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 more, as part of Canada Water Week and U.N. World Water Day celebrations. “SHARED WATERS.…
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Curtain comes up on Canada Water Week – Okanagan Water Board hosts free movie night
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Tags: A River Film, Canada Water Week, movie night, Okanagan WaterWise
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
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 Water Day and Canada Water Week (March 19-25), including a special screening of the award-winning…
World-renowned water champion comes to Okanagan to celebrate UN World Water Day
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 Okanagan) to bring back its popular and free panel discussion and mixer on March 22,…
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Tags: BRAES, Canada Water Week, Margaret Catley-Carlson, UBC-Okanagan, UN World Water Day
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”
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, 2016, 6-8:30 PM at the Laurel Packinghouse in Kelowna. This year we are partnering with…
New study looks at attitudes surrounding Canadian water supply
Grab a glass of tap water, sit back & check out this piece we did with Global BC as part of Canada Water Week, regarding the findings from RBC’s latest Canada Water Attitude’s survey… A warning: Some of the findings…
Okanagan celebrates Canada Water Week with films, kids contest, panel, prizes and more
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 Day and Canada Water Week, March 16 to 22. The theme this year: wetlands! There…
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Tags: Canada Water Week, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan WaterWise Challenge
Tags: Canada Water Week, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan WaterWise Challenge
Celebrating World Water Week
Kelowna Capital News – March 21, 2014
Education at Water Week
Castanet – March 19, 2014 This week is Canada Water Week and the Okanagan Basin Water Board is using it as an opportunity to both educate the public and make a plea to boaters, with summer just around the corner.…
Okanagan celebrates Water Week with several activities
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 celebrate UN World Water Day and Canada Water Week, March 17 to 23.
Events planned to mark World Water Day
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 support of World Water Day, March 22.
UBC supports World Water Day with community events
UBCO – March 13, 2014 UBC’s Okanagan campus has planned three days of events and activities in support of World Water Day, March 22. World Water Day is a global event intended to raise awareness about a lack of clean…
Okanagan celebrates Canada Water Week with film screening, kids contest, panel & prizes
We’re VERY excited to share with you this year’s event line-up in celebration of Canada Water Week, starting this Monday, March 17! To start… we are presenting a special screening of the award-winning film “Watermark” – named “Best Canadian Film…
OBWB celebrates Canada Water Week
The Daily Courier – March 19, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board and its outreach program, Okanagan WaterWise, celebrate UN World Water Day and Canada Water Week, March 17 to 23.
WATERMARK – Award-winning documentary – March 17, 2014
Celebrate UN World Water Day / Canada Water Week with us! Join us for a special presentation of this award-winning documentary – showing ONE NIGHT ONLY, SINGLE SCREENING at Famous Players Orchard Plaza 5 Cinemas in Kelowna. ONE NIGHT ONLY.…
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