If weir construction doesn’t start soon, the Cowichan River could go dry in the summer, local experts say. By Shalu Mehta ● Cowichan Valley ● November 10, 2023 Calls for the province to support the construction of a new weir in Cowichan Lake are stronger and filled with more urgency than ever. These calls come […]
[Cowichan Valley Citizen] A water plan “with teeth” is under development for Koksilah watershed
Plan would include private forest lands By Robert Barron Oct 6, 2023 Significant but early steps are being taken to implement a water plan for the Koksilah watershed. Pictured are Cowichan Tribes Chief Lydia Hwitsum and Nathan Cullen, minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship signing B.C.’s first water sustainability plan for the watershed in May. […]
[The Skeena] Massive Fish Die-Off Mystery on Vancouver Island Explained
by The Skeena September 2023 New report by the DFO says environmental stress killed hundreds of fish in the Cowichan River New report by the DFO says environmental stress killed hundreds of fish in the Cowichan River. A new report just published by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) explains the mystery behind a massive fish […]
[SunFM]Changing Conditions Force Difficult Decisions for Managing Cowichan River
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 […]
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