Mussel prevention war grinds on in the Okanagan
Penticton Herald – January 19, 2023
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OBWB share important lessons with public
Times Chronicle – August 21, 2022 Along with their continual work to educate the public about invasive freshwater mussels, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) … Read more
Osoyoos Lake Water Society hosting public education event on how to keep Osoyoos Lake free of Invasive Mussels
Castanet – August 17, 2022 Efforts to educate Osoyoos Lake users on how to keep it free of Invasive Mussels are continuing with a special … Read more
Invasive mussel war continues with information as a weapon
Kelowna Daily Courier – August 2, 2022
Big push to stop invasive mussels at the border
Times Chronicle – July 22, 2022 Since 2015, B.C. has taken its fight against invasive zebra and quagga mussels to the streets with the Invasive Mussel Defence … Read more
Canada’s largest marine dredging company brought thousands of invasive mussels into B.C.
InfoNews – July 17, 2022 A barge from Lake Ontario containing thousands of invasive zebra mussels that was intercepted in late June on its way … Read more
Don’t move a mussel
Okanagan Edge – July 14, 2022
B.C.’s invasive mussel defence program intercepts 5 contaminated boats from Ontario
Global News – July 9, 2022
‘Largest-ever decontamination’: B.C. crews track down mussel-infested barge from eastern Canada
Global News – July 9, 2022
Okanagan Water Board looks to feds to stop invasive mussels’ westward advance
Kelowna, B.C. – With a new federal fisheries minister from B.C. and some recent positive steps forward in addressing zebra and quagga mussels, the Okanagan … Read more
Water Board calls for stronger mussel protection as COVID travel restrictions ease
Kelowna, B.C. – As boating season quickly approaches and COVID-19 travel restrictions ease, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the province to bolster its Invasive … Read more
Shuswap water advocates push Ottawa for more action against invasive mussels
Vernon Morning Star – January 18, 2022 Water quality advocates in the Shuswap are pushing the federal government to take stronger action to prevent invasive … Read more
17 boats with invasive mussels stopped from entering B.C.
Global News – December 7, 2021 Pandemic conditions didn’t stop boaters from heading to B.C. this summer, and a small proportion arrived with invasive mussels … Read more
Invasive mussel inspection stations are now open
Vernon Matters – May 14, 2021 Current travel restrictions may mean fewer watercraft entering B.C. this spring and summer, but inspectors will still be on … Read more
Mussels limit milfoil moves – City of Vernon says restrictions on lake weed harvesting degrading quality at Kin Beach
Castanet – November 21, 2020 Vernon city council wants more information on Rocky Mountain ridged mussels and how their protection is limiting Eurasian milfoil management in the east … Read more