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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....
A Mussel Threat: Vernon filmmaker releases documentary on invasive mussels
by Kevin Parnell - Kelowna Capital News posted Apr 16, 2015 at 9:00 AM Imagine if we all woke up tomorrow and the forests of B.C. had been killed off and turned....
Drought Declaration Expanded In Washington State, Coming Soon In Oregon
KOUW.ORG, April 18, 2015 Drought declaration zones in Washington State expanded Washington Governor Jay Inslee Friday significantly expanded a drought declaration due to dwindling....