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Osoyoos Mayor Says Mussels Are Too Dangerous to Ignore and Expects More Meetings

Apr 10, 2013 0 Comments

Adam Graham - Osoyoos 4/9/2013 - AM 1150 They're barely visible to the naked eye, but the Mayor of Osoyoos doesn't want people to turn a blind....

Water council flush with pride over award

Mar 27, 2013 0 Comments

by Wayne Moore - Castanet Story: 89245 Mar 22, 2013 In recognition of World Water Day and Canada Water Week, the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council was presented with....

British Columbians giving bottled water the boot

Mar 27, 2013 2 Comments

March 19, 2013. 12:30 pm: The Vancouver Sun  British Columbians are increasingly turning to tap water for their daily needs and giving bottled water the boot. [caption id="attachment_2205"....

Mollusk seen as monster threat to Okanagan

Mar 13, 2013 0 Comments

WEDNESDAY, 06 MARCH 2013 18:00 J.P. SQUIRE Forget milfoil. Zebra and quagga mussels are the Okanagan's aquatic enemy No. 1 with the potential to cause $45 million in....

Managing Western water from space

Feb 21, 2013 0 Comments

Sarah Jane Keller, February 15, 2013 - The Goat Blog  Over the last 40 years, images from space have shown us a lot about the changing West.....

Chilliwack residents fight to save water supply from being chlorinated

Feb 20, 2013 13 Comments

Deadly E. coli bacteria ha s been found in drinking water but residents are fighting the Fraser Health Authority's plan to chlorinate BY TIFFANY CRAWFORD, VANCOUVER SUN,....

Ministry of Health release Turbidity Decision Tree V. 2.

Jan 29, 2013 0 Comments

January 2013, Toby Pike, WSABC The Ministry of Health has released a draft version of the revised  Turbidity Decision Tree - Jan 2013 . The original document....

Lake Data Reveal Oil Sands Impacts

Jan 22, 2013 4 Comments

Environment: Oil production is dispersing carcinogenic hydrocarbons across northern Alberta, study shows By Stephen K. Ritter, C&EN News  New measurements on the ecological impact of Canadian oil sands mining and processing....