Plan would include private forest lands By Robert Barron Oct 6, 2023 Significant but early steps are being taken to implement a water plan for the Koksilah watershed. Pictured are Cowichan Tribes Chief Lydia Hwitsum and Nathan Cullen, minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship signing B.C.’s first water sustainability plan for the watershed in May. […]
[The Skeena] Massive Fish Die-Off Mystery on Vancouver Island Explained
by The Skeena September 2023 New report by the DFO says environmental stress killed hundreds of fish in the Cowichan River New report by the DFO says environmental stress killed hundreds of fish in the Cowichan River. A new report just published by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) explains the mystery behind a massive fish […]
[SunFM]Changing Conditions Force Difficult Decisions for Managing Cowichan River
Source: SunFM 89.7 Mike Patterson Tuesday, Sep. 19th, 2023 The Strategic Priorities Director of the Cowichan Watershed Board says 2023 has been a year of “hard decisions” regarding management of the Cowichan River. Tom Rutherford says the first difficult choice was to reduce the flow of water from Cowichan Lake into the river in late […]
[CTV News} Workers to pump water into Cowichan River amid drought
Source: CTV News Vancouver Island Brendan Strain, CTV News Vancouver Island Journalist Sept. 11, 2023 A crew from Catalyst Paper is installing 18 pumps along the company’s weir on the Cowichan River. The weir’s floodgates are fully open and that has some water flowing into the river but with no substantial rain in the […]
[CBC Radio]On The Island Interview with Tom Rutherford -Cowichan River water levels.
Water from Lake Cowichan is needed to increase flows in the river. It’s becoming an annual story, but there are solutions available. Gregor Craigie spoke with Tom Rutherford, a fisheries biologist and Strategic Priorities Director for the Cowichan Watershed Board. Aired: Sep. 8, 2023 https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-48-on-the-island/clip/16008265-water-lake-cowichan-needed-increase-flows-river.-its (Sorry – link not activating – try to copy […]
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