Working with the K’ómoks Nation towards Q’waq’wala7owkw on their unceded territory.
As part of the Keeping It Living Campaign Project Watershed held a bird walk Saturday the 4th of May. The walk was led by Art Martell, a well-known birder in the Comox Valley. He took the group to a hidden estuary habitat teaming with birdlife right in the middle of...
By Philip Round - Echo Staff Pictured at the agreement signing alongside the Courtenay River Estuary on Tuesday are, from the right, Vancouver Island University President Ralph Nilson, the chair of Comox Valley Project Watershed Society Paul Horgen, B.C....
The following article was posted in The British Columbia Newsroom and The VIU News. Issued by the BC Ministry of Environment, April 9, 2013 COURTENAY – The B.C. government is partnering with Vancouver Island University and the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society to...
The tradition of people going around a neighbourhood singing Christmas carols is a very ancient one. However, in the Comox Valley, it’s quite a new tradition. It is a great way to experience the Estuary during the Winter season. On Tuesday, December 5, 4:00 -...
Project Watershed would like to thank our volunteers from Superstore, North Island College and around the Valley for their assistance with this important task and especially for doing it at 6:30 in the morning! Our intrepid group of volunteers showed up at 6:30 in the...
Hello From the Comox Valley Project Watershed Society, Estuary Working Group, A special day for Families, Visitors,and Local Residents : 'Keeping it Living 2012' is the third year of the campaign raising awareness for the protection & restoration of the Courtenay...
Paintbrush, common camas, and pretty shootingstar fill this part of the wetland meadow near the mouth of the Courtenay River. Photo by D. Ingram. A strong wind had kicked up, and it was spitting rain as I stepped out into the open flats of estuary, through a...
Comox Valley Echo Published: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) has announced funding towards one fish and one wildlife project within the Campbell River Watershed and funding towards four fish projects within the Puntledge River...
Comox Valley Artist Esther Sample had one of her paintings chosen last year to appear on the federal fishing licence decal for conservation of wild Pacific salmon. By Contributed - Comox Valley Record Published: June 19, 2012 6:00 PM Esther Sample believes she is the...
Comox Valley Echo Published: Friday, June 15, 2012 Concern is being voiced that the updated Courtenay River Estuary Management Plan might end up being left on a shelf rather than being used as a template for action. On Tuesday, Don Castleden and Wayne White were...
The Canadian Canoe Museum is proud to have participated in the Thames Jubilee Pageant, which took place on Sunday, June 3rd in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. More than 1000 vessels from many nations and in a wide variety of...
Philip Round, Comox Valley Echo Published: Friday, May 11, 2012 Trials to see if controlling river flows could boost the summer Chinook salmon population in the Puntledge are about to start. B.C. Hydro, which can influence flows by adjusting the amount of water...