Water Subjects & Links
Water Related Subjects and Links
How do other communities protect their water?
Many communities have developed organizations, round tables or boards to assist in water resource management. The following are links to some relevant to our situation:
💧The Cowichan Community Watershed Board website
http://cowichanwatershedboard.ca/
💧The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) was instituted in 1970 as a collaboration of the three Okanagan regional districts to provide leadership on water issues spanning the valley. http://www.obwb.ca/
💧Ecological Governance of the Shawnigan Community Watershed: http://shawniganwater.org/
💧Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region: http://www.protectingwater.ca/our_watersheds.cfm
Subjects links — local and not-so-local organizations
The following links will take you some of the areas groups and organisations that contribute to protecting our valuable water resources.
💧Vancouver Island Water Watch Coalition:
http://www.vancouverislandwaterwatchcoalition.ca/
💧Located near Qualicum Beach, Hamilton Marsh and the 360 ha parcel that surrounds it is private land and one of the very few marsh / wetlands left in this area. Owned by Island Timberlands a large forest company, the future of the marsh could be in question:
The Friends of Hamilton Marsh: www.hamilton-marsh.com/
💧Trentec Innovations The author of this site has a website that contains information about this areas water under the Hydrology /Water:
http://www.innovationbc.com
💧Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society
Is an organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of habitat related to salmon including watersheds, estuaries and shorelines. Connecting people to their landscape through partnerships focusing on field study, education and restoration. http://www.mvihes.bc.ca/