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Water Board wants residents to conserve water this summer, offers reward

January 15, 2023May 22, 2022

Castanet – May 22, 2022 Now that the May long weekend is here, summer has unofficially started. That means it’s time to start thinking of … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags conservation, Make Water Work

Lake Country – Year in Review – Students spread water conservation message

March 20, 2020December 31, 2019

Lake Country Calendar – December 31, 2019 Grade 5 Glenmore Elementary students got out of the classroom is an effort to teach Okanagan mayors eco-friendly … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags conservation, Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise

Okanagan mayors gather & encourage water conservation in face of weather extremes

June 14, 2017

Kelowna, B.C. – As flooding issues remain top of mind in the Okanagan, we are reminded of the extreme weather events seen in our valley … Read more

Categories Featured, Media Releases Tags conservation, Make Water Work, Make Water Work Challenge, Okanagan WaterWise, weather extremes

Make Water Work in and around your own home

June 17, 2016May 18, 2016

May 18, 2016 – Lake Country Calendar Twenty-eight years ago, when Rob Geier first planted the seeds for what would become a garden beautiful enough … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise

Water conservation message

June 17, 2016May 13, 2016

May 13, 2016 – Penticton Western News Municipal leaders from around the Okanagan gathered Wednesday to urge residents to change their water use habits and … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, Make Water Work, Make Water Work Challenge

Okanagan residents challenged to use water wisely this summer

June 17, 2016May 13, 2016

May 13, 2016 – Westside Weekly Mayors in the Okanagan are challenging each other, and the residents of their communities, to conserve water this spring … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise

Make Water Work plant collection gives residents drought resistant garden options

June 17, 2016May 13, 2016

May 13, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News The Make Water Work challenge lays out several ways residents can conserve water with one community in the … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, Make Water Work, Make Water Work plant collection

Local mayors urge residents to conserve water

June 17, 2016May 13, 2016

May 13, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News Municipal leaders from around the Okanagan gathered Wednesday to urge residents to change their water use habits and … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, drought, Make Water Work

Record April heat shrinks snowpack

June 17, 2016May 12, 2016

May 12, 2016 – Kelowna Daily Courier Record-breaking temperatures in April melted a lot of the snowpack for the Okanagan and boosted seasonal runoff. The … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, snow melt, snow pack

Okanagan mayors want you to conserve water

June 17, 2016May 12, 2016

May 12, 2016 – Kelowna Now The “Make Water Work” annual conservation campaign kicked off in the Okanagan on Wednesday morning. A group of mayors … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise

Warm spring, early fire season, prompts Okanagan mayors to gather & urge water conservation

May 11, 2016

Kelowna, B.C. – On the heels of last summer’s extreme drought, and with the possibility of another one this summer, valley mayors gathered this morning … Read more

Categories Featured, Media Releases Tags conservation, early fire season, Make Water Work, Okanagan mayors, warm spring

Valley mayors urge conservation ahead of possible drought

June 17, 2016May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016 – InfoNews.ca With possible drought looming, mayors from Osooyoos to Armstrong are urging valley residents to voluntarily begin conserving water ahead of … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, drought, Make Water Work

Officials urge Okanagan residents to be ‘water wise’ this summer

June 17, 2016May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016 – Global News Municipal leaders from around the Okanagan held a press conference Wednesday to urge their constituents to cut down on … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, Make Water Work

Mayors urge conservation

June 17, 2016May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016 – Castanet Mayors and councillors from cities up and down the Valley gathered in Kelowna with a common message: conserve water. On … Read more

Categories In the News Tags conservation, Make Water Work

Okanagan Basin Water Board urges residents to conserve in face of drought

July 22, 2015July 21, 2015

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is urging residents to do their part to conserve water and help prevent a provincial declaration … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags conservation, drought, Make Water Work, restrictions
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  • Weather Report – June 2023

    The Okanagan had a very quick turn-around from spring to summer, with a swift and early snowmelt. Globally, we are now in an El Nino ... Read more

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    Kelowna, B.C. – As the Okanagan continued to smash temperature records and smoke, from an earlier-than-normal fire season in B.C. and Alberta, blanketed the valley, ... Read more

  • Okanagan water supply webinar – May 9

    The Water Board hosted its 15th Okanagan Water Supply Webinar on May 9, 2023 As in past years, there were updates on Okanagan reservoir levels, ... Read more

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    Communications CoordinatorLooking to flex your engaging communication skills and looking for a place to direct your passion for our planet? Join our dynamic and fun ... Read more

  • Okanagan Water Board calls for more dollars for B.C. watershed security fund

    Kelowna, B.C. – The B.C. government’s announcement of a Watershed Security Strategy and Fund (WSSF) is being applauded by the Okanagan Basin Water Board, but ... Read more

  • Okanagan Water Board announces grant awards to address valley water challenges

    Kelowna, B.C. – It may be Earth Week, but the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB)’s release of its annual $350,000 in grant funding this week will have an ... Read more

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