Blog Archives

Pages

Articles

Okanagan Water Board directors return hopeful after mussel meeting in Ottawa

Posted on June 9, 2017

Kelowna, B.C. – Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) directors are back from their invasive mussel meeting in Ottawa and are looking for significant movement from the federal government on this file. Directors were in our nation’s capital for the annual…

Flexing federal mussels

Posted on May 11, 2017

Castanet – May 11, 2017 While many people are worried at the moment about too much water in the Okanagan Valley, there are also concerns about the future of area lakes – in particular the threat of zebra and quagga…

Posted in Articles, In the News
Tags: Canada, Don't Move A Mussel, federal government, mussel

DON’T MOVE A MUSSEL Boaters urged to protect waters as mussels move closer to B.C.

Posted on May 1, 2017

Suncruiser West Coast – May 1, 2017 Beautiful warm waters. Hot sandy beaches. Great fishing. The lure of the lakes. It’s what the Okanagan is known for. Now imagine not being able to launch your boat because your favourite spot…

Posted in Articles, In the News
Tags: Don't Move A Mussel, mussel

Mussel sniffing dogs

Posted on April 16, 2017

Castanet – April 16, 2017 The Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society is hosting a free public forum on invasive mussels this month in Penticton Among the speakers are Stephanie Hester, coordinator of the Montana Invasive Species Council, who will talk…

OBWB welcomes new provincial measures aimed at threat of mussel invasion

Posted on April 11, 2017

Osoyoos Times – April 11, 2017 The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is welcoming significant new measures announced recently by the province to address the threat of invasive mussels to B.C. waterways. The B.C. government announced March 30 that it…

More to do in fight against invasive mussels says water board

Posted on April 6, 2017

Kelowna Capital News – April 6, 2017 The Okanagan Basin Water Board, which called last week’s announcement by Premier Christy Clark that the province is beefing up its measures to keep invasive mussels out of B.C. lakes and waterways a…

Posted in Articles, In the News
Tags: boat inspections, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel

Lake protection welcomed

Posted on April 1, 2017

Castanet – April 1, 2017 The Okanagan Basin Water Board is welcoming improved protection of B.C. waters from invasive mussels. “We have been working to raise awareness regarding invasive mussels since 2012,” said board chair Tracy Gray. “A lot of the…

Posted in Articles, In the News
Tags: boat inspections, Don't Move A Mussel, Midway, mussel, Yahk

Okanagan Water Board applauds BC mussel prevention program expansion

Posted on March 30, 2017

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) welcomes the B.C. government’s announcement today which will significantly improve protection of provincial waters from invasive zebra and quagga mussels. “We were very pleased to be at today’s announcement,” said OBWB…

With B.C. budget announcement on the way – Okanagan pushes province to make invasive mussels a priority

Posted on February 20, 2017

Kelowna, B.C. – As the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) watches the fall-out of the discovery of invasive mussels in Montana, only a few hours’ drive from B.C., and with news that the B.C. Government is getting ready to announce…

Mussels in Montana prompt Okanagan Basin Water Board to renew calls for stronger prevention by feds and province

Posted on December 19, 2016

December 19, 2016 – AM1150 Mussels in Montana prompt Okanagan Basin Water Board to renew calls for stronger prevention by feds and province. LISTEN HERE: Learn more about invasive zebra & quagga mussels, the risks to the Okanagan and…

Posted in Featured, In the News
Tags: Don't Move A Mussel, Montana, mussel, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel

Okanagan renews call for stronger mussel defence with key Pacific NW ally, Montana, now infested

Posted on December 15, 2016

Kelowna, B.C. – With news that the Pacific Northwest’s Perimeter Defence is breached with invasive mussels now discovered in Montana, and with that state’s recent declaration of a statewide Natural Resource Emergency, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is once again…

Westward expansion of invasive mussels creeps closer to the Okanagan

Posted on December 15, 2016

December 15, 2016 – Global Okanagan

Posted in Featured, In the News
Tags: Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, Okanagan WaterWise, westward expansion

Residents urged to ‘have the talk’ about invasive mussels

Posted on August 11, 2016

August 11, 2016 – Osoyoos Times Have you had “the talk”? While many parents worry about how to have “the talk” with their children about sex, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is encouraging residents to have “the talk” with…

The OBWB wants you to spread its ‘Don’t Move a Mussel’ campaign

Posted on August 10, 2016

As boats laden with invasive mussels continue to show up at BC’s border, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the province to beef up its inspection program. Corinne Jackson, the OBWB’s communication’s director, says the organization wants to…

Posted in Featured, In the News
Tags: Don't Move A Mussel, Okanagan WaterWise

Okanagan Water Board expands successful “Don’t Move a Mussel” campaign to strengthen mussel defence

Posted on August 10, 2016

Kelowna, B.C. – Since the Okanagan Basin Water Board and its Okanagan WaterWise program launched the Don’t Move A Mussel campaign in 2013, the level of awareness regarding invasive zebra and quagga mussels has exploded in the valley. Today, it…