Dan Albas, MP in the Kelowna Daily Courier – August 22, 2018 I have often said that the wheels of Ottawa tend to turn quite slowly. One of the issues I worked on in the last Parliament was the need…
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More money needed for fight against mussels
Kelowna Daily Courier – August 21, 2018
Call to action on mussels
Castanet – August 20, 2018 The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling for more help to keep invasive mussels out of B.C. waters. “We are gravely concerned about the impact zebra and quagga mussels would have on the Okanagan and Western…
Water Board Wants More From Feds Against Mussels
Beach Radio Vernon – August 17, 2018 The Okanagan Basin Water Board says it’s good news the federal government is putting more money towards keeping invasive mussels out of BC waters. But it’s also sending the government a prioritized list…
Water basin wants more help to stop invasive mussels
AM1150 – August 17, 2018 The Okanagan Basin Water Board is requesting over $2 million from the federal government to protect the region against invasive mussel species. The feds recently announced $500 thousand in funding for research, and to help…
Concern over invasive mussel threat in the Okanagan
Global Okanagan – August 17, 2018 Some groups in Kelowna are concerned that not enough is being done to prevent the arrival and spread of invasive zebra and quagga mussels in the Okanagan. While invasive mussels have infested Canadian lakes…
Okanagan water board seeks mussels funding
Vernon Morning Star – August 17, 2018 The Okanagan Basin Water Board supports the federal government’s recent funding announcement to address invasive mussels. The board has resent a prioritized list for more action and requested an in-person meeting. “We are…
Fight to keep potentially devastating invasive mussels out of Okanagan gains momentum
InfoNews.ca – June 19, 2018 Progress is being made in the fight to keep invasive zebra and quagga mussels out of the Okanagan’s lakes. Okanagan Basin Water Board spokesperson Corinne Jackson says after years of making the request, the province…
False alarm for invasive mussels found on boat at Osoyoos border
Salmon Arm Observer – April 26, 2018 A mussel-fouled boat stopped at the Osoyoos border turned out to be a false alarm. The boat was stopped last weekend after several attached mussels were found, according to the Okanagan WaterWise Facebook…
Okanagan Water Board directors return hopeful after mussel meeting in Ottawa
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
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…
DON’T MOVE A MUSSEL Boaters urged to protect waters as mussels move closer to B.C.
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…
Mussel sniffing dogs
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…
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Tags: Don't Move A Mussel, invasive species, Montana Invasive Species Council, mussel, sniffer dogs
Tags: Don't Move A Mussel, invasive species, Montana Invasive Species Council, mussel, sniffer dogs
OBWB welcomes new provincial measures aimed at threat of mussel invasion
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…
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Tags: Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, mussel-sniffing dog, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel
Tags: Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, mussel-sniffing dog, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel
More to do in fight against invasive mussels says water board
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…
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