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The Fisheries of Okanagan Lake

Description

This conference deals with the problems of water supply and water quality in Okanagan Lake. In some dry years some streams no longer get to the lake, being fully used up along the way. People can't use the lake water because the quality is too low. Fisheries are in crisis. Even some spawning grounds are dry and thus unavailable. Fisheries, agriculture, municipal and citizen groups are among the speakers. Note: The idea of such conferences, convened by a neutral body such as WestLand becoming "meeting places" for diverse groups to listen to each other certainly bore fruit in this case. Within a month of the conference growers and municipalities had agreed to turn back unused water licenses and these were turned over to the fisheries people to ensure more successful spawning. People in the Okanagan were crediting WestLand with providing the forum that led to these solutions.

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Title
The Fisheries of Okanagan Lake
Alternate Title
Okanagan Lake Conference
Date Issued
1988-01-28
Description
This conference deals with the problems of water supply and water quality in Okanagan Lake. In some dry years some streams no longer get to the lake, being fully used up along the way. People can't use the lake water because the quality is too low. Fisheries are in crisis. Even some spawning grounds are dry and thus unavailable. Fisheries, agriculture, municipal and citizen groups are among the speakers. Note: The idea of such conferences, convened by a neutral body such as WestLand becoming "meeting places" for diverse groups to listen to each other certainly bore fruit in this case. Within a month of the conference growers and municipalities had agreed to turn back unused water licenses and these were turned over to the fisheries people to ensure more successful spawning. People in the Okanagan were crediting WestLand with providing the forum that led to these solutions.
Extent
1 U-matic videocassette ; 00:28:30
Geographic Location
Peachland Creek (B.C.) ; Peachland (B.C.) ; Penticton (B.C.) ; Mission Creek (B.C.) ; Okanagan Lake (B.C.) ; Trout Creek (B.C.) ; Trepanier Creek (B.C.) ; Naramata Creek (B.C.) ; Mill Creek (B.C.)
Genre
Motion Pictures
Type
Moving Image
File Format
video/mp4
Language
English
Notes
Season 05 Episode 01
Mike Halleran - Westland; Stu Reeder - President, British Columbia Wild Life Federation; Frank Shannon - Summerland Sportsman's Club; Greg Norton - Regional District, Okanagan - Similkameen; Chris Bull - Fisheries Branch, Ministry of Environment and Parks; Robert Mattes - President, Okanagan Region, B.C.W.F; Dr. David Narver - Dir. Recreational Fisheries Branch, Ministry of Environment and Parks; Rene Barone - Penticton Fly Fishers; Fred Stevens - Black Mtn. Irrigation District; Dave Jones - Habitat Section, Ministry of Environment and Parks; Gordon MacKinnon - Habitat Section, Ministry of Environments and Parks; Neil Banera - Water Management, Ministry of Environment and Parks;
Identifier
UBC VT 2160.1/053; Westland_05_01
Collection
Westland
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Archives. Halleran Video Collection. UBC VT 2160.1/053
Date Available
2012-07-29
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from University Archives: http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives
AIPUUID
206ac9b0-6674-4ac8-9ecc-14bef4cffd8e
DOI
10.14288/1.0048301
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from University Archives: http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives