B.C.'s Cowichan River in danger of drying up, threatening salmon runs

The Cowichan River could run bone dry before the end of the month if rain doesn't start falling by the bucketful, raising concerns for environmentalists, municipal officials and representatives of the nearby paper mill.

The record-breaking drought could drastically impede spawning salmon runs.

LINK (via:CBC News)

All fishing has been banned on the Cowichan River while officials try to rescue this year's run of chinook salmon from drought conditions.

LINK (via: Cowichan News)

Group wants to make it harder, not easier, to catch fish on Cowichan

Between them, the group of veteran anglers have more than 200 years of experience fishing the Cowichan River – and they think that gives them the right to tell the government how the river on southern Vancouver Island should be managed.

LINK (via: The Globe and Mail)