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Canada Water Week

Water Board cancellations – Okanagan Basin Water Board shares good and bad news

March 23, 2020March 16, 2020

Castanet – March 16, 2020 The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s popular Canada Water Week events are the latest to postpone gatherings because of the COVID-19 … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Canada Water Week, Okanagan WaterWise, UN World Water Day

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

Kids Water Day challenge

April 18, 2019March 22, 2019

Castanet – March 22, 2019 Friday is World Water Day, and the Okanagan Basin Water Board is celebrating by launching its 7th annual youth challenge … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Canada Water Week, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan WaterWise Challenge, UN World Water Day, World Water Day

World Water Day: Special challenge issued to youth to be climate conscious

April 18, 2019March 22, 2019

Kelowna Capital News – March 22, 2019 In celebration of Canada Water Week this week and Friday’s UN World Water Day, the Okanagan Basin Water … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Canada Water Week, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan WaterWise Challenge

Okanagan youth invited to be climate heroes as part of Canada Water Week celebrations

March 22, 2019March 21, 2019

Kelowna, B.C. – In celebration of Canada Water Week (March 17-23) and UN World Water Day (March 22), the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB)’s Okanagan … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags Canada Water Week, Challenge, Okanagan, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan WaterWise Challenge, UN World Water Day, Youth

Curtain comes up on Canada Water Week – Okanagan Water Board hosts free movie night

March 16, 2018

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board and its Okanagan WaterWise program are hosting a free movie night, complete with snacks, engaging conversation and … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags A River Film, Canada Water Week, movie night, Okanagan WaterWise

Okanagan celebrates Canada Water Week with film, contest, panel… & closer look at (waste)ing water

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its Okanagan WaterWise program have lined up a number of events to celebrate UN World … Read more

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

World-renowned water champion comes to Okanagan to celebrate UN World Water Day

March 17, 2016March 17, 2016

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s Okanagan WaterWise program has teamed up with the Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystem Services (BRAES-UBC … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags BRAES, Canada Water Week, Margaret Catley-Carlson, UBC-Okanagan, UN World Water Day

Join us March 22 for “exSTREAMS: The Okanagan water story and you”

March 15, 2016March 10, 2016

We’re very pleased to invite you to this year’s popular and FREE annual public forum, celebrating UN World Water Day-Canada Water Week on March 22, … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags BRAES, Canada Water Week, exSTREAMS, Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity Resilience and Ecosystem Services, UBC-Okanagan, UN World Water Day

New study looks at attitudes surrounding Canadian water supply

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

Grab a glass of tap water, sit back & check out this piece we did with Global BC as part of Canada Water Week, regarding … Read more

Categories Featured, In the News Tags Canada Water Week, RBC, tap water, water attitudes

Okanagan celebrates Canada Water Week with films, kids contest, panel, prizes and more

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Kelowna, B.C. – There’s something for everyone as the Okanagan Basin Water Board and its outreach program Okanagan WaterWise prepares to celebrate UN World Water … Read more

Categories Featured, Media Releases Tags Canada Water Week, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan WaterWise Challenge

Celebrating World Water Week

April 2, 2014March 21, 2014

Kelowna Capital News – March 21, 2014

Categories In the News Tags Canada Water Week, UN World Water Day, Watermark

Education at Water Week

April 2, 2014March 19, 2014

Castanet – March 19, 2014 This week is Canada Water Week and the Okanagan Basin Water Board is using it as an opportunity to both … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Canada Water Week, Okanagan WaterWise, Zebra Mussel

Okanagan celebrates Water Week with several activities

April 1, 2014March 14, 2014

Kelowna Capital News – March 14, 2014 There’s something for everyone as the Okanagan Basin Water Board and its outreach program, Okanagan WaterWise, prepares to … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Canada Water Week, UN World Water Day

Events planned to mark World Water Day

April 2, 2014March 14, 2014

Kelowna Daily Courier – March 14, 2014 UBC’s Okanagan campus and the Okanagan Basin Water Board have planned three days of events and activities in … Read more

Categories In the News Tags Canada Water Week, UN World Water Day, World Water Day
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