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We have a plan for water ÔÇö vote this fall

June 23, 2018 by Jill Thompson

Parker Jefferson

We finally have a plan for water management in the Cowichan watershed. Parker Jefferson, Cowichan Valley Citizen, Jun 10, 2018 After several decades of meetings, discussions, ideas and arguments we finally have a plan for water management in the Cowichan watershed. Long-time river guide and protector Joe Saysell told me recently that he and others […]

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Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fry

April 22, 2018 by Shawn DeWolfe

Cowichan Valley Citizen / Lexi Banas / Aug. 22, 2018 4:30 p.m. Rescue squads have been busy this summer moving fish fry from the small pools that are all that’s been left of the creeks flowing into Cowichan Lake. Even rivers, like Mesachie Lake’s Robertson River, that can roar during the winter time, have become […]

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Cowichan Million Litre Challenge – March 16-24, 2018

March 25, 2018 by Jill Thompson

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News Release, Cowichan Watershed Board, March 16-24, 2018      To mark UN World Water Day (March 22) here in the Cowichan valley, our goal is to find 100 people who will test their hoses for leaks and fix them this week, resulting in 1 million litres of water saved over the course of the […]

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High snowpack raises hopes for salmon habitat on Vancouver Island

March 25, 2018 by Jill Thompson

Cowichan River

Biggest snow levels in 7 years expected to boost river flows for fish By Deborah Wilson, CBC News, Mar 19, 2018 While a high snowpack level threatens flooding for parts of the B.C. Interior, it may spell good news for Vancouver Island's fish.  Accumulated snow on Vancouver Island mountains is at a seven-year peak, with a snowpack currently around […]

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Speakers Series

March 14, 2018 by Jill Thompson

WHEN: Select Monday nights at 7pm. Next dates coming up in October! Watch this space for details. WHERE: VIU Cowichan Campus, 2011 University Way, Duncan. Lecture Hall 140.  COST: Always free. Find our events on Facebook here.Previously in the Speaker Series: Monday May 12th 7pm – Berries, Bannock, & Basketball: Stories of Indigenous Resilience & […]

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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.

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