News Items tag as: Invasive species

Discovery of invasive jellyfish in Osoyoos Lake raises more questions than answers
January 21, 2025 - 6:00 AM

The presence of invasive jellyfish in Osoyoos Lake was discovered in recent years, yet the full impact of the invaders on native ecosystems isn’t clear yet.
iN VIDEO: Highly flammable invasive plant spreading in North Okanagan
August 06, 2024 - 12:30 PM

While the yellow flowers of Scotch broom might be pretty, the invasive plant is cause for concern as its high oil content makes it highly flammable, posing an increase to wildfire risk.
How to save urban trees in Okanagan, Kamloops from destructive, invasive beetle
July 01, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Ash trees growing in urban areas and gardens in Kamloops and the Okanagan provide beauty and much needed shade, but they can be destroyed by an invasive beetle just recently found in the province.
'Don’t let it loose': Why invasive goldfish in Kelowna pond is a problem
June 25, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Munson Pond in Kelowna is a beloved gem for nature enthusiasts and photographers who enjoy the plethora of native flora and fauna found there, but the pond also harbours a hazardous invasive species.
Invasive beetle destroying lawns in Kamloops, Okanagan continues to move east
June 06, 2024 - 6:00 AM

An invasive beetle has been wreaking havoc on properties, parks and golf courses in the Thompson-Okanagan region this spring, causing large, dead patches of grass.
Invasive species management group says watch out for poisonous plant in Columbia Shuswap
May 18, 2024 - 12:00 PM

As the weather warms up a non-profit organization is urging the public to watch out for invasive plants in Columbia Shuswap, including poison hemlock.
Aerial spraying for destructive, invasive moth scheduled for Kamloops, West Kelowna
January 12, 2024 - 2:42 PM

Aerial spraying for a problematic invasive moth is starting in several Interior and coastal communities this spring, and Kamloops and West Kelowna are on that list.
COVID-19 hasn't kept invasive mussel-infested boats out of Okanagan
December 05, 2021 - 3:35 PM

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered travel restrictions over the past two summers, boaters are still coming to the Okanagan and bringing invasive Zebra and Quagga mussels them.
B.C. conservation service seizes nearly 3,000 invasive mussel infested moss balls
April 01, 2021 - 5:29 PM

A widespread effort to stop the spread of an invasive species in B.C. has resulted in the seizure or surrender of nearly 3,000 suspected or confirmed zebra mussel infested moss balls.
Province wants you to check your aquarium for invasive mussels hiding in moss balls
March 11, 2021 - 9:30 AM

B.C. is calling on aquarium owners to inspect their tanks to help prevent the spread of invasive mussels.
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Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

News Items tag as: Invasive species

Discovery of invasive jellyfish in Osoyoos Lake raises more questions than answers

iN VIDEO: Highly flammable invasive plant spreading in North Okanagan

How to save urban trees in Okanagan, Kamloops from destructive, invasive beetle

'Don’t let it loose': Why invasive goldfish in Kelowna pond is a problem

Invasive beetle destroying lawns in Kamloops, Okanagan continues to move east

Invasive species management group says watch out for poisonous plant in Columbia Shuswap

Aerial spraying for destructive, invasive moth scheduled for Kamloops, West Kelowna

COVID-19 hasn't kept invasive mussel-infested boats out of Okanagan

B.C. conservation service seizes nearly 3,000 invasive mussel infested moss balls

Province wants you to check your aquarium for invasive mussels hiding in moss balls

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