Water Matters

Just like humans need oxygen in the air, fish and other aquatic creatures need dissolved oxygen in the water.

Knowing how high the waters have been in the past is important when looking at waterfront development. A pair of markers denoting the highest recorded levels of Osoyoos Lake aim to make people aware of the past when planning for the future.

Public concerns regarding water quality and harmful algal blooms in Lake Champlain-Missisquoi Bay and Lake Memphremagog have continued to grow over the past decade.

This year, for the first time, the AquaHacking Challenge has come to western Canada, focused on the transboundary waters of the Okanagan basin.

In September 2016, the International Joint Commission (IJC) was requested by the Canadian and US governments to conduct an in-depth study to investigate the causes and impacts of flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River watershed, with emphasis on the record spring 2011