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 […]
Drought conditions take toll on B.C. farmers
Source: CBC News Vancouver, Sept 7 2023 Farmers in B.C. say they are struggling to produce hay and are being forced to reduce their herds to make ends meet, as drought conditions persist across the province. Yasmin Gandham has more on their concerns.
Groundwater use causing tensions in Cowichan Valley
Source: CBC News Vancouver Sept 7 2023 Against a backdrop of severe drought, British Columbia is struggling to manage groundwater use. It’s water that is essential to river ecosystems but also to agriculture. Camille Vernet visited the Cowichan Valley, where the situation is creating tension in the communities that depend on the water.
Cowichan Valley Voice – September 2023 Watershed Update
In a storied river, fish are dying in droves as climate change scorches Canada
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 […]
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