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Welcome to the web page of the Arrowsmith Watersheds Coalition Society. We are an organization of community volunteers committed to helping ensure that our watersheds, rivers, and groundwater sources can provide for our water needs now and in the future. Our team provides an opportunity for interested citizens to become familiar with our drinking water sources, the supply infrastructure, as well as the issues surrounding the protection of our water. We welcome all input, comments, and suggestions. Please send your thoughts to the email address listed at the bottom of this page. Map of Canada Map Of British Columbia Map of Vancouver Island Map (pdf) of Oceanside - East Coast of Central Vancouver Island .......................................... RECENT AND NOT-SO-RECENT ADDITIONS: The Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Action Plan This long-awaited document has been prepared by the Drinking Water-Watershed Protection Stewardship Committee to help ensure, and to help shape, the future protection of our watersheds, surface and groundwater drinking water sources. Please feel free to download, pass around, and discuss the information in this document. Comox Valley Drinking Water Reference Guide This document is in pdf format in 4 parts and may be downloaded. .....................................
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE, BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK! Port Alberni is in trouble. [Press Release from the "Save Our Valley Alliance", November 16, 2006 - Word Document Format] ..................................... Friends of Hamilton Marsh seek to prevent logging of local wetland. The 890 acre Marsh which is located just outside of Qualicum Beach (northwest of Hwy 4), has been marked for logging by Island Timberlands. The ribbons are on the trees. This marsh is an exceptional wetland habitat recognized by the Canadian Wildlife Society as one of the most productive ecosystems in the region. School children in the area have used the marsh for their environmental education. It is also a potential node for the Regional Trail System. Additionally, the Marsh impacts our local water quality and quantity. It is a tributary to French Creek. The Friends of Hamilton Marsh are seeking to work with the Town of Qualicum Beach, the City of Parksville, the RDN, Ducks Unlimited, the Nature Trust, the Canadian Wildlife Society, and others, to seek a positive alternative to logging. Ideally the Marsh would be left as a natural or a conservation area. If you have concerns about the wildlife in the area and/or our local drinking water, please join the Friends of Hamilton Marsh. For more current information about the Marsh, please visit the Hamilton Marsh web site, or contact Ceri Peacey by phone at 250-752-4720 or by email at ceri@bcsupernet.com. Please mention Hamilton Marsh in your subject line.
..................................... RDN's Draft Parks and Trails Plan for 2005 to 2015 Columbia Beach Weather Station Columbia Beach (Parksville) has become quite the hot spot for Windsurfers. A local resident of French Creek provides a web cam and regular weather updates for windsurfers, as well as boating and fishing enthusiasts. Farmland Protection - November 19, 2004 Climate Change
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