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B.C. must 'step up efforts' to prevent invasive mussels from reaching B.C. lakes: water board
May 14, 2020 - 2:30 PM

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling for tighter restrictions from the province to protect B.C. waters from invasive zebra and quagga mussels.
Is your Okanagan home at risk of flooding? There's now a website to help you figure it out
May 06, 2020 - 12:10 PM

Whether you live on Okanagan Lake waterfront or a few of blocks away from Osoyoos Lake, a new website will let you find out your risk of getting wet if there is flooding
A cooler summer last year might benefit Okanagan lakes this year
February 05, 2020 - 11:15 AM

The cool, damp summer of 2019 may not have been great for Okanagan beachgoers but it had one very bright silver lining – milfoil didn’t like it either.
New rototilling rules will be a boost to swimmers at Okanagan Beaches next summer
November 04, 2019 - 5:30 PM

The provincial government has eased off on its rules for rototilling milfoil in Okanagan lakes, but there will still be some irritants.
Voluntary water restrictions urged in the Okanagan as drought concerns rise
June 21, 2019 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - A continued long-range forecast for drier than normal conditions and the effects of last winter’s low snowpack levels are escalating drought levels in the Okanagan.
Looking for ways to make droughts more predictable for Okanagan water users
March 07, 2019 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - Predicting summer droughts in the Okanagan could become more accurate if a proposed Valley-wide interactive map gets funded.
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.
Weather and wildfires interfere with water board's floodplain mapping project
October 18, 2018 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s summer project to map the Okanagan flood plain hasn’t gone as smoothly as hoped, as the project has had to deal with bad weather and a tragic accident involving the air crew assigned to the mapping survey.
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.
Vaseux Lake residents concerned about lake water quality
January 04, 2017 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - Residents living along the shoreline of Vaseux Lake met with regional district officials last month to express their concerns about the deteriorating quality of the lake’s water.
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News Items tag as: OBWB

B.C. must 'step up efforts' to prevent invasive mussels from reaching B.C. lakes: water board

Is your Okanagan home at risk of flooding? There's now a website to help you figure it out

A cooler summer last year might benefit Okanagan lakes this year

New rototilling rules will be a boost to swimmers at Okanagan Beaches next summer

Voluntary water restrictions urged in the Okanagan as drought concerns rise

Looking for ways to make droughts more predictable for Okanagan water users

Water board pushing for enhanced invasive mussel-fighting legislation

Weather and wildfires interfere with water board's floodplain mapping project

B.C. invasive mussel fight continues into fall season

Vaseux Lake residents concerned about lake water quality

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