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Water poll: B.C. residents weigh in on restrictions

Jul 30, 2015 198 Comments

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

Jul 16, 2015 0 Comments

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

Jul 14, 2015 0 Comments

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

Jul 13, 2015 1 Comments

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

Jul 13, 2015 2 Comments

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

Jun 09, 2015 0 Comments

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

Jun 09, 2015 0 Comments

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

Apr 22, 2015 0 Comments

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....