Quagga Mussels

Newly announced federal funding won’t prevent the spread of invasive mussels in BC
The government’s new funding announcement does not go far enough to protect BC from invasive…

BC fish face new threat from microscopic parasite as government funding dries up
Freshwater ecosystems in B.C. are under threat from invasive species and parasites, but the government…

Out-of-province boat ban gaining support in the Thompson-Okanagan
Calls for a moratorium on out-of-province boats in BC to protect local waterways from invasive…

BC Interior opposition MPs call on feds to increase funding to stop invasive mussels
Five BC Interior Conservative MPs have written a letter to the federal government demanding proper…
Feds need to step up game in fight against invasive mussels in Okanagan, Shuswap: letter
Two water protection agencies in the Okanagan and Shuswap have joined forces to urge the…

iN VIDEO: Okanagan filmmaker releases new documentary on mussel threat
VERNON – A Vernon filmmaker with a passion for keeping B.C. lakes and rivers mussel…

Fight to keep potentially devastating invasive mussels out of Okanagan gains momentum
PENTICTON – Progress is being made in the fight to keep invasive zebra and quagga…

Five boats heading to the Okanagan caught with invasive mussels
KELOWNA – The chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is concerned about the number…

$3M funding to fight invasives includes mussel-sniffing dog
KELOWNA – A multi-million dollar funding boost from the provincial government will go to a…

Province can do better to fight mussel invasion, water board says
KELOWNA -The Okanagan Basin Water Board is calling on the province to do more help…

Record number of boats inspected for tiny, but mighty, invasive mussels
KELOWNA – This year, The Invasive Mussel Defence Program inspected a record-breaking 24,000 watercraft for…

Premier says help on the way for Okanagan mussel fight
KELOWNA – Premier Christy Clark hinted yesterday at more help in the provincial budget for…

Okanagan water board wants federal Liberals to pony up for invasive mussel fight
OKANAGAN – The new Llberal government in Ottawa has promised to spend billions in new…

Province flexing muscles against mussels
OKANAGAN – Boaters throughout the Okanagan are still being warned to keep an eye out…

Splash mob on Kal Lake to raise awareness about invasive mussels
VERNON – A group of people trying to keep invasive mussels out of local lakes…