The 15th annual Lower Cowichan River Clean up was an amazing success, thanks to the incredible efforts of our community of volunteers, partners and sponsors. Together, we helped protect the Quw’utsun Sta’lo’ (Cowichan River) and prepared it to welcome the salmon home! Every year, this important event removes truck loads of garbage from the Quw’utsun […]
[Cowichan Valley Citizen] Town of Lake Cowichan cuts wastewater effluent into Cowichan River as drought conditions worsen
Town of Lake Cowichan cuts wastewater effluent into Cowichan River as drought conditions worsen Robert Barron Jul 14, 2025 2:48 PM The Cowichan Watershed Board is warning that conditions in the Cowichan River could be as bad, or worse, this summer than in 2023 when more than 84,000 fish died. (Citizen file photo)(Citizen file photo) […]
[Check News] ‘Critical drought’ in Cowichan River sparks fish fears, urgent conservation measures
by Jeff Lawrence July 14, 2025 8:41 am Tens of thousands of fish died in the Cowichan River amid a brutal drought in 2023. (CHEK News) Officials are sounding the alarm over dangerously low water levels and rising temperatures in the Cowichan River. In a news release Monday, the Cowichan Watershed Board (CWB) warns the […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Cowichan Watershed Board Warns of Critical Drought Conditions
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[CBC Radio – On The Island] Cowichan Lake water levels critically low
Tom Rutherford, biologist and director of strategic priorities for the Cowichan Watershed Board says they are worried the drought conditions will lead to another mass fish death like 2023. July 10 2025 interview with Kathryn Marlow, CBC Radio “On the Island”. LISTEN [10 mins] Photo courtesy of Shalu Mehta, The Discourse (2023)
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