Since early 2016, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has been working with various partners to identify planning guides and toolkits that provide legal mechanisms, policies, and best practices for climate change adaptation and sustainable land and water use. Now…
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YOU ARE INVITED: Local government toolkits webinar for sustainable B.C. communities, March 13
Posted in Articles, Featured
Tags: CivicInfoBC, OBWB, planning guides, Sustainable Land and Water Use Planning, toolkits
Tags: CivicInfoBC, OBWB, planning guides, Sustainable Land and Water Use Planning, toolkits
Kelowna city councillor re-elected water board chair
Kelowna Capital News / Lake Country News – February 7, 2018 Kelowna city councillor Tracy Gray will serve a second term as chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board. Gray was lone candidate for the position, as was vice-chair nominee…
“Flow & Grow” workshop November 29, 2016
We’re very excited to let you know about a special workshop coming to the Okanagan, co-hosted by the Okanagan Basin Water Board, the Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC, and the Irrigation Industry Association of BC (IIABC). “FLOW & GROW…
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Tags: FLOW & GROW, Irrigation Industry Association of BC, OBWB, workshop
Tags: FLOW & GROW, Irrigation Industry Association of BC, OBWB, workshop
LETTERS: Thanks to OBWB for dealing with milfoil problem
March 16, 2016 – Kelowna Daily Courier Last year’s massive milfoil bloom was a real wake-up call for everyone who enjoys time on and about our pristine lake. Fortunately, Okanagan Waster Basin Board recognized this could quickly become a very…
Lake Country meets with provincial reps at UBCM
October 2, 2015 – Lake Country Calendar
Water Board celebrates 45 years of water protection & looks ahead at future challenges
Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) holds its Annual Meeting on Friday, Sept. 4 and while the agency is celebrating 45 years of water protection in the valley, it is already looking at the challenges ahead and…
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Tags: 45 years, Annual Meeting, Annual Report, It starts with water, OBWB, Okanagan Water Stewardship Council
Tags: 45 years, Annual Meeting, Annual Report, It starts with water, OBWB, Okanagan Water Stewardship Council
OBWB pushes for algae protocol
July 12, 2015 – Vernon Morning Star
In memory of John Slater
May 21, 2015 – Peachland View As we mark the passing of John Slater, former Liberal MLA and mayor of Osoyoos, let us especially remember and celebrate him as a champion for water. Under his leadership as Chair of the…
John Slater made lasting impact on Okanagan Basin Water Board
May 20, 2015 – Kelowna Daily Courier
In memory
May 19, 2015 – Vernon Morning Star As we mark the passing of John Slater, former Liberal MLA and mayor of Osoyoos, let us especially remember and celebrate him as a champion for water. Under his leadership as Chair of…
OBWB Position Statement on invasive zebra and quagga mussels
The Okanagan Basin Water Board has released a seven-point Position Statement on invasive zebra and quagga mussels. The paper notes the province’s recent announcement of $575,000 in 2015-16 to fight the mussels with three roving inspection stations ($1.3 million from…
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Tags: boat inspection stations, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, OBWB, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel
Tags: boat inspection stations, Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, OBWB, quagga mussel, Zebra Mussel
Fairbairn sets the tone for RDNO
Vernon Morning Star – January 11, 2015 The Regional District of North Okanagan’s chairperson wants an active board.
Year in review
Kelowna Capital News – December 26, 2014 Year in review… OBWB highlights
Okanagan Basin Water Board terms extended to four years
Kelowna Capital News – September 12, 2014 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has given its water stewardship council a third mandate, extending the term to four years, in line with the new four-year terms for municipal councils. The stewardship council…
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- Zebra mussels: scarier than Jurassic Park.“They’ll clump on rock, they’ll clump in pipe, and they’ll clump mussel-next-to-mussel-atop-mussel in astonishing congregations of as many as 70,000 individuals a square foot” – Sue McGrath It’s hard to get people excited about invisible threats that haven’t arrived yet, but … Continue reading →
