News Items tag as: invasive mussels

Overloaded B.C. invasive mussel-sniffing dog getting help
March 20, 2019 - 5:00 PM

The fight to keep B.C. free of invasive mussels just got a major boost with a second mussel-sniffing dog ready to hit the inspection stations this spring.
B.C. invasive mussel defence program inspected 38,000 boats last year
February 21, 2019 - 2:04 PM

The B.C. government’s Invasive Mussel Defence Program was busy last year performing 38,000 watercraft inspections.
Water board pushing for enhanced invasive mussel-fighting legislation
November 21, 2018 - 1:08 PM

The Okanagan Basin Water Board continues its push for legislation to require mandatory out-of-province boat inspections in an effort to stop invasive mussels from entering the province's waterways.
B.C. invasive mussel fight continues into fall season
September 19, 2018 - 2:00 PM

The battle for funding to keep invasive mussels out of B.C. lakes continues as another boating season winds down for the year.
Kelowna gets help in mussels fight from across the country, thanks to Kelowna Chamber of Commerce
September 26, 2017 - 4:50 PM

KELOWNA - The fight to prevent zebra and quagga mussels from invading local waters got a big boost at the Canadian Chamber annual general meeting in Fredericton, New Brunswick last week thanks to a resolution from the Kelowna contingent.
Five boats heading to the Okanagan caught with invasive mussels
August 15, 2017 - 1:05 PM

KELOWNA - The chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is concerned about the number of boats travelling to the valley found with invasive mussels so far this season.
Mussel-sniffing dog new weapon in arsenal to prevent spread of invasive species
April 20, 2017 - 4:30 PM

PENTICTON - With the spectre of invasive mussels moving ever closer to the British Columbia border every year, the province recently announced new measures to address the threat.
$3M funding to fight invasives includes mussel-sniffing dog
March 30, 2017 - 12:14 PM

KELOWNA – A multi-million dollar funding boost from the provincial government will go to a variety of areas in the battle against invasive mussels, including the addition of Canada's first mussel-sniffing dog.
Province can do better to fight mussel invasion, water board says
February 08, 2017 - 7:00 PM

KELOWNA -The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the province to do more help with the risk of mussel infestation.
Invasive mussels found in Montana; Okanagan Water Board calls for tighter restrictions at home
December 15, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Invasive mussels have latched on in Montana, triggering the state's declaration of a statewide Natural Resource Emergency.
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