from the proposed federal endangered listing of the native Rocky Mountain Ridged … Read more
Okanagan Water Board renews call for stronger invasive mussel regulations in B.C.
Kelowna, B.C. – In reviewing updates to B.C.’s invasive mussel inspection program and recent stats for 2019, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) recognizes this … Read more
Native mussel species crimping Okanagan milfoil control plans
Vernon Morning Star – April 7, 2019 A native mussel species is creating challenges to keep the milfoil weed under control. Director Bob Fleming told … Read more
Some Okanagan beaches left in the weeds because of protected mussels
CBC News – April 6, 2019 You may notice more weeds at some Okanagan beaches this summer since the Okanagan Basin Water Board doesn’t have a … Read more
Climate change brings higher numbers of invasive aquatic plants in Okanagan
Kelowna Capital News – April 3, 2019 A warming planet is allowing invasive plants to thrive in Okanagan lakes. James Littley, operations and grants manager … Read more
Feds not strong on mussels
Castanet – April 2, 2019 North Okanagan-Shuswap Conservative MP Mel Arnold says Ottawa is not doing enough to protect fresh-water lakes in Western Canada. Arnold is … Read more
North Okanagan-Shuswap MP calls for response to failing invasive species program
Vernon Morning Star – April 2, 2019 North Okanagan- Shuswap MP Mel Arnold is calling on the federal government to initiate immediate responses to an … Read more
Canada is not doing enough to prevent mussel movement: Report
InfoTel – April 2, 2019 A new report has criticized the lack of action by the federal government to prevent aquatic invasive species entering local … Read more
Restrictions on Okanagan milfoil control to protect mussels could hurt beaches
Global News – March 20, 2019 Efforts to protect an endangered species are impacting work to keep Okanagan beaches weed-free. Invasive milfoil is regularly cleared … Read more
Okanagan Water Board calls for B.C. legislation to protect B.C. waters from invasive mussels
Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is renewing a call for legislation that would require all out-of-province watercraft to be inspected for … Read more
B.C. invasive mussel fight continues into fall season
InfoNews.ca – September 19, 2018 The battle for funding to keep invasive mussels out of B.C. lakes continues as another boating season winds down for … Read more
20 mussel-fouled watercraft prevented from entering B.C. this summer
Keremeos Review – September 13, 2018 Inspection stations, when they are open, are helping in the prevention of keeping invasive mussels from harming Okanagan area … Read more
Invasion of the mussels
Castanet – August 23, 2018
More needs to be done on invasive mussels
Dan Albas, MP in the Kelowna Daily Courier – August 22, 2018 I have often said that the wheels of Ottawa tend to turn quite … Read more