The Okanagan Basin Water Board and the Canadian Water Resources Association, BC Branch, have extended the deadline for poster submissions to the siwłkʷ (WATER) FOR ALL – OUR RESPONSIBILITY Environmental Flow Needs Conference 2018: Science, Policy & Practice.  The conference is planned for October 17-18, 2018 in Kelowna, B.C. The NEW submission deadline for posters is Sept. 7, 2018.

As noted previously, this conference will bring together representatives from national and international organizations engaged in water management or research, including fisheries and water managers, First Nations, regulators, policy-makers, academia, and NGOs.

We invite you to share innovative approaches to establish and protect Environmental Flow Needs (EFNs) by presenting your poster at the conference.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Methodologies for determining EFN values
• EFN science and applications
• EFN and fisheries
• Ecosystems services and EFNs
• EFN policies – opportunities and barriers
• Collaborative approaches to EFN management

• Drought response plans

We have prizes for best student posters!

POSTER GUIDELINES:
All posters should include background or problem summary, discussion of approaches / methods used, and results and conclusions. Poster content should be informative and inclusive of an interdisciplinary group and broader audience. Suggested poster size: 36 inches (91 cm) x 48 inches (120 cm).

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:The deadline for submission of poster abstracts is Sept. 7th, 2018. We will notify authors of accepted poster abstracts by Sept. 10th, 2018.

For more information, please contact Nargiz Rahimova at nargiz.rahimova@obwb.ca

For more on the conference, please visit www.EFN2018.ca.

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Country Music, Grand Ol Opry style!

We just packed the house with a home grown girl who honed her musical skills in the cradle of country music…Now we’re bringing the cradle to YOU! Nashville comes to Medici’s.
Songs of the Southern Belles is a concert celebrating the masterfully written melodies and lyrics of an age when country music reigned throughout the airwaves and local dances. This evening of pure gold-record entertainment is set in the traditional style of the Grand Ole Opry. Singers Anna Jacyszyn and Kinga Heming will relive the stories told through songs originally sung by Nashville Royalty like Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, to name just a few.

Under the music direction of Sean Bray and with their ‘Sounds of Nashville’ band of musicians, this evening promises a walk through memory lane with a fresh scent of nostalgia. Come listen to The Great Ladies of Country: Dolly, Kitty, Skeeter, Patsy, Loretta, Tammy, Brenda, June, they’ll all be there!!! And they will be lookin for YOU!!!
This is THE big country music ticket. One Night Only!!!

Friday, September 21st at Medici’s…522 Fairview Rd. in Oliver..250-498-2228…Tickets are $25. Seating is assigned while they last….Doors at 6:30 and the sweetest sounds of country at 7:30….come on y’all!