Board Meetings

Title	Publisher	Date ↑↓	Materials
CWB Board Meeting – June 23, 2025	Cowichan Watershed Board	26 May 2025	Agenda Minutes from last meeting Annual Report [DRAFT] Developing our Whole of Watershed Strategy Target Strategy Review Correspondence - Response to our May 30, 2025 Letter Providing Feedback on the Khowutzun Forest Services Community Forest Agreement K1K Forest Stewardship Plan Further Reading - BC Drought Links Further Reading - A Summary of the Water Quality Attainment Grab Sampling Activities Conducted in the Cowichan River Watershed: Summer/Fall 2024 by Dave DePape Further Reading - Collaborating for Salmon Resilience: From Crisis to Opportunity – a Cowichan Story Further Reading - CVRD Parks Plan - Stage 1 - What We Heard Report Correspondence - New Forest Stewardship Plan for Community Forest Agreement KlK
CWB Board Meeting – May 26, 2025	Cowichan Watershed Board	26 May 2025	Agenda Minutes from last meeting Annual Report [DRAFT] REPORT – Collaborating for Salmon Resilience: From Crisis to Opportunity – a Cowichan Story Target Strategy Review 2025 [DRAFT JANUARY 2025] Staff Update – Developing our Whole of Watershed Strategy Koksilah Low Flow Working Group Community Information Night - Summary Notes CWB draft input to Forest Stewardship Plan for Community Forest Agreement K1K Correspondence – CWB Reply to Play wave proposal for Cowichan River Quw'utsun Sta'lo' Skweyul From Crisis to Information to Action: A Cowichan Story
CWB Board Meeting – March 2025	Cowichan Watershed Board	31 Mar 2025	Agenda Minutes of the Last Meeting Correspondence -Forest Plan for Community Forest K1K, Khowutzun Forest Services Correspondence -Guy Johnson - Abandoned vessels Cowichan Bay Correspondence: Erosion of Stanley Creek in Lake Cowichan BC Reading: Parrot's Feather Control Report 2025-2027 Impact Plan - Draft for CWB Review CWB Briefing Note: Weir Wave Feature Proposal Correspondence -VIWPS request for wave feature at weir
CWB Board Meeting – February 2025	Cowichan Watershed Board	24 Feb 2025	February Agenda Impact Report [DRAFT] Minutes: January Meeting Feb 24 Speaker Night: Where Land Meets Water with Kelly Loch and Heather Prichard March 17 Speaker Night: Sta'lo' Stories with Jedson Tsusqun August Correspondence - Letter from BC Watershed Security Coalition to Premier Eby, Feb 10 2025 Cowichan Estuary Nature Center Job Post - CENC Managing Director Poster - World Water Day Events Further Reading - Samqwan—Water: Revitalizing our relationship through Indigenous co-governance Monthly Staff Report - Feb 2025
CWB Board Meeting – January 2025	Cowichan Watershed Board	27 Jan 2025	January Meeting Location - Quw'utsun Cultural Centre Agenda Staff Report Minutes of the last meeting Correspondence - Invitation to the January 20th Quw'utsun Stseelthun (Salmon) Friendship Project celebration Workshop - Journey of our Generation Workshop - Pacific Salmon Foundation Knowledge Exchange Workshop - Process-Based Restoration of Riverscapes Winter Series Reading - "Cowichan River Watershed: Water Quality Report for the 2023/24 Wet Season", by Cowichan Tribes and Raincoast Conservation Foundation Reading - “Assessment of Glass Fiber in the Cowichan Estuary and its Impact on Benthic Fauna and the Food Chain. Phase I: Glass Fiber Assessment of Estuarine Sediment and Biofilm” CERCA Research Project Reading - Green Bylaws for the Sunshine Coast, UVic Environmental Law Centre Reading - [The Tyee] Halalt lawsuit for damage from upstream land management Reading - Stewarding Agricultural Watercourses Reading - RECAP: Quw’utsun Estuary Field Day Reading - [The Discourse] Local advocates look ahead to a healthier year for Somenos Lake Reading - 6PPDQ Presentation Overview from BC Conservation Foundation (BCCF) and Vancouver Island University’s Applied Environmental Research Labs (VIU AERL) Presentation - Top 10 Images of 2024
