Okanagan Basin Water Board
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Cross-border waterway forum returns to Osoyoos, B.C.Residents who live near Osoyoos Lake, on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, are in Osoyoos this week to discuss the health of the international waterway that connects them.EnvironmentOct 28, 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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17 boats with invasive mussels stopped from entering B.C.Eight of these boats were headed to the Okanagan, four to the Lower Mainland, three to Vancouver Island, one to the Kootenays, and one to Skeena.EnvironmentDec 7, 2021
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Climate change makes Okanagan dam ‘inadequate for managing future floods’'It is inadequate for managing future floods in its current state, given the increased volume and frequency of floods as a result of climate change.'CanadaOct 1, 2021
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Okanagan now at Drought Level 4; government asking residents to reduce water use‘General voluntary reduction of water usage, from surface and groundwater in southern B.C. is encouraged,’ the ministry said as a result of increased drought conditions.EnvironmentAug 14, 2021
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Invasive mussels found in B.C. woman’s aquariumA woman in Terrace found invasive Zebra mussels in her aquarium.CanadaMar 6, 2021
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Review of Okanagan water management needed to prevent flooding: water board"The way the dams were put in and the way that they are operated was designed for a climate regime that we are no longer experiencing."EnvironmentMar 4, 2021
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Volunteer group hosts fundraiser for Okanagan Rail TrailThe volunteer group is asking the public for donations to help build a ‘signature northern gateway’ which will be called 'Kilometre Zero.'CanadaJul 29, 2020
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Okanagan board pushing for stronger invasive mussel regulations after B.C. reports 10 contaminated watercraftThe Okanagan Basin Water Board says the infected watercraft were bound for the Kootenays, Okanagan, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and Alaska.EnvironmentJul 18, 2019
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