Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board held its Annual General Meeting Friday, August 10, at The Innovation Centre in Kelowna. The theme this year was “Preparing for the Future,” acknowledging the focus of the Water Board during the…
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Okanagan Water Board annual meeting looks at valley’s water future
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Tags: Annual Meeting, Preparing for the Future
Tags: Annual Meeting, Preparing for the Future
Okanagan Basin water projects funded
Kelowna Capital News – April 17, 2018 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has approved $300,000 in funding to 18 projects to help conserve and improve the quality of water in the valley. The water board directors approved the Water Conservation…
Water supply top of mind
April 10, 2018 – Castanet As the region prepares for the spring freshet and the possibility for flooding, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is helping locals to get a grip on this year’s water supply. The group is holding a…
Okanagan Basin Water Board Receives $1.45 million for floodplain mapping
Kelowna Capital News – April 10, 2018 The Okanagan Basin Water Board will enlist a radar technology tool to help valley communities plan and prepare for future flood events. The technology is called LiDAR and it creates digital three-dimensional aerial…
Bracing for spring flooding across Okanagan
Lake Country Calendar – April 3, 2018 A record-high snowpack has raised concerns about the potential for widespread flooding across the Okanagan Valley this spring. But while the snow levels are worrisome, the most important weather factor is how fast…
Anti and pro national park petitions wrap up
Osoyoos Times – March 28, 2018 Competing electronic petitions both against and for a national park reserve in the South Okanagan are wrapping up, but there is no clear winner. A petition calling for the ending of the process to…
Lake Country preparing for floods
March 28, 2018 – Kelowna Capital News The District of Lake Country is performing mitigation procedures and assessments on its creeks to prepare for floods, said Lake Country’s mayor. Mayor James Baker said remediation work is still being done from…
The xeriscape way – Making changes in the garden
Kelowna Capital News – March 25, 2018 Spring officially arrived this week. Eager gardeners may finally be able to garden without the threat of yet another snowfall. After last year’s intense heat and drought, many people are making changes to…
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Tags: Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan Xeriscape Association, OXA
Tags: Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan Xeriscape Association, OXA
Communities urged to be ready for floods
Lake Country Calendar – March 21, 2018 The need for Okanagan communities to prepare for the eventuality of extreme weather conditions is one of the takeaway lessons from the 2017 valley flooding response review, says the executive director of the…
Government acted proper in 2017 floods
Kelowna Capital News / Salmon Arm Observer / Keremeos Review – March 16, 2018 Provincial ministry staff could not have done anything different to prevent the widespread flooding across the Okanagan Valley last spring, according to an independent review. The…
Preparing for weather events in Okanagan communities
Salmon Arm Observer – March 15, 2018 The need for Okanagan communities to prepare for the eventuality of extreme weather conditions is one of the takeaway lessons from the 2017 valley flooding response review, says the executive director of the…
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Tags: 2017 flooding, extreme weather, flood, flooding response review, independent review, review
Tags: 2017 flooding, extreme weather, flood, flooding response review, independent review, review
Okanagan streamflows, water demands to be studied
Lake Country Calendar – March 9, 2018 With the Okanagan coming off a year which featured heavy floods as well as a drought later in the summer, the supply and demand of water in the region will be studied for…
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