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Media Releases

Okanagan hosts film screening & preps for B.C. AquaHacking final, funding tech teams to solve water issues

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

Kelowna, B.C. – Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and Aqua Forum are hosting two virtual events as the 2020 B.C. AquaHacking Challenge – aimed at … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags Aquahacking Challenge, Brave Blue World

Board Report – June 2020

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

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 … Read more

Categories Articles, Board Report, Featured, Media Releases Tags Board Report

Okanagan mayors promote water conservation, offering peek into their own backyards

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s Okanagan WaterWise program has released an amusing video of mayors showing how they are conserving water in … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags Make Water Work, Make Water Work Challenge, Make Water Work plant collection

Okanagan Water Board urges province to continue invasive mussel fight amid COVID-19

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board wants to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t sideline efforts to protect B.C. waters from invasive zebra and … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags mussel

Okanagan Water Board launches website, helping valley prepare for future flooding

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board held an online news conference today to introduce new valley-wide flood maps and launch the “Okanagan Flood … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Flood Updates, Media Releases Tags flood, flood maps, flooding, floodplain, floodplain mapping, Okanagan Flood Story, Okanagan flooding

Top five teams announced in B.C. AquaHacking Challenge semi-final

April 21, 2020March 24, 2020

Kelowna, B.C. – It was fitting that the Okanagan Basin Water Board and Aqua Forum demonstrated their tech-agility as they played host to a water … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags Aquahacking Challenge

Okanagan Water Board and Aqua Forum demonstrate tech agility in face of COVID-19 – pivot event to 100% virtual

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and partner Aqua Forum are moving ahead with the BC 2020 AquaHacking Challenge Semi-Final, this Saturday, … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags Aqua Forum, BC 2020 AquaHacking Challenge, COVID-19

Okanagan Water Board postpones Canada Water Week, community event, says “Celebrate at home!”

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its Okanagan WaterWise program is postponing its popular Canada Water Week-UN World Water Day annual … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags Canada Water Week, Okanagan WaterWise, UN World Water Day

Shuswap Watershed Council and Okanagan Basin Water Board pen joint letter to new Fisheries Minister, calling for action on Invasive Mussels

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019

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 … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags invasive mussels, mussel, Shuswap Watershed Council

Board Report – December 2019

December 6, 2019December 6, 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 … Read more

Categories Board Report, Featured, Media Releases Tags Board Report

Okanagan Water Board opens floodgate with call for grant applications

February 7, 2020November 28, 2019

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 … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags Grants, Water Conservation & Quality Improvement, WCQI

AquaHacking Challenge launched in Okanagan to help address B.C. freshwater issues

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019

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 … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags AquaHacking, Aquahacking Challenge, OBWB, Real Estate Foundation of BC

Board Report – October

October 4, 2019October 4, 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 … Read more

Categories Articles, Board Report, Featured, Media Releases Tags Board Report

Okanagan Water Board annual meeting puts spotlight on valley-wide water connection

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board held its Annual Meeting today at Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna, showcasing its work over … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags Annual Meeting, Annual Report

2019 Annual Meeting – Sept 6

September 4, 2019August 22, 2019

Join us for the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s 2019 Annual Meeting: ONE VALLEY. ONE WATER on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Kelowna, B.C. from 9 … Read more

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What's New:

  • Board Report – April 2021

    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 ... Read more

  • Okanagan Water Board celebrates major milestone in valley water protection

    Kelowna, B.C. – This week the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) marked the 15th year of its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grants with ... Read more

  • Weather Report – April 2021

    According to the B.C. River Forecast Centre, by March 15, on average, nearly 90% of the total seasonal snowpack has accumulated. The April 1st 2021 ... Read more

  • Okanagan residents invited to online film screenings of “Lost Rivers” for Canada Water Week

    Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its Okanagan WaterWise program has teamed up with UBC Okanagan’s Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and ... Read more

  • Board Report – March 2021

    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 ... Read more

  • Okanagan is #1 destination for mussel-infested watercraft – Water Board calls for stronger protection

    Kelowna, B.C. – As the #1 destination for invasive mussel-infested watercraft in B.C., the Okanagan Basin Water Board is once again calling on the province ... Read more

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