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Water Management on Southern Vancouver Island

December 1, 2019November 6, 2019

Will the provincial government act on the recommendations in the new Watershed Watch report for BC?

Tags drinking water, drought, groundwater, indigenous peoples, salmon, water, water conservation, water management, water resources, water supply, watersheds, wells

Dry times in the Canadian West

July 1, 2015

*UPDATED 5 JULY – NEW BC, AB, AND SK WILDFIRE & DROUGHT SITUATION* I’m closing the windows again to keep the cool in and the … Read more

Tags Alberta, british columbia, drought, fish, hydrology, hydropower, northwest territories, pacific northwest, saskatchewan, streamflow, water, water security, water supply, western canada, yukon

Are we winning yet? An update on the Cowichan River

October 2, 2014

My last post outlined some of the water issues we’re having here in the Cowichan Valley. Coincident with the fall equinox, we were in for … Read more

Tags Cowichan, hydrology, rain, river, river temperature, salmon, water supply

Canada and Water: Destroying our Cultural Foundations

December 10, 2013

The disconnect between government policies and public opinion is hardly newsworthy, but it seems the divide has reached Grand Canyon proportions around Canadian environmental issues, … Read more

Tags Alberta, Canadian environment, Canadian politics, hydrology, landscapes, science policy, water, water supply

Where's all the snow?

February 11, 2013

We spent a few days in the Rockies last week, on a memorial trip for a family member we lost last year. We were surprised … Read more

Tags Alberta, Columbia Icefield, snowpack, water supply

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