Message from the Co-Chairs “Watershed moments” are critical turning points that define the future; times when something new and irreversible is begun. Think of a raindrop rolling down to the ocean: Raindrops rarely go back upslope. Similarly watershed moments signify progress that can’t be undone. 2020 was the Cowichan Watershed Board’s tenth year and a […]
CWB 2019 Annual Report – Final
The year 2019 marked a year of firsts that no one ever wanted to see: The Cowichan River became dependent upon “life support” for three weeks this summer, with electric pumps drawing down water in Cowichan Lake to keep the river flowing. Farmers in the Koksilah watershed were legally restricted from irrigating forage crops for […]
CWB Pathways and Partnerships
Pathways and Partnerships: Framework for Collaboration and Reconciliation in the Cowichan Watershed
Nutsamat kws yaay’us tth qa’: We come together as a whole to work together to be stronger as partners for the watershed. Please read and download the report of the Cowichan Watershed Board’s watershed co-governance conversations, which took place from 2017-2018, between its founding partners, Cowichan Tribes First Nation and Cowichan Valley Regional District. Abstract: […]
Cowichan Watershed Board Announcement
NEWS RELEASE Date: January 28, 2010 For Immediate Release Cowichan Watershed Board Members Announced Duncan, B.C. – Today Chief Lydia Hwitsum, Chief Councillor, Cowichan Tribes and Gerry Giles, CVRD Chair, jointly announced the newly established Cowichan Watershed Board. The Cowichan Watershed Board (CWB) is a recommendation of the Cowichan Water Basin Management Plan (the Plan) […]
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