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Koksilah Advisory Table – Call for Applications.

August 1, 2023 by Jill Thompson

poster-Koksilah Advisory Table call for applicants.

Are you concerned about the Koksilah Watershed? You are not alone. This spring, Cowichan Tribes First Nation and the BC Government launched the Xwulqw’selu Watershed Planning Process to pursue a better future for the watershed together. The Planning Team is now seeking representatives to advise them over the next 3 years through an Advisory Table. […]

Filed Under: Koksilah Low Flow, News

CTV News: Cowichan River Fish Die-Off; Urgent Calls for Higher Weir

July 27, 2023 by Jill Thompson

Cowichan River fish die-off has many concerned There is a mystery unfolding on the Cowichan River, discovered by people snorkelling last week near Skutz Falls. CTV News: Tuesday, Jul. 18, 2023   Contains interviews with Cowichan Stewardship Roundtable (Parker Jefferson) and Cowichan Lake and River Stewards (Jim Deck). 

Filed Under: News, Weir Ready

As river levels drop, people on Vancouver Island say a weir would help them adapt.

July 24, 2023 by Jill Thompson

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Cowichan Tribes, local governments call on province to help fund project. CBC News · Posted: Jul 22, 2023 People in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island say they have a “shovel-ready” solution to frighteningly low river levels — but they need the province to cough up funding. Lydia Hwitsum, elected chief of Cowichan Tribes, is […]

Filed Under: Fish & Flows Working Group, Media, Our Watersheds, Water Supply Target, Weir Ready

Cowichan Tribes Reiterates Call for Higher Cowichan Weir Following Fish Die Off in Cowichan River

July 17, 2023 by Jill Thompson

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COWICHAN TRIBES MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: July 14, 2023 Duncan, B.C. (Quw’utsun Territory) – Cowichan Tribes, along with a number of other agencies, received a report from a concerned Duncan resident this week of a fish die off of juvenile salmonids in the Horseshoe Bend area of the Cowichan River. Cowichan Tribes fisheries staff […]

Filed Under: News, Weir Ready

Cowichan Lake River Stewardship Society host 2 launches for new book

June 22, 2023 by Jill Thompson

Source: Cowichan Valley Citizen,  Chadd Cawson.  June 22 2023  ‘Witnessing the Water – an authentic relationship’ aims to make a splash in community Looking for the perfect colourful conservation piece for your coffee table? The Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society will be selling their 56 page, full-colour softback coffee-table book Witnessing the Water – […]

Filed Under: Library, Media, News

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