Kelowna News Invasive mussel scare in Okanagan prompts petition to federal governmentB.C. trained to sniff out invasive mussels. Image Credit: Submitted/OBWB-OkWaterWiseThe BC Wildlife Federation has petitioned the federal government after a boat with invasive mussels was caught heading to the Okanagan last week. The boat headed for the Okanagan had invasive mussels and standing lake water in its bilge. The Okanagan Basin Water Board has been sounding the alarm about invasive mussels for years, and the B.C.