CWB Board Meeting – Nov 25, 2024	Cowichan Watershed Board	25 Nov 2024	Agenda Minutes of the last meeting Presentation - Xwulqw'selu Watershed Planning Update Impact Plan Outline Presentation - CWB Targets Strategy Review 2024 Cowichan Bulletin #7: October 25 2024 Cowichan Bulletin #8: November 1 2024 Cowichan Bulletin #9: November 8 North Cowichan's 2025 Budget at Community Meetings CVRD seeking input on Regional Parks and Trails Master Plan BC Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference Volunteer with Somenos Marsh for S’amunu Salmon Walks Volunteer with Cowichan Estuary Nature Center Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre is hiring a volunteer coordinator/educator
CWB Board Meeting – Oct 28 2024	Cowichan Watershed Board	28 Oct 2024	Location - Online. Click here for link. Agenda Minutes of the Last Meeting Staff Report Report - Liam Janke: Assessing the Impacts of Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Cowichan River Water Quality Map - CWB Video - CWB: Why Fish Need People Story Map - PSF Creating Resilient and Clean Coasts for Salmon Report - Why BC Needs Watershed Boards 2024 Cowichan Bulletin #3: Sept 26 2024 Cowichan Bulletin #4: October 4 2024 Cowichan Bulletin #5: October 11 2024 Cowichan Bulletin #6: October 18 Report - Meade Creek Restoration Report_Crandall 2024
CWB Board Meeting – Sept 23 2024 -Note Date Change	Cowichan Watershed Board	23 Sep 2024	Agenda Minutes of Last Meeting - May 2024 Photo Slideshow - Summer 2024 Staff Report Correspondence - Ts'uubaa-asatx request for representation Aug 26 2024 Correspondene - DFO Board Nominee Email Event - Quw'utsun Sta'lo' Skweyul Report - DFO - Cowichan River Escapement Update #1 Workshop - Green Shores Training Report - CERCA - Microplastics Report - 2023 Cowichan Final Escapement Summary Story Map - PSF Creating Resilient and Clean Coasts for Salmon Article - Article: Critical Waters: The Urgent Fight to Save Cowichan’s Fish Report - Cowichan River Water Quality Updates 2024 Presentation: Clay Reitsma - JUB Outfall Relocation Project Location map - Siem Lelum Gym
CWB Board Meeting – Aug 2024 -Cancelled – River Cleanup In Lieu	Cowichan Watershed Board	25 Aug 2024	River Cleanup 2024 Event page
CWB Board Meeting -July 29 2024 – Cancelled – Field Trip in Lieu	Cowichan Watershed Board	24 Jun 2024	Agenda -N/A - Meeting Cancelled Field trip photos - to follow
CWB Board Meeting -June 24 2024 – Cancelled	Cowichan Watershed Board	24 Jun 2024	Agenda -N/A - Cancelled Minutes of the May 2024 Meeting
CWB Board Meeting Package -May 27 2024	Cowichan Watershed Board	27 May 2024	Agenda Minutes of Last Meeting Staff Report - May 2024 Annual Report 2023 -Final Draft Summary Notes - Koksilah River Community Info Night Report - Wildfire Resilience Project Media - Community mourns thousands of fish lost as B.C. drought risk looms again Video Quw'utsun Sta'lo' Skweyul 2021 Sounds of Hul'q'umi'num' Draft Minutes of this Meeting Presentation -Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society by Paul Gowland Presentation - Nature education programs by Genevieve Singleton Presentation -Lower Cowichan River Cleanup by Danielle Paydli
CWB Board Meeting Package -April 29 2024	Cowichan Watershed Board	29 Apr 2024	Agenda Minutes of Last Meeting -Draft Final Draft-CWB Governance Manual Annual Report 2023 DRAFT for Review Speakers Series - next event - tentative Correspondence_DFO representation on the CWB Presentation_Rodger Hunter - CWB Origins Presentation_ANicholson - Koksilah Background presentation Presentation_Danni Paydli - Vision for CWB
CWB Board Meeting Package -Feb 26 2024	Cowichan Watershed Board	26 Feb 2024	Agenda Minutes of Last Meeting -Draft Minutes of Last Meeting - Approved Staff Report - to follow Final Draft-CWB Governance Manual V4 CWB 2024-2026 Impact Plan Annual Report 2023- to follow Article: Recognizing former Chief William (Chip) Seymour Media: Chief Hwitsum Interviewed RE Fish Die-off Presentation: Tom Rutherford at Pacific Salmon Action Dialogue Report: Investigating Impacts of Ultraviolet Filters on the Cowichan River Ecosystem, Year 3 Speakers Series Survey - Salmon Species at Risk Act Survey Correspondence_estuary infill_Roger Wiles_Feb2024
