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Cloudy brown water soon a thing of the past in Glenmore Ellison
By John McDonald, infonews.ca, Oct 7, 2015 CENTRAL OKANAGAN - It’s taken almost seven years and $20 million, but residents who have endured near constant water quality....
Special Report: The lake’s huge … but not infinite
The Okanagan Valley has started to respond to drought conditions, but is hampered by a ‘mishmash’ of almost 100 water providers with no overall co-ordination BY LARRY....
How dry I am
Drought study underway by USGS, including look at North Idaho rivers DAVID COLE/dcole@source: cdapress.com COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene, St. Joe, Priest and Spokane rivers and some....
Climate change: Municipalities unprepared for ‘weather whiplash,’ warns meteorologist
Canadians can expect extreme shifts in weather from season to season The Canadian Press Posted: Aug 22, 2015 9:29 AM ET A top Canadian meteorologist warns that municipalities....
Massive storm will drop entire summer’s worth of rain on Metro Vancouver
Environment Canada is predicting a massive shift in weather patterns, bringing virtually non-stop rain from Friday morning through to Monday. Between 80 and 140 mm of....
North Thompson drought rating raised to Level 4
The province has also released water into the Nicola River to help spawning salmon CBC News, Aug 18, 2015 Low water levels in the Nicola....
Water conservation urged as final Okanagan area increases drought rating
Environment, Government Operations Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Responding to continuing dry conditions, the Government of B.C. has announced a Level 4 drought rating for the Okanagan Region,....
Water poll: B.C. residents weigh in on restrictions
Poll finds support for tough water-use rules is extremely high By Randy Shore, Source: Vancouver Sun July 28, 2015 We have received the message: This drought is a....