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
July 14 2025 […]
[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)
[Chek News] ‘It’s dropped so fast’: Low snowpack impacts Cowichan River
‘It’s dropped so fast’: Low snowpack impacts Cowichan River by Skye Ryan The Cowichan River is pictured on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (CHEK News photo) Concern is rising fast on the Cowichan River, as water levels drop. Days into June, snowpack levels in the area are sitting at just 35 per cent of normal for […]
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