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[Cowichan Valley Citizen] A water plan “with teeth” is under development for Koksilah watershed

October 6, 2023 by Jill Thompson

Xwulqw'selu Watershed Planning Agreement Signing

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. […]

Filed Under: Koksilah Low Flow, Media, News

[The Skeena] Massive Fish Die-Off Mystery on Vancouver Island Explained

September 24, 2023 by Jill Thompson

dead-fish-photo

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 […]

Filed Under: content, Library, Media, News, Weir Ready

[CBC] Environmental stress likely cause of fish die-off on Vancouver Island

September 8, 2023 by Jill Thompson

CBC News – British Columbia Advocates say they’re not surprised, but the news is another sign it’s time to act Kathryn Marlow · CBC News September 8, 2023  A view of the Cowichan River from the 66 Mile Trestle in Cowichan River Provincial Park. Hundreds of dead fish were found downriver from here, near Skutz […]

Filed Under: About CWB, Media, News, Weir Ready

[Chek TV] Water to be pumped from Lake Cowichan into Cowichan River amid drought

September 8, 2023 by Shawn DeWolfe

Crews are preparing to pump water from Lake Cowichan into the Cowichan River as the waterway continues to experience a severe drought. Paper Excellence, the company that owns Catalyst Crofton, has been authorized by the province to open the Cowichan Lake Weir starting as early as Sept. 11, depending on rainfall. Water will pump from […]

Filed Under: Fish & Flows Working Group, Koksilah Low Flow, Water Supply Target, Weir Ready

[New York Times] In a storied river, fish are dying in droves as climate change scorches Canada

August 31, 2023 by Jill Thompson

dead fish samples_2023_ALANA PATERSONThe New York Times News Service

By Norimitsu Onishi The New York Times Re-published in The Seattle Times, August 30, 2023 COWICHAN VALLEY, British Columbia — The salmon were once so plentiful in the river that old-timers talk about having been able to cross on the backs of fish so thick they were like steppingstones. Such was the renown of the […]

Filed Under: Media, News, Our Watersheds, Salmon Sustainability Target, Weir Ready

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