We must all stop mussels
Daily Courier – April 3, 2015 Without a doubt, Okanagan lake is our most precious resource, and protecting it from invasive species – be they … Read more
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More cash to battle invasive mussels
Westside Weekly – April 3, 2015 The propellers and hulls of some boats being brought into B.C. this spring and summer will be checked for … Read more
Boaters will get to know their local inspectors
Kelowna Daily Courier – April 1, 2015 The propellers and hulls of some boats being brought into B.C. this spring and summer will be checked … Read more
Taking aim at invasive mussels
Kelowna Capital News – April 1, 2015 Local MLA’s Norm Letnick and Steve Thomson try out power spray technique to clean invasive mussels off the … Read more
Provincial announcement on BC mussel defence efforts a “good start”
Kelowna, B.C. – For three-and a-half years, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has been sounding the alarm about the strong possibility of invasive zebra … Read more
$1.3M to fight mussels
Castanet – March 31, 2015 The provincial government will spend about $1.3 million in its fight against invasive quagga and zebra mussels.
Invasive species battle gains muscle
Vernon Morning Star – March 31, 2015 The fight against potential invaders has been given a boost. The provincial government announced Tuesday it will pump … Read more
Audio: OBWB Chair Doug Findlater on need for BC Government action on mussels
AM1150 – February 26, 2015 Missed this morning’s interview with our Chair Doug Findlater about the need for serious action by the province on invasive … Read more
We need a mussel strategy
Castanet – February 25, 2015 For years residents in the Okanagan and across B.C. have feared the day an invasive mussel would make its way … Read more
Demands escalate to stop mussel invasion
Vernon Morning Star – February 22, 2015 Demand is growing for provincial action to prevent a threat to Okanagan lakes. Lake Country council is asking … Read more
Victoria must take action on mussels
Vernon Morning Star – February 22, 2015 One has to wonder why the provincial government isn’t getting the message? Other jurisdictions across Western Canada and … Read more
New measures to fight AIS
Lake Country Calendar – December 24, 2014 Several constituents, led by the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s “Don’t Move a Mussel” campaign, have written to me … Read more
Federal government announces regulations on aquatic invasive species
Peachland View – December 19, 2014 More than 11 years after a House of Commons committee urged the federal government to bring in comprehensive regulations … Read more
Letter to editor: Tools to fight invasive species
Castanet – December 15, 2014 Thank you for your recent coverage of the proposed new federal regulations to ban importation of invasive zebra and quagga … Read more
New measures now proposed to fight aquatic invasive species
The Daily Courier – December 15, 2014 Several constituents, led by the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s “Don’t Move a Mussel” campaign, have written to me … Read more
Letter to editor: Don’t move a mussel a strong move
Kelowna Daily Courier – December 12, 2014 Thank you for your recent coverage of the proposed new federal regulations to ban importation of invasive zebra … Read more
Letter to editor: Invasive mussels a “whole new category of super-pests”
Kelowna Capital News – December 12, 2014 Thank you for your recent coverage of the proposed new federal regulations to ban importation of invasive zebra … Read more
New rules fight mussels
Vernon Morning Star – December 12, 2014 Better late than never. That was how the chairperson of the Okanagan Basin Water Board summed up the … Read more
Letter to editor: Don’t move a mussel
Penticton Western News – December 11, 2014 Thank you for your recent coverage of the proposed new federal regulations to ban importation of invasive zebra … Read more
New rules to combat invasive mussels
Salmon Arm Observer – December 11, 2014 Better late than never. That was how the chairperson of the Okanagan Basin Water Board summed up the … Read more
Mussels action sought
Vernon Morning Star – October 19, 2014 Vernon’s mayor has taken the fight over invasive mussels right to a senior federal official. Rob Sawatzky met … Read more
Officials unprepared when mussel-infested boat arrived at Osoyoos border crossing
Osoyoos Times – October 15, 2014 When a boat contaminated with invasive quagga mussels crossed into B.C. at Osoyoos in March, border officials told the … Read more
Atamanenko urges feds to move faster on regulations to stop invasive mussels
Osoyoos Times – October 15, 2014 Federal fisheries regulations aimed at stopping invasive mussels must be implemented before the 2015 boating season, says local MP … Read more
Mussel-infested boat prompted official row at Osoyoos border crossing
Penticton Western News – October 10, 2014 Conservation officers were worried about the “optics” of allowing a boat carrying invasive mussels from the U.S. into … Read more
Toxic mussels caught at border
Vancouver 24 hrs – October 9, 2014 Inspections for invasive species must be tightened, says the owner of a commercial hauling company that unwittingly brought … Read more