A successful Paint and Sip fundraiser means the Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society (OLWQS) will have sufficient funds to undertake another summer of scientific water quality measurements on the Canadian side of Osoyoos Lake.   "We now have the means to enable...

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Federal invasive mussel response 'falls far short', says Okanagan Water Board The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is not impressed with a recent federal funding announcement to prevent invasive species from entering Western Canadian waterways. On Wednesday,...

Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) concerned about possible cuts to federal invasive mussel control funding Ongoing monitoring for invasive mussel larvae through veliger water sampling at various marinas on Osoyoos Lake is one of the methods used to keep our lakes...

  Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) Summerland, BC  (January 04, 2024) – Another year of sampling suggests the Okanagan Valley lakes remain free of invasive mussels. This information comes on the heels of devastating news from the United...

"If senior governments fail to act, local governments and First Nations in B.C. will bear the brunt of managing and paying for the costs of invasive mussel mitigation," water board executive director Anna Warwick Sears says in a letter to Vernon City Council. Read...

The dedication of the research boat Captains and its skilled crew members who monitor and measure the water quality of Osoyoos Lake during the summer months has posted the results of its findings below. Kudos to our departing Data Manager John Gates for his attention...

The volunteers that enable the Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society (OLWQS) to play the vital role in water quality monitoring that it does, were honoured over the weekend. The society’s Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event paid tribute to the “support and participation...

It takes a lot of volunteers to get the OLWQS' scientific pontoon boat ready to withstand the fickle Okanagan winters. Following its final outing on Osoyoos Lake, Dave Kumka and Iain Fraser securely transferred the boat to its sturdy trailer and transported it to its...

The Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society (OLWQS) could not function as we do, without the support and participation of all our talented and generous volunteers," says President, Birgit Arnstein.  "Their wide range of knowledge, skills and experience in a variety of...

Pull-the-plug laws considered for boaters Penticton Herald, Sept 5, 2023, Penticton Herald Staff People hauling boats into B.C. next year may have to ensure the vessel’s drain plug is pulled before they cross the provincial border. So-called ‘pull-the-plug’...