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Weekly Lake and River Update from Catalyst Paper

May 5, 2020 by Jill Thompson

Weekly updates on lake and river levels will be posted to the “Weir Ready” website here as they come in.  Or check the Catalyst Paper website here for full updates anytime. CVRD’s “New Normal” website also has a page dedicated to the Cowichan Lake levels here. 

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Weekly Lake and River Update from Catalyst Paper

April 26, 2020 by Jill Thompson

Catalyst Weekly Lake and River Levels Update – April 23 Subject: Weekly Update (April 23 2020) Good day, Conditions are currently in good order with a controlled 25 cubic meters per second (cms) flow from the lake. The lake level appears to have stopped going down with the flow reductions from last week. On Wednesday […]

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Work begins on new weir for Cowichan Lake, Cowichan Valley Citizen

April 22, 2020 by Jill Thompson

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Work begins on new weir for Cowichan Lake A contract has been awarded to Stantec Engineering Services to do designs, engineering and studies Andrea Rondeau Apr. 22, 2020 12:00 p.m. Work to bring a new weir to Cowichan Lake to control water flows into the Cowichan River has started. “On behalf of the project partners, […]

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CoVid Update; Song link – Little Drop of Water

April 8, 2020 by Jill Thompson

Hi everyone.   Like all of you, we are very concerned about the CoVid pandemic and working hard to flatten the curve and reduce its impacts.  For this reason, all in-person meetings and events of the CWB are cancelled for the short term, but we remain on the job from our home offices so don’t hesitate […]

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Partnership supports management of Koksilah Watershed

February 10, 2020 by Jill Thompson

Signing Koksilah Interim letter of agreement

BC Gov News. Feb 7 2020 A new government-to-government partnership will help ensure long-term water sustainability in the Koksilah Watershed south of Duncan and explore the benefits of a water sustainability plan for the area. Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, met with Chief William Seymour of Cowichan Tribes […]

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Weir Project Website

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Fish Kill Report

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Click to read. This report details the lessons and response to the massive 2023 fish kill in Cowichan River.

Watershed Board Meeting Info – click image.

CoChairs Daniels and Segall

Click image for Board Meeting Packages. Photo of CWB Co-Chairs, Cowichan Tribes Chief Cindy Daniels, CVRD Chair Kate Segall (Cowichan Tribes photo)

Why Fish Need Water

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Latest News

  • [Check News] ‘Critical drought’ in Cowichan River sparks fish fears, urgent conservation measures
  • MEDIA RELEASE: Cowichan Watershed Board Warns of Critical Drought Conditions
  • [On The Island with Gregor Craigie] Cowichan Lake water levels critically low
  • [Chek News] ‘It’s dropped so fast’: Low snowpack impacts Cowichan River

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