AquaHacking Challenge launched in Okanagan to help address B.C. freshwater...
Kelowna, B.C. – Students, tech leaders, and those with an interest in freshwater issues were on hand today for the launch of the B.C. AquaHacking Challenge 2020, hosted by the Okanagan Basin Water...
View ArticleWeather Report – November 2019
There have not been any significant changes to the seasonal forecasts for this winter. The long-term forecasts by Environment Canada and NOAA (USA) continue to predict a warmer than average winter. El...
View ArticleBoard Report – November 2019
The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the activities,...
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Community Water Forum – November 19, 2019
The Okanagan Basin Water Board and its Okanagan WaterWise program is pleased to be partnering with UBC Okanagan and Okanagan Nation Alliance for an upcoming Community Water Forum: “Forests,...
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Okanagan Water Board opens floodgate with call for grant applications
Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications to its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grant program. New this year, the board recently approved a...
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Weather Report – December
There have not been any significant changes to the seasonal forecasts for this winter. The long-term forecasts by Environment Canada, NOAA (USA), and the Weather Network continue to predict a warmer...
View ArticleNEW! Okanagan Climate Data Guide
The climate is changing and the Okanagan Basin Water Board is excited to help the Okanagan prepare. The Okanagan Climate Data Guide is a regularly updated and curated tool that is managed by experts...
View ArticleBoard Report – December 2019
The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the activities,...
View ArticleShuswap Watershed Council and Okanagan Basin Water Board pen joint letter to...
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) and Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB), two watershed organizations based in the Interior region of B.C., have sent a letter to the new federal Minister of Fisheries...
View ArticleMussels found on watercraft
Castanet – November 13, 2019 Watercraft inspection stations found 19 watercraft heading to BC waters were carrying invasive zebra or quagga mussels. A report from the Okangan Basin Water Board said...
View ArticleMussel inspections find 19 boats carrying invasive species
InfoNews.ca – November 13, 2019 Nineteen out-of-province vehicles were heading for B.C. lakes last summer with zebra or quagga mussels on them, including three of them headed for the Okanagan. The...
View ArticleInfestation coming to beach
Castanet – November 13, 2019 Harvesting restrictions means a lot of milfoil at Vernon’s Kin Beach Swimmers diving into Okanagan Lake at Kin Beach should prepare for a weedy experience. The small, and...
View ArticleMussel-tainted boats caught
Castanet – November 13, 2019 The provincial government says 19 vehicles contaminated with zebra or quagga mussels have been prevented from entering B.C. this season, three of which were headed to the...
View ArticleDozens attend community water forum at Kelowna library hosted by UBC Okanagan
Global Okanagan – November 19, 2019 Dozens of people attended a community forum hosted by UBC Okanagan at Kelowna’s library on Tuesday night. A panel of experts weighed in on the need for better...
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Weather Report – February 2020
Despite the snow and cold-snap in January, the long-term forecast by NOAA (USA), give a slightly higher probability for warmer than normal temperatures for the next few months (Environment Canada’s...
View ArticleB.C. government clarifies rototilling rules for Okanagan lakes
Kelowna Capital News – December 9, 2019 The B.C. government has provided clarity on where the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is allowed to rototill for milfoil in lakes located in the Okanagan....
View ArticleMore funding needed to combat invasive mussels in the Okanagan
Kelowna Capital News – December 20, 2019 The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and the Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) have a sent open letter to minister of fisheries Bernadette Jordan, calling for...
View ArticleWater groups ask Ottawa for help in fighting mussels
The Daily Courier – December 20, 2019 The Shuswap Watershed Council and the Okanagan Basin Water Board have sent a letter to the new federal minister of fisheries and oceans, Bernadette Jordan, to...
View ArticleFeds need to step up game in fight against invasive mussels in Okanagan,...
InfoNews – December 22, 2019 Two water protection agencies in the Okanagan and Shuswap have joined forces to urge the federal government to get serious about keeping invasive Zebra and Quagga Mussels...
View ArticleAction called for mussels
Castanet – December 23, 2019 The Shuswap Watershed Council and the Okanagan Basin Water Board have sent a joint letter to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans about their concern over the possibility...
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