By Mike Patterson, My Cowichan Valley Now, 89.7 Juice FM You may see an unusual-looking group of people wading along the Koksilah and Chemainus Rivers this summer carrying high-tech gadgets instead of fishing rods. They’re involved in a three-year research project now underway to study the changes taking place on the rivers due to climate […]
Cowichan Summer Job – Cdn Freshwater Alliance – 9 weeks
The Canadian Freshwater Alliance, a project on the MakeWay shared platform, works with organizations, community groups, governments and businesses to strengthen citizen engagement and participation in the protection of our lakes and rivers. Position Summary: Our Education Program Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the coordination of digital outreach for online events and event logistics […]
How to heal a river
By Judith Lavoie, The Narwhal, April 4 2021 The rain is pounding relentlessly, stirring up silt in muddy side channels of the Koksilah River on eastern Vancouver Island, where a few picked-over chum salmon carcasses attract the attention of eagles. In the adjacent, fast-flowing main channel, mergansers gracefully ride the rough water while an ambitious […]
Job posting. Summer outreach positions. Outdoors and online.
Seeking fun “Roving Reporter” team – outdoors and online this summer. This projects aims to create fun and captivating interviews to share on social media throughout the summer with some of the excellent projects and people at work in our watersheds protecting, restoring, and studying our environments. Key messages will amplify the hul’q’umi’num teaching that […]
New “Freshwater Stream” podcast drops on World Water Day
Join host Danielle Paydli, as she interviews people all over British Columbia about the challenges facing their local watersheds and what is being done to solve them. The Freshwater Stream is a collaboration between the Freshwater Alliance and Watershed Watch BC. Episode 1 ‘dropped’ today, World Water Day, featuring Cowichan Watershed Board member, Dr. Shannon […]
