Invasive Mussels
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Okanagan stakeholders strategize on regional response to invasive species of musselsThe Quagga and Zebra mussels were first introduced in the Great Lakes in 1988 and made their way west about 10 years ago.CanadaMar 8
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Okanagan chambers of commerce call for ban on out-of-province boatsThe chambers want to see an increase in invasive mussel detection, along with around-the-clock monitoring of pleasure boats entering B.C.CanadaFeb 13
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Okanagan Basin Water Board wants more federal support to combat invasive mussels“Has the federal government given up on us?” asked Okanagan Basin Water Board executive director Anna Warwick Sears.CanadaJan 20
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5 B.C. politicians demanding Ottawa spend more on aquatic invasive species preventionCurrently, B.C. has six watercraft inspection stations: Four along the Alberta border and two along the U.S. border.CanadaNov 9, 2023
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B.C. inspection station quarantines Ontario boat after invasive mussels foundThe Conservation Officer Service says its inspectors ensured that a watercraft fouled with invasive mussels never made into B.C. waterways.CanadaSep 30, 2023
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Volunteers wanted in Okanagan to monitor invasive musselsThe Okanagan Basin Water Board is funding a project to monitor lakes in the Okanagan for invasive mussels through its ‘Don’t Move a Mussel’ campaign.EnvironmentJul 18, 2023
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Okanagan water board calls report on invasive mussels troubling“I couldn't let it go without saying something because it is really a really shocking report,” said Anna Warwick Sears of the Okanagan Basin Water Board.EnvironmentJun 13, 2023
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‘Largest-ever decontamination’: B.C. crews track down mussel-infested barge from eastern CanadaAccording to the province, the barge from Lake Ontario was headed to a Lower Mainland waterway for industrial use.CanadaJul 9, 2022
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B.C.’s invasive mussel defence program intercepts 5 contaminated boats from OntarioFive watercraft contaminated with invasive mussels were intercepted coming into B.C. Two were headed to the Okanagan, two to the Lower Mainland and one to Vancouver Island.EnvironmentJul 9, 2022
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Okanagan water board asks for more federal funding to fight invasive musselsThe OBWB says the funding, which will expire in 2023 and also goes towards lake monitoring, was previously provided through the Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk.EnvironmentApr 9, 2022
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