This Governance Manual was created to provide guidance on the principles, organizational structure, roles and accountability measures of the Cowichan Watershed Board (CWB). It is intended to be a living document that is revisited and revised as the Board develops over time. The first Governance Manual was created in 2010 with the inception of the […]
CWB 2023 Annual Report – Final Draft
Reflections from our Co-Chairs As we reflect on the past year, we are more determined than ever to see all the groundwork we have accomplished on engagement, awareness raising, and planning to move into implementation for the protection of the Cowichan Watershed. With the July 2023 fish die off, the impacts of which will be […]
CWB 2022 Annual Report – Final Draft
Reflections from our Co-Chairs For over a decade, as the Watershed Board has sounded the alarm over the harsh impacts of some types of change, our focus has been at the watershed scale – climate change, changes to forest ecosystems, changes in water levels (whether flooding or drought), changes in fish and wildlife populations, water […]
CWB 2021 Annual Report – Final Draft
Reflections from the Executive Director The Cowichan Watershed Board represents a community that is defined by our rivers, lakes, estuary and forests. Our Federally and Provincially designated heritage river and the salmon populations it supports have provided the Quw’utsun people with sustenance and cultural and spiritual wellness for millennia – and continues to do so […]
Koksilah Watershed Sustainability Plan Steering Committee Summary and Recommendations
This Recommendations Brief summarizes the outcomes from a 16-month scoping process undertaken by Cowichan Tribes and the Province of BC (FLNRORD) to: develop consensus decisions regarding planning in the Xwulqw’selu – Koksilah Watershed; and, scope a long-term agreement with respect to ongoing collaborative management and governance of the Watershed. It is being provided to Cowichan […]
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