Okanagan MP's are calling for more federal support to prevent the spread of zebra and quagga mussels.
Kelowna-Lake Country MP Tracy Gray, Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola MP Dan Albas and member of parliament for North Okanagan-Shuswap Mel Arnold say the Trudeau governments support doesn't go beyond the Great Lakes giving Western Canada, including British Columbia, little access to federal supports.
In a joint statement, it goes on to say COVID-19 travel restrictions are increasing these threats as our region sees more visitors and boats from across Canada coming to the Okanagan.
The trio have sent a joint letter to the Minister of Fisheries requesting that she work with her cabinet colleagues to ensure national domestic tourism promotions remind Canadians to be responsible in preventing aquatic invasive species.