Source: SunFM 89.7 Mike Patterson Tuesday, Sep. 19th, 2023 The Strategic Priorities Director of the Cowichan Watershed Board says 2023 has been a year of “hard decisions” regarding management of the Cowichan River. Tom Rutherford says the first difficult choice was to reduce the flow of water from Cowichan Lake into the river in late […]
[CTV News} Workers to pump water into Cowichan River amid drought
Source: CTV News Vancouver Island Brendan Strain, CTV News Vancouver Island Journalist Sept. 11, 2023 A crew from Catalyst Paper is installing 18 pumps along the company’s weir on the Cowichan River. The weir’s floodgates are fully open and that has some water flowing into the river but with no substantial rain in the […]
[Times Colonist] Prolonged drought, low flows behind mass fish kill on Cowichan River, says DFO
Source: Victoria Times Colonist, Darron Kloster Sept 9, 2023 Samples of the dead salmon and trout fry discovered by swimmers below Skutz Falls in late July showed lesions associated with stressful environmental conditions A prolonged drought and sustained heat were behind a mass die-off of fish this summer in the Cowichan River, says a new […]
[CBC] Drought conditions take toll on B.C. farmers
Source: CBC News Vancouver, Sept 7 2023 Farmers in B.C. say they are struggling to produce hay and are being forced to reduce their herds to make ends meet, as drought conditions persist across the province. Yasmin Gandham has more on their concerns.
[CBC]Groundwater use causing tensions in Cowichan Valley
Source: CBC News Vancouver Sept 7 2023 Against a backdrop of severe drought, British Columbia is struggling to manage groundwater use. It’s water that is essential to river ecosystems but also to agriculture. Camille Vernet visited the Cowichan Valley, where the situation is creating tension in the communities that depend on the water.
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