CWB Board Meeting Package -January 29 2024	Cowichan Watershed Board	29 Jan 2024	Agenda Minutes of Last Meeting Staff Report Final Draft-CWB Governance Manual V4 CWB 2024-2026 Impact Plan Presentation-Mike McCulloch - Fish Kill 2023 CLRSS January Newsletter Correspondence_JUB sewage solutions Correspondence_QuamLake WQ solutions 10 Moments that Defined 2023 in the Cowichan Watershed Year in Review Sildeshow Thanks! 2023 Year End Notice_Citizen Request for Input: Draft BC Biodiversity Framework. Kevin Pellett- 2023 salmon report to Roundtable
CWB Board Meeting Package – November 2023	Cowichan Watershed Board	27 Nov 2023	Board Meeting Agenda Notes - October Discussion Staff updates Nov 2023 1st Draft CWB 2024-2026 Impact Plan Outline Video - 2023 Year in Review Reading - Xwulqw'selu Watershed Planning Newsletter Vol. 1 Reading_CLRSS Special Weir Newsletter edition Reading-Final Cowichan Weekly Salmon Bulletin 2023_DFO Reading: Water Canada article Reading: The Discourse article
CWB Board Meeting Package – October 2023	Cowichan Watershed Board	30 Oct 2023	Board Meeting Agenda Minutes of the Last Meeting CWB Governance Manual Revision for Review Presentation_Brian Houle_WeirOps_2023 Season Summary Corr_Sidney Anglers letter to Premier Corr_Joy Wade update RE lamprey in low lake levels_Oct2023 Media - various RE drought and low water summer 2023 Event - Speaker Night - Weir Getting There Event - NT Estuary Restoration Project Info Night Event - Quwutsun Cultural Connections X'Pey Planting Media_Xwulqw'selu Watershed Planning_presentation to CVRD by Natasha Overduin Report_Watershed Info, Knowledge, Data Sumary_LisaFox Presentation_Watershed Info, Knowledge, Data_LisaFox Ltr_OBWB-URGENT Call for Immediate Action to Prevent Invasive Mussels
CWB Board Meeting Package – September 2023	Cowichan Watershed Board	25 Sep 2023	Board Meeting Agenda Minutes of the Last Meeting DFO Report RE Cowichan River Fish Die-off 2023 Presentation: H.Pritchard Water Quality Results and our Target Final Draft_2022 CWB WQA Report_Lower Watershed CWB Working Groups Terms of Reference-Draft Catalyst Watershed Update - Sept 19 2023 Invitation to CWB members - Watershed Info, Knowledge and Data Workshop Corr_Estuary Dumping Issue - update from R.Wiles Corr_CWB Co-Chairs to BC Ministers RE weir Corr_Friends of Cowichan to Forests Minister Corr RE Cowichan water levels_Hiltons Corr RE Cowichan water levels_Griffiths Corr RE water levels_Rick James Town of Lake Cowichan Town Hall Job Posting - CVRD Env. Tech Media - various RE drought and low water summer 2023
CWB Board Meeting Package – July 2023	Cowichan Watershed Board	31 Jul 2023	Board Meeting Agenda Minutes of the Last Meeting DRAFT Governance Manual V5 for feedback Corr_Greendale tubing concern Corr_Nature Kids iNat Project Corr_Streamflow Snapshot Xwulqw'selu Connections Corr_DFO Eelgrass restoration Maple Bay Event_Low Tech Process Based Restoration Info Session Corr_Estuary Dumping Issue - update from R.Wiles Koksilah Collaborative Community Advisory Table - call for applications Risk to Resilience Project Summary
CWB Board Meeting Package – June 2023	Cowichan Watershed Board	26 Jun 2023	Board Meeting Agenda Minutes of the Last Meeting Letter_Roger Wiles RE Tzouhalem Ck fill Letter_ Holly Yee RE completion of Masters Thesis-Flooding and Collaboration Holly Yee Thesis Letter: Save our Holmes RE Environmental Law Centre research Report: Environmental Law Centre Announcement: Nature Trust - Cowichan Estuary Restoration Project Event: Koksilah Watershed Meet & Greet poster Reading: The Discourse, June 2023. Twinned Watersheds Reading: DFO - Effect of Cowichan Lake water management on Vancouver Lamprey Priorities Update_Tom Rutherford Governance Manual Update_Lisa Fox

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