News Items tag as: Okanagan Basin Water Board

You can help choose the name of the new Okanagan milfoil harvester
June 16, 2024 - 4:00 PM

A new machine for combating an invasive aquatic plant is coming to the Okanagan and there's a contest to name it.
Okanagan mayors and fire chiefs gathered in Lake Country to plan for a dry summer
June 01, 2024 - 12:00 PM

The weather has been cooler and the valley has seen some rainfall, but the Okanagan is still facing a potential drought this summer and the accompanying wildfires. Mayors and fire chiefs from the Okanagan got together in Lake Country to discuss ways to be proactive when it comes to water conservation.
PULL THE PLUG: Transporting boats in BC with drain plugs in now illegal
May 16, 2024 - 5:02 PM

In an effort to prevent the spread of invasive species, the provincial government is making it illegal to transport watercraft with the drain plugs still in place.
Okanagan moved to drought level two, ‘very dry’
May 16, 2024 - 2:41 PM

As municipalities around the Okanagan have implemented water restrictions, the region’s drought level has increased to level two.
Some areas of Okanagan experiencing historically low snowpack
March 19, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Concerns have been growing across BC as the snowpack measurements are lower than normal posing the risk of drought and wildfires this summer.
Newly announced federal funding won't prevent the spread of invasive mussels in BC
February 17, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The government’s new funding announcement does not go far enough to protect BC from invasive mussels, according to the Okanagan Basin Water Board.
Out-of-province boat ban gaining support in the Thompson-Okanagan
November 20, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Calls for a moratorium on out-of-province boats in BC to protect local waterways from invasive and destructive mussels appears to be gaining traction.
BC Interior opposition MPs call on feds to increase funding to stop invasive mussels
November 09, 2023 - 10:27 AM

Five BC Interior Conservative MPs have written a letter to the federal government demanding proper resources be put in place to protect lakes in BC from the invasive zebra and quagga mussels.
Okanagan water board calling for temporary moratorium on out-of-province boats
October 21, 2023 - 9:00 AM

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling for a moratorium on all boats entering the province after invasive and destructive mussels were found in nearby Idaho.
With snowpack in Okanagan gone, drought level on the rise
June 23, 2023 - 12:11 PM

The first Okanagan Drought Bulletin of the season has already raised the level of drought conditions in the region.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
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Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

News Items tag as: Okanagan Basin Water Board

You can help choose the name of the new Okanagan milfoil harvester

Okanagan mayors and fire chiefs gathered in Lake Country to plan for a dry summer

PULL THE PLUG: Transporting boats in BC with drain plugs in now illegal

Okanagan moved to drought level two, ‘very dry’

Some areas of Okanagan experiencing historically low snowpack

Newly announced federal funding won't prevent the spread of invasive mussels in BC

Out-of-province boat ban gaining support in the Thompson-Okanagan

BC Interior opposition MPs call on feds to increase funding to stop invasive mussels

Okanagan water board calling for temporary moratorium on out-of-province boats

With snowpack in Okanagan gone, drought level on the rise

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