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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

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

Speakers Series: Xwulqw’selu (Koksilah) Watershed Planning

May 13, 2023 by Jill Thompson

Years of harsh summer droughts and devastating winter floods in the Koksilah River watershed have impacted the whole watershed ecosystem, First Nations, local food producers, businesses, residents, and more. As a result, this sub-basin of the Cowichan watershed is the focus of a new planning process. Free. All welcome.  Seating Capacity 80.  Monday May 15th […]

Filed Under: Koksilah Low Flow, News

Cowichan Tribes & Province Sign Historic Agreement Marking the launch of Xwulqw’selu (Koksilah) Watershed Planning

May 13, 2023 by Jill Thompson

Ist’ hwialasmut tu Xwulqw’selu Sta’lo’ – We are taking care of the Koksilah River. Media Release May 12, 2023 Duncan, B.C., Quw’utsun territory – Cowichan Tribes First Nation and the Province of British Columbia are celebrating the signing of a precedent-setting Agreement (S-xats-thut tst). The Xwulqw’selu Watershed Planning Agreement builds on three years of government-to-government work by Cowichan Tribes and the […]

Filed Under: Indigenous Co-governance, Koksilah Low Flow, News

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