by Okanagan Life | Sep 20, 2014 | Community
Cumulative impacts of population growth and land use practices may be leading to the “invisible collapse” of Canada’s freshwater fisheries. A new research project funded in part by Genome BC, Genomic solutions for informing sockeye repatriation and...
by Okanagan Life | Sep 20, 2014 | Events
There’s fun, food and activities for every member of your family this weekend at each of the Kokanee Salmon Festivals in the Okanagan Valley. The celebration of the fall Kokanee salmon spawning run goes in Mission Creek and Hardy Falls Regional Parks on Sunday,...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 22, 2014 | Community
Okanagan Basin Water Board urges action Boaters and beach-goers need to be aware of quagga and zebra mussels that potentially threaten the health and beauty of Okanagan waterways. These species breed at prolific rates producing mass amounts of larvae that are known as...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 21, 2014 | Community
Research paper wins Thomas C. Keefer Medal after 10 years in the making It has been a long road for UBC researcher Craig Nichol to help devise a green solution to mitigate landscape contamination from mine tailings. A joint research paper on the subject, which for...
by Okanagan Life | Jun 6, 2014 | Community
Alexa Geddes, winner of the 2014 Pushor Mitchell LLP Gold Medal Leadership Prize. 2014 winner Alexa Geddes involved in local and global social activism projects Alexa Geddes, graduating with a bachelor of science honours with a major in biology and a minor in...
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