Fish found in Cowichan River have genes of both coho and chinook salmon CBC News Oct 12, 2019 Two salmon researchers say a surprising discovery has been made on Vancouver Island. Andres Araujo, a biologist at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Will Duguid, a PhD biology student at the University of Victoria, recently […]
‘Heroic intervention’ saves Cowichan River, but future shaky
Richard Watts / Times Colonist September 1 2019 The Cowichan River, with its resident fish and float-tube-loving humans, would be dead without the heroic intervention now underway, says a regional politician. On Thursday, massive pumps operated by Catalyst Crofton pulp and paper mill were turned on to pump water from Cowichan Lake directly into the […]
Government sends letter urging conservation to users in Koksilah watershed
Water sustainability plan may be required.Credit: Cowichan Valley Citizen, Robert Barron, June 14, 2019While many in the Valley are focused on low water levels in Cowichan Lake and Cowichan River, the situation for residents who depend on water from the Koksilah watershed could be even worse.Residents with wells and water licences in that watershed area […]
Drought fears high, Cowichan Lake already at August lows
Officials asking for early storage measures with lake just 40 per cent full.Credit: Vancouver Island Free Daily.com, Lesi Bainas, March 8th 2019As if the wind, the snow and the cold haven’t been enough this winter, Mother Nature may be cooking up some more adversity for Vancouver Islanders: drought.While summer remains many weeks away, one of […]
Dire Forecast for Canadian Heritage River
Dire Forecast for Canadian Heritage RiverMEDIA RELEASEJune 5, 2019For Immediate ReleaseDIRE FORECAST FOR CANADIAN HERITAGE RIVER(Duncan BC) Concerns are rising in the Cowichan Valley as the iconic Cowichan River faces a strong likelihood of running out of water by August unless there is heavy and sustained rainfall. The Cowichan is major salmon producing river, including […]
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