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Glacier melt in B.C. mountains reaches ‘shocking’ levels

Oct 28, 2015 0 Comments

By Chris Brown and Chris Corday, CBC News Posted: Oct 21, 2015 5:56 PM PT Last Updated: Oct 22, 2015 7:04 AM PT  For B.C. glacier researcher Matt....

Right to water, healthy environment must be immediate priorities for new government

Oct 20, 2015 0 Comments

October 20, 2015, The Council of Canadians - Kaitlyn Mitchell and Emma Lui  In the final stretch of the campaign trail, Justin Trudeau — Canada’s next prime minister....

Cloudy brown water soon a thing of the past in Glenmore Ellison

Oct 08, 2015 0 Comments

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

Sep 23, 2015 3 Comments

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

Sep 16, 2015 17 Comments

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

Sep 02, 2015 0 Comments

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

Aug 28, 2015 10 Comments

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

Aug 19, 2015 0 Comments

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....