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[Chek News] New details emerge about fish die-off in Cowichan River last summer

February 9, 2024 by Jill Thompson

Chek News, Kendall Hanson, Feb. 9, 2024 “We’ve got some funding from the federal government. We’re working to leverage a final piece of funding from the provincial government and that funding will go towards raising the weir, so replacing the weir and being able to hold back up to 70 centimetres more of water so […]

[Six Mountains] Adult steelhead returns could decline 30 per cent due to juvenile die-off on Cowichan River

January 30, 2024 by Communications Staff

Adult steelhead returns could decline 30 per cent due to juvenile die-off on Cowichan River An estimated 84,000 rainbow trout fry died last summer in the upper Cowichan River, and that could result in about a 30-per-cent reduction in adult steelhead returning to spawn, a provincial fisheries specialist said Monday. Mike McCulloch told the Cowichan […]

[The Discourse] ‘The water will just be gone’: Urgent calls to support Cowichan Lake weir

November 10, 2023 by Jill Thompson

If weir construction doesn’t start soon, the Cowichan River could go dry in the summer, local experts say. By Shalu Mehta ● Cowichan Valley ● November 10, 2023 Calls for the province to support the construction of a new weir in Cowichan Lake are stronger and filled with more urgency than ever. These calls come […]

Water Canada: Canada and British Columbia invest in the final phase of wastewater infrastructure upgrades

November 9, 2023 by Jill Thompson

By Water Canada November 1, 2023 Lake Cowichan, B.C. — The final phase of wastewater infrastructure upgrades is set to get underway thanks to an investment of more than $10.1 million from the governments of Canada and British Columbia, as well as Lake Cowichan. Announced by Minister Sean Fraser, Minister Anne Kang, and Mayor Tim McGonigle, this project […]

[Cowichan Valley Citizen] A water plan “with teeth” is under development for Koksilah watershed

October 6, 2023 by Jill Thompson

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. […]