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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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Supported Projects

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Indigenous-Led Watershed Restoration in the Upper Pitt Watershed
Lead Organization
World Wildlife Fund Canada
Grant Amount
$ 375,000.00
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Description

World Wildlife Fund Canada is supporting Katzie First Nation in the next phase of restoration work on four critical salmon habitats in the Upper Pitt watershed. This work includes installing intakes, creating new channels for smolt habitat, reconnecting historical hydrological systems, and constructing bio-berms to protect spawning habitat. This project supports 28 jobs. (Photo: Claire Sauvage-Mar / WatershedsBC)

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Anderson Creek (Photo: Ahousaht Nation)
Anderson Creek Restoration
Lead Organization
Ahousaht Nation
Grant Amount
$ 180,154.00
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Anderson Creek (Photo: Ahousaht Nation)
Description

Ahousaht Nation is restoring the Anderson Creek watershed to revitalize spawning habitat for Chum salmon and protect the community's drinking water. Through a combination of restoration work and water monitoring activities, Ahousaht Nation and neighbouring communities will be prepared to make informed water and land use decisions that support a healthy ecosystem. This project supports nine jobs. (Photo: Ahousaht Nation)

Lead Organization
Ahousaht Nation
Grant Amount
$ 180,154.00
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Nicola Valley. (Photo: Stephanie Butler / REFBC)
Grassland Ecosystem Restoration
Lead Organization
Fraser Basin Council
Grant Amount
$ 125,000.00
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Nicola Valley. (Photo: Stephanie Butler / REFBC)
Description

Fraser Basin Council is restoring grasslands in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region to mitigate the impacts of forest encroachment on wildlife habitat, biodiversity, and livestock grazing. This project will support at least nine jobs. (Photo: Stephanie Butler / REFBC)

Lead Organization
Fraser Basin Council
Grant Amount
$ 125,000.00
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(Photo: Cowichan Tribes)
Cowichan River and Koksilah River Sediment Removal
Lead Organization
Cowichan Tribes
Grant Amount
$ 2,300,000.00
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Description

Cowichan Tribes is performing extensive work to rehabilitate the Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers by focusing on sediment management and habitat rehabilitation. Work involves removing ~90,000 m3 of sediment across six sites, repairing the Hatchery and old Southside Dikes, excavating and reactivating side channels, and monitoring of sites for flood and drought management. This project supports 41 jobs and is an integral part of Cowichan Tribes’ 5-Year River Management Plan. (Photo: Cowichan Tribes)

Lead Organization
Cowichan Tribes
Grant Amount
$ 2,300,000.00
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