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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....
Province gives south coast and Lower Fraser region its highest drought rating
Metro Vancouver has no plans to increase water restrictions despite Stage 4 status BY BRIAN MORTON, VANCOUVER SUN Metro Vancouver has no plans to ramp up water restrictions....
B.C. to review rates charged to bottled-water companies after Nestlé backlash
BY ROB SHAW, VANCOUVER SUN JULY 14, 2015 6:13 AM VICTORIA — Premier Christy Clark has ordered a review of the fees charged to bottled-water companies, amid a....
B.C. residents ‘drought shame’ neighbours as water rules tighten
VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Watching a maintenance man hose down the pavement in a Gastown courtyard each morning was too much for Paul Done. He called the....
B.C. Adds New Invasive Mussels Protection Measures
Posted on July 13, 2015: Water Canada Is BC doing enough to stop invasive mussels? Columbia Basin Trust, with the help of $360,000 in....
Boat infested with invasive mussels intercepted at Sylvan Lake
COLETTE DERWORIZ, CALGARY HERALD A boat overrun with invasive mussels was intercepted by Alberta’s watercraft inspectors before it made it into Sylvan Lake on the May long weekend. [caption....
EPA study finds no widespread harm to US drinking water from fracking, but warns of risks
BY MATTHEW DALY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas has not caused widespread harm to drinking water in the....