“It takes a village to raise a weir,” B.C. Premier David Eby told a crowd of politicians, dignitaries and guests who gathered at Lake Cowichan’s Saywell Park on March 22 to celebrate the $14 million the province committed to in its 2024 provincial budget to help pay for the long-sought replacement of the Cowichan Lake […]
[Six Mountains] Adult steelhead returns could decline 30 per cent due to juvenile die-off on Cowichan River
Adult steelhead returns could decline 30 per cent due to juvenile die-off on Cowichan River An estimated 84,000 rainbow trout fry died last summer in the upper Cowichan River, and that could result in about a 30-per-cent reduction in adult steelhead returning to spawn, a provincial fisheries specialist said Monday. Mike McCulloch told the Cowichan […]
[Times Colonist] ‘Heroic intervention’ saves Cowichan River, but future shaky
‘Heroic intervention’ saves Cowichan River, but future shaky The Cowichan River, with its resident fish and float-tube-loving humans, would be dead without the heroic intervention now underway, says a regional politician. Written by Richard Watts The Cowichan River, with its resident fish and float-tube-loving humans, would be dead without the heroic intervention now […]
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