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 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 […]

For those behind the POLIS Water Sustainability Project, the stakes are simple. But very, very high. Zoë Ducklow, TheTyee.ca, 7 Nov 2018

Tools and Opportunites in British Columbia’s Water Sustainability Act New report from POLIS highlights local opportunities for entities like the Cowichan Watershed Board, First Nations and/or local governments to improve watershed sustainability under BC’s new Water Sustainability Act. Oliver M Brandes & Rosie Simms, POLIS Water Sustainability Project, October 2018 Click here to download the […]