Oliver takes “Make Water Work Champion”
Oliver Daily News – August 22, 2014 Kelowna, BC – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its Okanagan WaterWise program are pleased to announce … Read more
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Oliver best in Okanagan at conserving water, says board
Daily Courier – August 22, 2014 The dry town of Oliver is No. 1 in the Valley at conserving water, says the Okanagan Basin Water … Read more
Nursery making water work
Vernon Morning Star – August 17, 2014 Without water, John and Maria Byland would be out of business. As the owners of Bylands Nurseries – … Read more
From business to home, they ‘make water work’
Oliver Chronicle – July 30, 2014 Without water, John and Maria Byland would be out of business. As the owners of Bylands Nurseries – a … Read more
Bylands extends efforts to Make Water Work from business to home
Peachland View – July 30, 2014 Without water, John and Maria Byland would be out of business. As the owners of Bylands Nurseries – a … Read more
Area councils pledge to Make Water Work
Armstrong Advertiser – July 29, 2014 Local, Okanagan governments are putting water to work. The Okanagan Basin Water Board has paired with area mayors and … Read more
Water works
Vernon Morning Star – July 25, 2014 Council has been challenged by one of its own when it comes to water conservation. Coun. Shirley Fowler … Read more
EDITORIAL: Conservation key to future
Penticton Western News – July 15, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has re-launched its Okanagan WaterWise campaign. Bringing water issues to the forefront in … Read more
Conservation key to future
Penticton Western News – July 15, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has re-launched its Okanagan WaterWise campaign. Bringing water issues to the forefront in … Read more
Officials make water pledge
Vernon Morning Star – July 11, 2014 With the heat of summer here, the valley’s elected officials are asking residents to take the pledge to … Read more
Local governments team up to save water this summer
InfoTel News – July 11, 2014 OKANAGAN – Okanagan mayors are challenging residents to conserve water this summer as part of the Okanagan WaterWise program. … Read more
The Okanagan gets water wise
Kelowna Capital News – July 10, 2014 An El Niño taking shape on the Pacific might help ease conditions in California, but 77 per cent … Read more
Water conservation challenge
Castanet – July 9, 2014 Mayors and councillors from up and down the Okanagan Valley have challenged their citizens to conserve water. According to the … Read more
Okanagan Mayors Challenge Each Other and Residents to Make Water Work
CivicInfoBC – July 9, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board, its Okanagan WaterWise program and local government and water utility partners throughout the valley, are … Read more
Local Politicians Challenge Residents to Use Less Water
Kelowna Now – July 9, 2014 An impressive gathering of Okanagan politicians came together in Kelowna on Wednesday to beseech residents of their respective cities … Read more
“Make Water Work” this summer
Kelowna Daily Courier – July 9, 2014 Politicians from through out the valley took part in a press conference Wednesday to kick off the Okanagan … Read more
MAKE WATER WORK: Okanagan residents make water work in their yard
Peachland View – July 4, 2014 Their neighbours were aghast when they scraped away the front lawn and replaced it with 25 yards of sand, … Read more
Xeriscaping can create beautiful yards
Vernon MorningStar – July 2, 2014 Their neighbours were aghast when they scraped away the front lawn and replaced it with 25 yards of sand, … Read more
RBC grant of $90,000 will fund water education throughout Okanagan
Osoyoos Times – July 2, 2014 The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) will be conducting programs to educate businesses and homeowners about water use in … Read more
2014 RBC Blue Water Project donates $90,000 to the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen for valley-wide water conservation projects.
“Water is one of the most precious resources on earth. Everything we do depends on it – it is vital to our social and economic … Read more
Control efforts gain muscle
Vernon Morning Star – June 24, 2014 After two years of calls to the province and federal government to help prevent invasive zebra and quagga … Read more
Talks muscled with minister
Vernon Morningstar – June 20, 2014 The battle over invasive mussels is being taken straight to the powers-that-be. Regional District of North Okanagan directors are … Read more
Water Board Launches Campaign Calling for Action on Mussel Prevention
Columbia Basin Bulletin – June 13, 2014 After two years of calls to the province and federal government to help prevent invasive zebra and quagga … Read more
OBWB turns up heat for senior governments to act on mussel threat
Osoyoos Times – June 11, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is turning up the heat in its effort to focus the attention of … Read more
Okanagan Basin Water Board Calls for Action
Kelowna Now – June 8, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board will again launch a campaign this summer to press for action on invasive zebra … Read more