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Catalyst Focused on Sustaining Cowichan River Flow; Pumping preparations underway

August 25, 2016 by Jill Thompson

News Release, Catalyst Paper Corp., August 24, 2016 Richmond, (BC) – Catalyst Paper today announced that it is making preparations to pump water from Cowichan Lake into the Cowichan River to maintain minimum flow rates to prevent the river from running dry as a result of the negligible spring snowpack and the dry summer. Given […]

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8th Cowichan River Cleanup – 20 & 27 Aug 2016

August 7, 2016 by Jill Thompson

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Water Act less than it seems

June 3, 2016 by Jill Thompson

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Tanis Gower, Vancouver Sun, June 1, 2016 Will we be sucked dry? This spring, officials in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island had to make some hard decisions about water. Without an early intervention, the Cowichan River was at risk of drying up. An emergency decision was made to start holding back lake water, and […]

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Very dry drought rating for Vancouver Island; reservoir cushions Victoria

May 31, 2016 by Jill Thompson

BC drought map, May 2016

Amy Smart, Times Colonist, May 30, 2016 The province is urging Vancouver Islanders and Gulf Islanders to conserve water, as most rivers and streams are experiencing very low flows, although Greater Victoria’s large reservoir puts the region in better shape. Wth a “very dry” Level 3 drought declared, the province is calling for a voluntary […]

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2016 Drought Update

May 30, 2016 by Jill Thompson

Cowichan Watershed Board, May 28, 2016 (Duncan, BC) Due to a very warm dry spring, the Cowichan Watershed is experiencing the lowest water levels ever witnessed at this time. While we started the year with a healthier snowpack, the warm April weather melted it quickly.  We depend on the weir on Lake Cowichan to capture […]

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