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Annual clean-up of Cowichan River goes to two-day, weir-to-bay event

August 10, 2012 by Jill Thompson

Lexi Bainas, Citizen, August 10, 2012 The old lady is getting a real facelift this summer. The annual Cowichan River cleanup is being officially expanded to become a two-day event. Starting with a big effort in Lake Cowichan Saturday, Aug. 25, the work will continue Sunday, Aug. 26 along the eastern portions down to Cowichan […]

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B.C. lakeshores at risk due to lack of enforcement

June 23, 2011 by Jill Thompson

MARK HUME, Globe and Mail, Jun. 12, 2011 When the British Columbia government did a study to find out how many people were getting permits to build docks, dump sand for artificial beaches and put up lakeside retaining walls, it got some shocking results. On two dozen lakes selected from around the province, researchers found […]

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Wanted: proper protection of our beautiful lakes

June 20, 2011 by Jill Thompson

Jack Knox, Times-Colonist, June 18, 2011 It was after last summer’s fatal collision between a speedboat and houseboat on Shuswap Lake that Klaus Kuhn phoned the area’s elected representative. The Shuswap politician had gone public with his concerns about lawlessness on the lake. Sounds familiar, thought Kuhn, who represents Youbou, pop. 900, on the Cowichan […]

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Watershed resolution going to UBCM

April 13, 2011 by Jill Thompson

By Matthew Peterson, Ladysmith Chronicle, April 11, 2011 The Town of Ladysmith is taking a resolution straight to the UBCM they hope will be making some waves. The town is hoping the government will either gift watersheds to local municipalities or help provide them with funds to buy them from private companies. Ladysmith Coun. Steve […]

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Groundwater

March 27, 2011 by Jill Thompson

Groundwater is water which is stored underground – not surprisingly. It can be confined, which means that a deposit of water is surrounded by nonpermeable rock, typically in aquifers or unconfined, in which case it is surrounded by permeable rock, gravel, soil, and other materials. Around 20% of the world's freshwater is groundwater, and groundwater […]

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