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Is 2024 the year Okanagan Lake floating bridge becomes a suspension bridge?
This is shaping up to be the driest year on record in terms and if…
Half the boats carrying invasive mussels into BC heading to Thompson-Okanagan
Out of eight boats found to be carrying invasive mussels into BC so far this…
CLIMATE CHANGE: Okanagan has steadily heated up over the last few decades
If you think it’s getting hotter every summer in the Okanagan, you’re right. The Okanagan…
Worried about flooding or drought in the Okanagan? It’ll take 7 years to find solutions
The debate over how the level of Okanagan Lake is controlled has gone on for…
Okanagan Lake nearing its lowest level in at least 20 years
Okanagan Lake is now only about one centimetre higher than it was at this time…
More watering restrictions looming as drought starts in the Okanagan
Severe watering restrictions imposed in Summerland during the peak of last week’s heat wave may…
Battling floods and droughts in the Okanagan depends on more than a dam in Penticton
Every year Shaun Reimer fights an increasingly difficult battle to find the perfect balance between…
Time for B.C. government to get serious about Okanagan Lake flooding: OBWB
After weeks of collecting letters of support from Okanagan governments, the Okanagan Basin Water Board…
B.C. must ‘step up efforts’ to prevent invasive mussels from reaching B.C. lakes: water board
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling for tighter restrictions from the province to protect…
Is your Okanagan home at risk of flooding? There’s now a website to help you figure it out
Whether you live on Okanagan Lake waterfront or a few of blocks away from Osoyoos…
A cooler summer last year might benefit Okanagan lakes this year
The cool, damp summer of 2019 may not have been great for Okanagan beachgoers but…
New rototilling rules will be a boost to swimmers at Okanagan Beaches next summer
The provincial government has eased off on its rules for rototilling milfoil in Okanagan lakes,…
Voluntary water restrictions urged in the Okanagan as drought concerns rise
PENTICTON – A continued long-range forecast for drier than normal conditions and the effects of…
Looking for ways to make droughts more predictable for Okanagan water users
KELOWNA – Predicting summer droughts in the Okanagan could become more accurate if a proposed…
Water board pushing for enhanced invasive mussel-fighting legislation
The Okanagan Basin Water Board continues its push for legislation to require mandatory out-of-province boat…
Weather and wildfires interfere with water board’s floodplain mapping project
PENTICTON – The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s summer project to map the Okanagan flood plain…
B.C. invasive mussel fight continues into fall season
The battle for funding to keep invasive mussels out of B.C. lakes continues as another…
Vaseux Lake water quality study needs funding
PENTICTON – Vaseux Lake residents hope an application for a water study finds approval with…
Vaseux Lake residents concerned about lake water quality
PENTICTON – Residents living along the shoreline of Vaseux Lake met with regional district officials…
Formula 1 tunnel boat race team joins fight against mussel infestation
KELOWNA – The Okanagan Basin Water Board is teaming up with Formula 1 Tunnel Boat racer Mike McLellan to raise awareness for their Don’t Move a Mussel campaign. The announcement was made Tuesday, July 28, at the Water Street boat launch in downtown Kelowna. The Don’t Move A Mussel campaign is attempting to raise awareness...
Regional water conservation projects receive water board funding
PENTICTON - The Regional District Okanagan Similkameen has received some welcome grant funding from the Okanagan Basin Water Board. The RDOS recently received grant funding for two water conservation projects, in the form of $28,840 from the OBWB to support Phase two of the Regional Water Use Regulation and Conservation Bylaw and Phase one of...