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The Healthy Watersheds Initiative is creating jobs and bringing communities together to protect fresh water, restore salmon habitat, and adapt to climate change. 
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We Are of Water

"We Are of Water", illustrated by Chenoa Gao, provides visuals connected to voices and knowledge shared by Indigenous Elders, youth, and community members through HWI projects on the significance of watersheds and water.
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Unpaving Kus-Kus-Sum: Restoring and Recycling

The Kus-Kus-Sum Unpaving Paradise project is decommissioning and restoring a historic sawmill site along the Courtney River.
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Symposium & Celebration Dinner

On February 23, 2023, project team members, First Nations leaders, provincial and local government representatives, and community members came together to celebrate the outcomes and learnings from the HWI.
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$100 million invested in Watershed Security Fund to be co-developed with First Nations

The BC Government and BC First Nations Water Table has announced an investment of $100 million towards creating a Watershed Security Fund and a commitment to co-developing the Fund with First Nations.
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700+
jobs
$27M
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270+
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Supported Projects

Rivershed Society - Foodlands Site Stream. (Photo: Nerv Productions)
Foodlands Corridor Restoration Pilot Project
Lead Organization
Rivershed Society of BC
Grant Amount
$ 820,000.00
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Rivershed Society - Foodlands Site Stream. (Photo: Nerv Productions)
Description

Rivershed Society of BC is piloting the development of a foodland corridor that restores sustainable food systems throughout the Fraser watershed. This project is being implemented in partnership with local First Nations, farmers, and ranchers. (Photo: Nerv Productions)

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Riparian Restoration Surveys on Streams near Terrace
Lead Organization
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust
Grant Amount
$ 48,000.00
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Description

SkeenaWild Conservation Trust is conducting riparian restoration surveys on four fish-bearing streams north of Terrace: Willow Creek, Spring Creek, Lean-To Creek, and Deep Creek. These surveys will identify priority areas for future restoration work and provide a baseline for future monitoring of stream characteristics. This project supports four jobs. (Photo: Picture BC / Flickr)

Lead Organization
SkeenaWild Conservation Trust
Grant Amount
$ 48,000.00
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Okanagan Lake. (Photo: Adarshana Thapa / REFBC)
Collaborative Source Water Protection in the Okanagan
Lead Organization
Okanagan Basin Water Board
Grant Amount
$ 100,000.00
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Okanagan Lake. (Photo: Adarshana Thapa / REFBC)
Description

Okanagan Basin Water Board is collaborating with Indigenous, municipal, and provincial governments to develop and pilot a source water protection toolkit in the Okanagan. They are also working with En’owkin Centre ECOmmunity Department (Penticton Indian Band) to restore a portion of the k’əmcnitkw floodplain. This project, which supports 14 jobs, is part of a long-term strategy to equip communities with the tools to protect their drinking water by engaging them in restoration work and building awareness of water conservation. (Photo: Adarshana Thapa / REFBC)

Lead Organization
Okanagan Basin Water Board
Grant Amount
$ 100,000.00
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Cowichan Estuary (Photo: Jim McCaughan / REFBC)
Regional Watershed Management Planning 
Lead Organization
Sunshine Coast Regional District
Grant Amount
$ 125,000.00
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Cowichan Estuary (Photo: Jim McCaughan / REFBC)
Description

The Sunshine Coast Regional District will work with shíshálh Nation (Sechelt Nation), Skwxú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), community members, and other local governments to develop a Regional Watershed Management Plan. The plan will outline actions needed to protect watersheds within the region. (Photo: Jim McCaughan / REFBC)

Lead Organization
Sunshine Coast Regional District
Grant Amount
$ 125,000.00
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