Brenna Owen, Vancouver, The Canadian Press April 10, 2024 Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig’s life, and over the years, she’s noticed changes. Marshy areas her family used for irrigation or watering cattle are dry, wetlands are becoming “crunchy” rather than spongy underfoot, […]
It’s Hip to Fix a Drip
Fresh water is Canada’s most precious resource, vital to our ecology, economy and wellbeing.Although it is relatively abundant in Canada compared to the rest of the world, fresh water is a finiteresource not to be taken for granted, and yet Canada’s water consumption rates are among thehighest in the world. In 2011 the average Canadian […]
Water Conservation Challenge – 2014 Summary & 2015 Presentation
Cowichan Water Conservation Challenge Announced
News Release, Cowichan Watershed Board, June 5, 2014 Cowichan Water Conservation Challenge Launched for World Environment Day (Duncan) Today, Cowichan Watershed Board issues a challenge to all local water suppliers to “meet or beat Ladysmith’s current domestic water use level of 246 litres per person per day”. The Ladysmith target is a 24% improvement over […]
Dinosaur Pee and The Future of Our Water
A slideshow presentation on the story of our water supply – its past and future. Presented by: David Slade – Cowichan Watershed Board VIU Speaker Series – May 2014
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